The Exorcist
Nick Cull explores how the smash-hit horror film exploited all the issues that most worried Americans in the early 1970s.
USA
Benjamin Franklin: An American In London
Esmond Wright recalls the life of the American philosopher, scientist and man of letters in his years in a street near Charing Cross.
The Right-Wing Mothers of Wartime America
Glen Jeansonne describes the anti-war, anti-liberal and antisemitic Mothers’ Movement that attracted a mass following in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s.
The Death of George Washington
The first president of the United States died on December 14th, 1799.
Oswald Shoots JFK
William Rubinstein reviews the research of 'amateur historians' on the Kennedy assassination and suggests a new motive for Lee Harvey Oswald's actions.
Henry Ford's First Car Firm is Founded
Ford's first automobile company didn't last long, but it was to have a lasting effect on his thinking.
Ronald Reagan and Star Wars
The popularity of the sci-fi epic Star Wars proved timely for Ronald Reagan and the Strategic Defense Initiative.
Zachary Taylor Inaugurated as 12th President of the USA
Richard Cavendish remembers the events of March 5th, 1849
Berlin and Cuba
Jim Broderick looks at the crisis management of two moments when the spectre of nuclear war shadowed relations between the superpowers.
Pride and Prejudice in the American Civil War
The image of the American Civil War as a ‘white man’s fight’ became the national norm almost as soon as the last shot was fired. Susan-Mary Grant looks at the experience and legacy of the conflict for black Americans.