As historian Joshua Tait reminds us, the meaning of the term “conservatism” has been a contested one in the United States. In his recent piece at The Bulwark he compares a circle of writers in the 1940s and early 1950s...
1940s
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Some things do not change. This is 1949, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. HT: John Haas via FB...
This is Why We Need More Historians in the Newswroom
Chris Cilizza of The Washington Post tweeted this last night: Trump touts “America First” as his slogan. Which, of course, is a slogan @sangerNYT said first. — Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) April 4, 2016 If I am understanding this tweet correctly, Cilizza...
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Volleyball game at YWCA in Buffalo, NY, May 1943. Source...
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Creekside Baptism–Primitive Baptist Church of Morehard, KY–August1940. Source...
Tacoma Bridge Collapse
1940: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XggxeuFDaDU] British Pathe videos
World War II Bomber Crashes Into Empire State Building
July 1945: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD69sP51u-s] British Pathe videos...