Margaret Sanger and the Formation of Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood is the most visible product of early and mid 20th Century ideological debates over birth control within the women’s rights movement. This...
Realigning America, by R. Hal Williams, a Review
From the author of Years of Decision: American Politics in the 1890s, comes the first study in fifty years of the 1896 presidential election....
The US Civil War in May 1864
In May 1864, General Ulysses S. Grant prepared to launch simultaneous Federal offensives against various Confederate targets. Southerners remained hopeful, but they knew their...
America’s Five Greatest Presidents
Every few years the United States’ leading historians vote to rank all the people who have served as president. For many years, the top...
Somali Pirates: Taking Hostages for Ransom on the High Seas
Hundreds of Somali pirate vessels of all sizes and descriptions presently patrol the waters off the Somalia coast in search of ocean-going ships and...
The Impact of The Great Depression on Monetary Policy
It is quite remarkable how economic thought has developed over time and how major events have affected these changes. With respect to monetary policy,...
The US Civil War in January 1864
By January 1864, the war’s momentum was clearly shifting into the North’s favor, as the relentless push into the South slowly ground Confederate soldiers...
The Forgotten Revoutionary Hero – Arthur St Clair
Arthur St Clair was born in Scotland in 1734. He migrated to Canada where he served in the British Army. Eventually he made his...
The World War II Japanese Invasion of the U.S.
At the beginning of June 1942, the United States was still reeling from the destruction of much of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor...
Floyd Collins’ 1925 Cave Entrapment Seized America’s Attention
Exploring the caves around his central Kentucky home was Floyd Collins’ reason for living, and ultimately it became his reason for dying. Floyd explored...