US History Repeated

We are back at it today with our discussion of the Automobile and how it impacted society. We are picking up with WWII and the auto industry. Most people don't realize the impact that the auto industry had on the war effort and how the war changed the way people looked at cars. American GI's returned from WWII re they were driving tanks and flying airplanes. They are seeing European sports cars. T...

Fewer inventions have transformed American society more than the automobile. Imagine what life was like in the late 1800s or early 1900s. In some parts of the United States, you didn't have electricity in homes until the 1920s and 1930s. Horses and buggies could travel about 2-3 miles per hour. 10 miles, not a very long distance in today's standards, wpould take a couple of hours to travel. You co...

In this podcast Jeananne interviews Matt Anderson, The Curator of Transportation at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.  Matt provides a lot of insight on the impact of the automobile along with many great facts that we were not initially aware of! The Henry Ford Museum of Innovation is a history museum complex in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, United States. The museum collect...

The 19th Amendment & The Women’s Suffrage movement: When people think of the 19th Amendment, they often incorrectly assume that all women received the right to vote at the same time. By 1920, 15 states had full suffrage, and more had what is often referred to as partial suffrage. Women could vote in some elections, but not all (think local elections or primaries or even school board elections). As...

Well well, we get to our 50th episode and this may be one of our personal favorites.  We discuss Prohibition, and this one hits home. our great uncle was the owner of two speakeasies in Brooklyn back in the day. We get to immortalize our Great Uncle Rocco (Robert) "Nap" LaSalle, who passed at the age of 99 back in 1992.  We cover the Volstead Act and how it came to pass, we discover how prohibitio...

We continue our foray into The Progressive Era and discuss the passing of the 16th and 17th Amendments.   The 16th Amendment started the collecting of a Federal Income Tax, which has increased over time.  The 17th Amendment changed the way we elect our Senators. We go into great detail on the how, why, and the benefits  these two amendments to our constitution have provided to the people. As alway...

We continue our coverage of the Progressive Era and spend some time delving into the Food and Drug Administration.    We discuss what it was like before your food was inspected - yuck! You have no idea what went on, and what you truly owe to the supervision of the FDA on our food supply!   We mention Upton Sinclair and the his book, The Jungle, and how it spurred public outcry on how their food wa...

We continue our coverage of The Progressive Era by discussing child labor laws, and education changes during that time.  Jeananne and I also discuss the challenges facing educators today and how the role of teachers has evolved over time.    Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 John Dewey Education Reforms

This podcast begins our coverage of The Progressive Era. Jeananne has been mentioning "The Progressive Era" in several podcasts, and now...here it is! Learn how society is transformed during the Progressive Era and some of the public and private sector individuals who had a role in the transformation.  In part one we touch on Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, and settlement houses. We are joined by Katie V...

We continue our podcast coverage of William Howard Taft and delve into his policies, both foreign and domestic.  Taft separated the Dept of Labor from the Dept of Commerce and both were to hold cabinet positions, he was involved in the creation of corporate taxes, the Children's Bureau, Postal Savings Bank Act, (Allowed for FDIC Insurance). On the foreign front we talk about Dollar Diplomacy and t...

This podcast is part 1 of 2 on The Presidency of William Howard Taft. WH Taft was the 27th President of the United States. In this first part we review how Taft became president, his political beginnings and future ambitions. He is the only President that would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice. He held the title of Chief Justice. Taft continued the trust-busting ways of his predecessor, ini...

We pick up where we left off with part one on The Presidency of Theodore "Teddy Roosevelt". This part discusses his role as a conservationist, his impact on wildlife preserves, the building of the Panama Canal, his contributions to the museums, as well as how Teddy Bears came to be named after Teddy Roosevelt!   All this and more in this podcast.   #JimmyLaSalle #JeananneXenakis #USHistoryPodcasts...

This podcast is part one on the life and Presidency of Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.  Teddy led a very active life. He was a Reformer, Rough Rider, Trust Buster, Hunter, Outdoorsman, and more.  He was a progressive reformer and his presidency saw the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, which established the Food and Drug Administration to regulate food safety, and the Hepburn Act, which increased...

In this podcast we delve into the election of 1896, The Presidency of William McKinley, and the Spanish American War. This period begins the transition of the United States into an Imperial Power.  We also get into the assassination of President McKinley, now the 3rd US president to be killed in office, which brings about the beginnings of full time security detail for the president. The secret se...

We continue with our "Presidential Series" with the presidencies of both Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison. They needed to be done together because of the non-consecutive terms that Cleveland served. The two presidents covered in this podcast were very intertwined.   It's a longer one than usual, and we hope you can learn more about these two men.  Please go to our website, ushistoryrepeated....

This US History Repeated podcast is what we call a "History Quickie" as we cover the very abbreviated presidency of James Garfield and then move on to Chester A. Arthur and his taking over and finishing out the four year term of Garfield. This podcast has murder, intrigue, and some great pop culture references! Please visit our website or social media channels and send us your email address so you...

This podcast continues the discussion on the period we call the Gilded Age. We pick this podcast up by introducing JP Morgan and Rockefeller's business enterprises and the problems their monopolies caused.  We then go into the government's legislation in the Sherman Antitrust Act, the creation of the FTC, how it evolved into what it is today, as well as the Departments of Commerce and Labor. Lastl...

This podcast introduces the period we call the Gilded Age. We discuss the early goings of big business in the United States and introduce some of the day's "Captains of Industry", such as Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, JP Morgan, Rockefeller, and the beginnings of monopolies in the Unites States.    We also discuss how the government's role changed through this period and some of the legis...

We continue where we left off by discussing the journey to the United States for many immigrants, as well as how the cities they lived in started to grow.  We discuss Angel Island on the west coast of the US, immigration of both Chinese and Japanese immigrants.  Once these immigrants arrived, what was life like for them in the cities?  How did your family get here? What are some of your stories? W...

There was so much to discuss about immigration that we needed to break it up into two podcasts. This first podcast discusses the journey and conditions in which the immigrants made their way into the country. We discuss their arrival at Ellis Island and the processes they went through to gain entry into the United States. Ellis Island is so much more than Liberty Enlightening the World....but you...

Today we are once again flipping the script and Jimmy is going to go a little more in-depth on the California Gold Rush. Be sure to visit our website and social media channels and submit your email address. We are going to be hosting history happy hours and lesson plan sharing and best practices.  Get on the email list for all things Jimmy and Jean. UShistoryrepeated.com   Today we get into some o...

In this podcast we discuss the events leading up to the Supreme Court case of Plessy vs. Ferguson, the rulings, and the aftermath.  We then break into the emergence of segregation in the United States.  We do not want to get into too many details in the description. You can read the podcast outline on our website along with all the other podcasts we have published to date.    As promised in the po...

What is money? By definition, it's something of value. But over the last 10,000 years, the material form that money has taken has changed considerably—from cattle and cowrie shells to today's electronic currency.  In the United States we have a similar evolution, but the goal to get a unified system of exchange was important.  The bank may not be willing to take milk and eggs for their whole staff...

This podcast delves into the contributions of both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois on how to improve the conditions for black Americans in the United States. While both Booker T Washington and W.E.B. Dubois were committed to solving the social issues facing black Americans, both went about doing so in very different ways, and sometimes with conflict between the two philosophies.    Take a l...

We had recently done a podcast on Westward Expansion and the Transcontinental Railroad. This podcast covers the impact that expansion has had on Native Americans. A special thank you to our external contributors from the Northern Cheyenne Nation, specifically to Wallace Bearchum who sent us excellent responses to the questions we sent. We have the audio of Mr. Bearchum as part of this podcast.   S...