President Trump’s support for high tariffs and disdain for free trade harkens back to a much older policy — the Smoot-Hawley ...

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 ...

It is estimated that around one million people died during the Great Irish Potato Famine, and another two million emigrated to either Great Britain or North America. Shortly after the famine began ...

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 ...