The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you sp
The people had spoken: They wanted beer, and they wanted it now, but not just for drinking. Protesto
Closing Time by Daniel Francis provides a good account of the border wars and smuggling across the n
The rise of the speakeasy was one of many unintended consequences of Prohibition - and others were m
While Prohibition was successful in closing the saloon, it didn’t quench America’s thirst. Enterpris
When a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Lusitania on Friday, May 7th, 1915, Americans found two new e
On January 17, 1920, the United States passed the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, ushering in
We’re closing out our series on the Cold War with two interviews with fascinating historians. First,
In the early 1970s, while trying to wind down the war in Vietnam, President Richard Nixon made overt
America sent a man to the moon in 1969, and with Neil Armstrong’s first steps, the United States pro
Americans were desperate to find hope in the shadow of the bomb.Miracle cures, cheap energy, and eve
What is the United States to do when direct conflict with the Soviet Union promises almost certain a
Forget trenches, infantry and tanks. The United States and Soviet Union fought the Cold War with ide
For nearly 50 years, the United States and Soviet Union waged a global war of ideas fueled by politi
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