The Washington garden party might have changed the course of World War II — if the British ambassador’s wife had been more diplomatic with the guest list. The June 1939 visit of King George VI, the ...

STANLEY, our indomitable fieldworker, reported in from the World’s Fair this week, having just taken a preview trip through the Theme Center. He was escorted by Mr. Dudley Brit-ton, of Publicity, who ...

Berlin is the subject of unusual historic interest. During the Weimar Republic period between the two world wars, it was a place of cultural daring, social experimentation, artistic ferment and ...

An immersive account of how the inhabitants of a liberal city – including the author’s father – survived fascism In December 1941, the Nazi authorities received a letter from a soldier complaining ...

Source: Frederick W. Kent Collection, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa In the late 1930s, as fascism consolidated power in Europe and democracy braced for its greatest stress test, three ...

In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving a week early to extend the Christmas shopping season. The change was politically divisive, with about half the nation's governors adopting the ...

ST. LOUIS — Schnuck Markets announced major leadership changes Tuesday, naming Ted Schnuck as chief operating officer (COO) and David Bell as president of the company’s new parent organization, 1939 ...

Longevity gains made in the first half of the 20th century have significantly slowed down in recent decades, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal PNAS, analysed life ...

We take a close look at Donald Trump’s campaign and racist rally at Madison Square Garden with filmmaker Marshall Curry, who attended the rally and also directed the short film A Night at the Garden, ...

Madison Square Garden, as speakers at Donald Trump’s Sunday night rally in the arena were eager to remind the audience, is one of the most famous venues in the world. It’s where two professional ...

World War II began with Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939. Adolf Hitler used a propaganda lie as a pretext to strike. It was a historic turning point that still has relevance for today. On the ...