There were two Thanksgivings in 1939. What Erie, the nation thought of FDR's move

President Franklin Roosevelt's decree in 1939 led to "Democratic" and "Republican" holidays on different dates.

FDR’s very big ‘Franksgiving’ mistake

"Franksgiving" demonstrated that tinkering with tradition carries real consequences, as some American customs are too deeply ...

Rosalind Franklin president reflects on tenure upon retirement: ‘I … accomplished important goals’

Wendy Rheault officially retired as Rosalind Franklin University’s seventh president on Nov. 6 at the school’s North Chicago ...

President Franklin Roosevelt lays cornerstone for Thomas Jefferson Memorial on Nov. 15, 1939

On November 15, 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt laid the cornerstone for the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. The cornerstone ...

When Canada needed a great president, we got one in FDR

The wartime leader had a special relationship with then-prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, which extended to the ...
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What the Japanese Internment Case Teaches About Judicial Deference to Presidential Power

The basic facts of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1944 decision in Korematsu v. United States, which upheld President Franklin Roosevelt's wartime internment of Japanese-Americans, are well-known but still ...