The Office of Price Administration: Holding the Line on the Home Front By December 1944, the Office of Price Administration had become one of the most visible—and controversial—agencies of the American home front. In a talk delivered on December 18, 1944, OPA Administrator Chester Bowles defended an agency whose mission
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In 1948 work was underway to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the legendary Great Exhibition of 1851, which was to have taken place in 1951. But in 1948, the idea of celebrating seemed remote in many ways – celebrating England of 1851 seemed more the celebration of a fantasy
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia sits down and gives a 15 minute rundown on where you can go for the Labor Day holiday. Needless to say, with America now hot in the grips of War, finding those “places to escape” were becoming fewer and farther between. But LaGuardia, ever the optimist and
September 4, 1949 – the end of a busy week throughout the world. Starting with news from Belgrade of a split between Yugoslavia and The Soviet Union. Yugoslav leader Marshall Tito, a former supporter of Joseph Stalin, had second thoughts about the goings-on in Moscow and offered a stinging
– NBC Radio – Report On America: Toledo – October 15, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In sharp contrast to the nature of American cities in 2026, looking at the average American city in 1949 offers up a huge difference between the city of the past and the
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– News for August 26, 1945 – NBC Radio/WEAF, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in 1945 had much to do with preparations for the official surrender of Japan and the Allied occupation, getting ready to take place within days. Because of a threatened
– BBC Home Service News – August 25, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection And 87 years ago on this day, news of impending war was filling the airwaves. Reports of the sudden Berlin/Moscow Pact had many wondering if it was a joke or not. The urgings of the
– Special Report by Morgan Beatty, State Department – August 11, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More suspense, this August 11th in 1945. Following a day of premature celebration came a day of waiting. Diplomatic cables passing back and forth between legations in Switzerland – relayed to the
