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Let the V-E party begin: Old-time radio listening, 8 May

It seems nothing short of proper that a 21st century reviewer, harking back to old-time radio's coverage when the war in Europe was announced...

The road to the doghouse

No offense to any female dogs, but karma is a bitch. And it has come for Mitt Romney. On last night's Countdown, KeithOlbermann wondered if...

Postwar America (1946-1953)

Once the initial euphoria over V-E Day dissipated, America moved in a dark direction. Labor strifeplagued the nation as workers led strikes...

The Early Cold War (1946-1953)

Following World War II, the Soviet Union refused to evacuate Eastern Europe. Between 1946 and 1989, the Soviets and western bloc engaged in a Cold...

Mitt Romney, Michael Moore agree: Presidents play too much golf

Politics may make strange bedfellows, as the old saw goes, but golf apparently has the same power, given that Republican presidential candidate...

Nixon's Checkers Speech

In 1952, the Eisenhower Campaignselected Senator Richard Nixon as the general’s running mate. Nixon and Eisenhower surrogates controlled the...

Presidential Legacies part VI: Truman to Carter

Harry Truman: Containment (1945-1953) Josef Stalin refused to withdrawal Soviet troops from Eastern Europe. In short order, it became apparent that...

Truman’s 1947 address rings loud for Americans today

Only sixty-four years ago Harry Truman made the first-ever televised presidential address from the White House. October 5, 1947 Truman asked...

Truman: Containment

President Harry Truman presided over the end of World War II, ushered in the Fair Deal, took decisive action in the face of union unrest, and won a...