In this article, Jane Hampton Cook describes how negotiators for the U.S. and Great Britain tried to forge a peace treaty by Christmas 1814... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry tells some stories about how Christmas was celebrated during America’s first 100 years... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry finishes her story about how Las Vegas had Christmas spirits in 1919, though it was Prohibition and the city was supposedly dry... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry tells how Las Vegas had a festive Christmas in 1919, even though Prohibition was beginning and the town was supposedly dry... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find our ancestors’ Christmas humor from the 19th century... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Bruner brothers, who survived the Civil War and lived long enough to celebrate Christmas together in 1919... (Read More)
The Supreme Court ruled on 14 December 1964 that the Civil Rights Act was constitutional, prohibiting racial discrimination in public accommodations... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes and instructions for building your own gingerbread house for Christmas... (Read More)
In this article, Jane Hampton Cook describes when and how newspapers started using the term “White House” for the president’s house. .. (Read More)
