Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Wedding
Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of the union of two branches of the Roosevelts, on March 17th, 1905
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Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
Stephen Young puts the career of the 40th American President into historical perspective.
Theodore Roosevelt Re-Elected President of the United States
When Teddy Roosevelt was re-elected, on November 8th, 1904, his words to his wife Edith were: 'My dear, I am no longer a political accident'.
The Tangled Web: America, France and Indochina 1947-50
Sami Abouzahr untangles US policy towards France at the time of the Marshall Plan and the war in Indochina.
Troop Withdrawals from Korea
It was not until a year after the armistice that the remaining American divisions were withdrawn from Korea, on August 18th, 1954.
The Republican Party Founded
The Republican Party was founded on July 6th, 1854.
The US Supreme Court and Civil Rights
Mark Rathbone looks at the role of the Supreme Court in the history of civil rights in the USA from 1865 onwards.
Thomas Jefferson and the Environment
Peter Ling argues that Thomas Jefferson’s ideas have had dramatic continent-wide effects on the landscape and ecology of the United States.
Nature and Nation: Britain and America in the 19th Century
David Lowenthal explores natural history enthusiasms among Victorian Britons and Americans, and finds an explanation for their differing approaches to conservation.
The Gadsden Purchase
The treaty to bring parts of present-day Arizona and New Mexico into the United States was signed on December 30th, 1853.