In the summer of 1939, the world watched uneasily in the hope that Nazi Germany would cease its conquest of European nations. In the United States, there was little political will to become ensnared ...

In 1939, the nation was thrown into confusion when Franklin Roosevelt tried to move Thanksgiving back a week, hoping to boost Christmas shopping... When FDR Tried - And Failed - To Move Thanksgiving ...

A historic letter written by Albert Einstein to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt changed the entire course of World War II with a shocking three-word admission the theoretical physicist made in it.

Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity may be too complicated for some to understand. But the expected price of a letter the scientist wrote makes a great deal of sense. A missive that Einstein sent ...

This is the March 5, 1939, Odessa American front page detailing President Roosevelt’s announcement that the United States would not remain passive as foreign dictatorships persecute individuals for ...

Nora Berman notes that a 1939 Congressional bill to permit 10,000 Jewish children per year to come to the U.S. died in committee without being brought to a vote. She then refers to Burns’ explanation ...

Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, a day set aside to thank God for the blessings we have received because we live in America. It's the fourth Thursday of November. Every calendar shows Nov. 23 as the ...