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“Good Evening, My Friends…” Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats
Do you follow President Barack Obama on Twitter? Today, many people use social media to gain information and connect to political leaders. Radio broadcasts during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s (FDR’s)...
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Photography and History: The American Civil War
WARNING: Some of the images within this article may be disturbing for a younger audience. How did plantation owners and northern industrialists, yeoman farmers and slaves, and women and children...
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Tradition in the Kitchen, Jello on the Table: Changing Food Traditions in...
The instructions may have struck some as curious, but it was no typo. The strange truth was confirmed by a tiny illustration. There it was: a recipe for homemade fudge, shared with countless readers in...
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Boots on the Ground: The U.S. Marines in the Pacific During World War II
On December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Just one day later, the U.S. declared war in the Pacific, launching a...
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‘To Will the Past Alive’: A Conversation with Ken Burns
U.S. History Scene thanks Ken Burns for his gracious generosity in sharing his passion, talent, and time with our readership. We present this interview for all of the teachers and historians who, along...
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Project Paperclip: German Scientists and the United States after WWII
Arthur Rudolph was one of the scientists responsible for the success of the United States Space Program during the Cold War. As a German immigrant to the U.S. in 1945, Rudolph’s official file was...
View ArticleWhite on Bikes: Race and Exclusivity in Early Bicycling, 1869-1900
The story of bicycling in the United States begins in the years just after the Civil War. In the mid-1860s, French mechanics working in blacksmith and carriage shops helped develop machines known as...
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