1945-1953

A history chronicling life in the U.S. from the Depression to the opening scenes of Watergate.

Chronicles political, social, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the 1950s in the U.S.

Chronicles political, social, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the 1940s in the U.S.

In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine to question her own values.

In the Bronx, New York, during the McCarthy era, twelve-year-old Jamie keeps a terrible secret about her family, but when the truth is exposed, her parents lose their jobs and she is fired from the school newspaper.

History, trivia, and fun through photographs and articles present life in the United States between 1950 and 1959.

Examines the presidential decisions made by Harry S. Truman during his term of office.

A biography of the Wisconsin Senator whose questionable methods as a "Communist witch-hunter" brought him fame in the decade after World War II and led to his eventual censure by the United States Senate.