This week on An Incomplete History Hilary and Geoff discuss the implementation and long-term effects of the 18th Amendment, that’s prohibition, on the United States. Where did the idea for a nation-wide ban on alcohol come from? What did advocates hope to accomplish? Can we really blame prohibition for a rise in organized crime? And how does the 18th Amendment, nullified decades ago, still affect your life today? Join us this week to find out.
Hilary and Geoff begin a two-part series on major issues in the history of the "American West." What does that term mean? How has...
Death and Taxes. Is that all we can be sure of? In honor of traditional Tax Day (April 15), we present a history of...
So, this week we start a little series about cults in American history, but this first episode took a slight detour into a more...