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Herbert Hoover and his mishandling of the Great Depression.

Roosevelt's New Deal programs after the Great Depression. Perkins is “one of America’s greatest labor leaders, and that’s not hyperbole,” Biden said. Perkins “cemented the idea” that ...

During the months between his election and his inauguration as America's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln avoided saying anything about the issues of the day. Lincoln knew, with the nation teetering on ...

We need to rebuild society on empathic altruism, not greedy aggression. We need the bridging of communitarianism, not the bonding of neofascism. We need long-term, co-operative collective interest, ...

A database from the Eno Center for Transportation outlines each U.S. president’s transportation innovations, beginning with ...

Roosevelt's New Deal programs after the Great Depression.Perkins is “one of America’s greatest labor leaders, and that’s not hyperbole,” Biden said. Perkins “cemented the idea” that “if you're working ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt had many Christmas traditions he took part in with his family and White House staff during his time in office. Roosevelt was born in 1882 in Hyde Park, New York, a place he ...

During the Great Depression ... they were the first fired and the last hired. After Roosevelt was elected, he began to institute his “New Deal,” a series of economic programs intended to ...

President Joe Biden has designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument to honor the legacy ...