The Navy’s V-12 Program
During the Second World War, the United States Navy commissioned over 5,500 ships, created six Marine divisions, and built hundreds of naval shore bases...
Seabiscuit’s Triple Crown
During the 1930s the great horse Seabiscuit won races. Now in the twenty-first century the famous thoroughbred’s chroniclers have brought home an entertainment triple...
The Hollywood Victory Caravan
On a late April afternoon in 1942, Eleanor Roosevelt stood on the White House lawn greeting a reception line of Hollywood stars. When each...
The Dust Bowl
An eerie darkness enveloped the city of Chicago on the afternoon of November 12, 1933. The previous day this darkness had been a massive...
Five Seconds in Miami
Guiseppe Zangara's stomach "always hurt." The 33 year-old Italian immigrant bricklayer held and lost numerous jobs from New Jersey to California following his 1923...
World War II National Memorial Dedication Day
By its nature this topic deals with the past, but this month’s story concerns a future event taking place at the end of May:...
Christmas 1941
War and Christmas are the antithesis of each other. In December 1941, Americans had to endure one while trying to enjoy the other. Since...
Great Scot
The little black dog scampered across the deck of the USS Baltimore, barking repeatedly as he reached the galley. Some of the galley sailors...
Royal Visit
He was 57 years-old, but the grin on his face and the boyish excitement in his heart matched that of a 7 year-old. So...
FDR’s Press Conferences
“They tell me that this won’t work” FDR told a shocked group of newsmen in March 1933. The reporters were standing around the president’s...