As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, we must never forget those responsible for igniting that supreme example of human aggression and suffering. Conventional ...

In June, when Sid Ganis, then president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, made the surprise announcement that Oscar's best picture race would expand to 10 nominees this year, he was ...

On this day in history, Aug. 2, 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Hatch Act of 1939 — known formally as An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities — into U.S. federal law, ...

The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 mandates formal written agreements for bond issues over $10 million to fully disclose terms, ensuring bondholder rights via a trustee.

The Cincinnati Reds visited the Brooklyn Dodgers and split a double-header at Ebbets Field as Major League Baseball was broadcast on television for the first time on this day in history, August 26, ...

And it's not hard to see why — it's the year that gave us The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Women, Stagecoach, Dark Victory, and so many more. Just one of those ...