The violent gangland events, like the Valentine’s Day massacre in 1929, the violent criminals of the Great Depression, like John Dillinger, and the assassination attempt on Franklin D. Roosevelt in…

Author: Dexter M. Green Interviewer: Ian R. Galloway In the early 20th century, Japan and Russia were engaged in a bloody war that did not have an end in sight.…

Bombs, Immigrants, Anarchy, and the Media: all of these words are used to talk about the tragic Haymarket Affair. Kian Pritchett discusses how the Haymarket Affair ultimately led to the…

Author: Ezra Kang Interviewer: Ryann Shelburne One of the most infamous events in world history is the holocaust, in which millions were killed. The Nazis were notorious for being cruel and inhumane…

Author: Kathryn Goerlinger Interviewer: Tyler Tully  The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692 in a town called Salem, Massachusetts. These trials began due to the outcry of one woman who…

Author: Maria Matlock

Interviewer: Hunter Pratt

An examination of how American soldiers erased the autonomy of French women during World War II.

Author: Tiernan O’Rourke Interviewer: Jordan Stafford   During the Cold War, fighting the Soviet Union meant doing anything that might give the upper hand. As part of the fight, the CIA…

Author: [Tyler Tully]

Interviewer: [Kathryn Goerlinger]

[Joseph McCarthy was a very conservative Senator from Wisconsin, who believed that the United States was being infiltrated by Soviet spies during the 1940s and 1950s. The Chicago Tribune has a conservative perspective on government and was never in favor of the communist agenda, unless the newspaper could somehow tie the concept to how the Democrats ran the government during Franklin Delano Roosevelt's terms in office. ]

Author: Logan Verlander

Interviewer: Danielle Harris

During the Cold War, the television was coming to a majority of the households in America. Focusing on the period of time between the introduction of American involvement in the Vietnam War and the Tet Offensive in 1968, there was a shift in the media's portrayal of the war. Because of the new technology, the televised media had an immense power that led the opinions of America.