When Franklin Roosevelt last week told reporters that he would speed aid to Britain by eliminating the silly-fool dollar sign from the transaction, he stamped 1940 as a year in which a U. S.

After a 72-year wait required by law, the National Archives has released individual records from the 1940 Census, opening a gold mine for people researching their family histories. But the 1940 Census ...

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Professor of History and Law Faculty, The Ohio State University Donald Trump’s challenge to the GOP establishment now seems on course to succeed. As Republicans (and many others) consider what turning ...