1877 to 1929. He explains how and why the United States shifted from generating most of its revenue from regressive consumption tax toss a more direct and progressive tax on North Carolina with the passage of the 16th amendment. The National Archives Center Hosted this event in december 2014. Into. Netanyahu for attending Todays Researcher talk, itch richard mccauley, we host this noontime series. Todays talk is the last in 2014, a year when weve been treated to some splendid presentations by some of the centers most significant researchers. That said, we end the year with a bang by hosting todays guest, Ajay Mehrotra who is discuss his significant and timely book making the modern american if i say ral state, law, politics and the rise of progressive taxation 1877 to 1929 published by Cambridge University press. We will resume this talk these talks on january 15 when we host Rebecca Edwards professor of history and Department Chair at vassar college. Her talk is titled sex on the fron