/tags/american-history american history en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:41:40 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2019-01-02/book-review-making-music-american-presents-new-study-of-music-in-the-u-s-during-wwi The turn of the calendar year is a study in contrasts. As we reflect on the events of the previous year, we look ahead to the year to come, in all its… Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:41:40 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2019-01-02/book-review-making-music-american-presents-new-study-of-music-in-the-u-s-during-wwi Jennifer Hambrick /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-11-27/president-william-mckinleys-overlooked-legacy With his term was cut short by assassination and his legacy overshadowed by his successor's over the top personality, not much remains in the story of… Mon, 27 Nov 2017 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-11-27/president-william-mckinleys-overlooked-legacy /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-08-24/columbus-day-indigenous-peoples-day-and-commemorating-the-explorer Columbus Day has been a federal holiday since 1934. In 1970, Congress declared the second Monday in October as the official day of celebration. Roughly… Thu, 24 Aug 2017 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-08-24/columbus-day-indigenous-peoples-day-and-commemorating-the-explorer /show/the-american-sound/2017-05-24/the-afterlife-of-john-fitzgerald-kennedy-a-new-book-about-how-americans-remember-jfk Like many Americans who were alive on Nov. 22, 1963, noted historian Michael J. Hogan remembers vividly the assassination of President John F.… Wed, 24 May 2017 11:00:00 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2017-05-24/the-afterlife-of-john-fitzgerald-kennedy-a-new-book-about-how-americans-remember-jfk Jennifer Hambrick /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-12-30/class-in-america The term "white trash" is often derogatorily used to describe poor whites and it has existed, in some form or another, from the beginning of the U.S's… Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-12-30/class-in-america /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-10-28/the-slaves-of-u-s-presidents Slavery is rooted in American history, including the history of the presidency. Ten of the first fifteen U.S. presidents were slave owners, or grew up in… Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-10-28/the-slaves-of-u-s-presidents /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-09-19/the-slaves-of-u-s-presidents Slavery is rooted in American history, including the history of the presidency. Ten of the first fifteen U.S. presidents were slave owners, or grew up in… Mon, 19 Sep 2016 09:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-09-19/the-slaves-of-u-s-presidents /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-09-10/the-roosevelts-an-intimate-history 10 am National parks, the New Deal, Hitler's defeat... As a family, the Roosevelts can lay claim to some of history's most important developments. This… Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:00:06 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-09-10/the-roosevelts-an-intimate-history admin /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-02-17/kick-off-your-knickerbockers-the-history-of-american-fun 11:00 am Let's face it: Nothing's quite as fun as thumbing your nose at authority. Sure, Americans value justice and equality, but a new book outlines how… Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:00:01 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-02-17/kick-off-your-knickerbockers-the-history-of-american-fun admin