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National Great Depression

The 1936 election: Roosevelt defies history

In 1932, voters swept Franklin Roosevelt into the White House desperately hoping the Democrat could rescue the country from the ravages of the...
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Personal interest in 1940 census crashes website

The National Archives released the 1940 census to the public on April 2 after the mandatory 72-year waiting period.A spokesperson for the U.S....
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Presidential Legacies part V: Roosevelt to Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt: Conservation (1901-1909) Theodore Roosevelt experienced the greatest peacetime presidency in history. He helped make America a...
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The stakes have never been higher: It’s time you stepped up to the plate

The whole world is watching, laughing or grimacing at the stunning incompetence displayed by the people we’ve freely ‘elected’ to...
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Eighty years ago Will Rogers told USA tax "the rich babies" and make jobs

Will Rogers, self-made millionaire, was no leftist radical. He was a cowboy, a humorist, and America's most beloved wit and sage in the Great...
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Waiting for the next Roosevelt or Reagan

Whenever America faced a great crisis, the voters have turned to men capable of meeting problems head on. Generally, these crises followed...
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Why President Obama Can’t Make Like FDR on Jobs

Why President Obama Can’t Make Like FDR on Jobs Earl Ofari Hutchinson President Obama can probably recite this line in his sleep. Be bold,...
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The Top 101 Moments in Modern History (1929-1939)

The Great Depression changed the global dynamic. It postponed decolonization and Indian independence. However, Gandhi's example deeply...
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The Top 101 Moments in Modern History (1913-1929)

The assassination of Austria's Archduke triggered the First World War. The world is still living with the consequences of that moment. The war...
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Obama averted unemployment catastrophe, but is too Republican to fix problem

When Barack Obama became president, the USA was headed full-speed towards a third, catastrophic, economic depression, with potential unemployment...
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