Adlai Stevenson’s Second Run
Adlai Stevenson ran for a second time against Eisenhower in 1956, but Eisenhower won the election even more convincingly than in 1952.
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Secrets, Lies and Telephone Tapes: LBJ
Sylvia Ellis has been listening in to LBJ’s taped telephone calls from the Oval Office and finds they have much to tell the historian about the man behind the escalation of the Vietnam war.
Marilyn Monroe Marries Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe married Arthur Miller on June 29th, 1956. The marriage lasted five years.
From Kennedy’s Cold War to the War on Terror
Gareth Jenkins looks for continuities in American foreign policy from the 1960s to the 2000s.
The Pottawatomie Creek Massacre
Richard Cavendish describes the massacre of the 'slave hounds' at the settlement of Pottawatomie Creek on May 24th, 1856.
Top Dog: Pedigree Marketing
Margaret Walsh tracks down an attempt to link the appeal of the greyhound with the brand values of a famous American company.
The San Francisco Earthquake
The city was rocked by an earthquake on 18 April 1906.
US Presidents and the Making of Foreign Policy
Tim Clancey asks whether American Presidents have exceeded their legitimate powers.
Landscapes of Memory
Susan-Mary Grant argues that the cult of the fallen soldier has its origins at Gettysburg and other battlefield monuments of the American Civil War.
Reconstructing the American South – After Katrina
Jim Downs finds that the reasons the Federal government was slow to respond to Hurricane Katrina are rooted in the South’s racial and economic history, and wonders if the catastrophe may lead at last to genuine Reconstruction.