Robert Bothwell, an emeritus professor of Canadian history at the University of Toronto, said the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was ...

Oftentimes, history books completely overlook or sanitize uncomfortable truths from history... Warning: This post contains mentions of racism, death, animal death, drugs, war, and forced sterilization ...

By 1930, around 40 per cent of the American population owned a radio set, and this number had more than doubled by 1939. Sports, news reports, plays and shows were broadcast by radio. When the ...

America’s response to the unprecedented economic crisis that threatened the nation during one of history’s most tumultuous decades. One of the most popular New Deal programs, the Civilian ...

In particular, Jell-O, the well-known gelatin brand in America, introduced the lime Jell-O in 1930 which quickly became a staple in savory salads and desserts. The Tomato Soup Cake was quite ...

For the radio, the 1930s was a golden age. At the start of the decade 12 million American households owned a radio, and by 1939 this total had exploded to more than 28 million. But why was this ...