Jotham T. Coleman, whom researchers have little information about, was hired as a conductor by the Independent Subway System ...

For the radio, the 1930s was a golden age ... mass appeal because it was an excellent way of uniting communities of people, if only virtually. It provided a great source of entertainment with ...

to a new deal for the American people." His "new deal" would become the name of his strategy to bring America out of the Great Depression. Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. Hitler's rise ...

The popularity of the radio continued to increase throughout the Great Depression. By 1930, around 40 per cent of the American population owned a radio set, and this number had more than doubled ...

Two "lonely heart" letters from the 1930s have been uncovered which give an insight into the search for long-distance romance ...