Denver, CO—One of the most endearing and unique aspects of Kevin Schewe’s Bad Love Gang sci-fi book series are the numerous songs which pop up to highlight a scene, a mood or a moment in time to never forget. One of the main characters continually engages what he calls his
Vignettes
I was born in 1943, during that interval of time between ice chests and the ability to plug a full-sized freezer into an electrical outlet. In these “in-between” years, refrigerators came with freezers large enough to hold two ice cube trays or a couple Kool-Aid popsicles but not both.
In 1930, only 3% of rural homes had electricity. In 1936, at President Franklin Roosevelt’s insistence, Congress provided the resources necessary to bring electricity to millions of people, providing millions more with employment during the darkest days of the Great Depression.
One year later, Presque Isle Electric set its first pole in the village of Posen bringing eclectic power to 82 families. By 1959, 90% of the rural homes in this country had electricity.
The Trump-Biden transition is unique but it wasn t the first to spiral into conflict
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Richard Nixon’s close political allies alleged voting fraud and demanded recounts after his loss to John F. Kennedy in 1960, including in New Jersey. Unlike President Donald Trump, Nixon publicly accepted the loss, though he privately said he d been robbed.
Herbert Hoover attempted to undermine Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s proposed New Deal after Hoover lost the 1932 presidential election, setting the stage for political divisions that still exist.
Andrew Jackson’s followers blamed a so-called “corrupt bargain” in Congress for costing him the presidency in 1824. He won four years later, supported by people who believed he was their champion against Washington elites.
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Moise Potvin (1876-1948), President Franklin D. Roosevelt and cabinet members., ca. 1935, carved wood and lightbulbs, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, gift from the Levine Folk Art Collection, 2020.129
In Atlanta, the
High Museum of Art continued an expansion of its collection in 2020 with new acquisitions, including the
major purchase of a rare âTennessee Valley Authorityâ quilt designed by Ruth Clement Bond and
important gifts of American sculpture and European works. The acquisitions significantly contribute to the Highâs decorative arts and design, folk and self-taught art and European art departments. Additionally, the acquisitions enhance conversations between the aforementioned departments and the greater collection, as well as bolster the Museumâs commitment to forging a diverse and expansive collection to mirror the Atlanta community and the larger populace.
by Frank P. Barajas
Frank P. Barajas is a Professor of History at California State University Channel Islands. He has a forthcoming book with the University of Nebraska Press titled Mexican Americans with Moxie: A Trans-Generational History of El Movimiento Chicano in Ventura County California, 1945-1975
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Detail of poster advocating Guatemalan land reform under President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán, who would be overthrown in a US-backed coup in 1954 at the behest of the United Fruit Company
Horrorstruck by last week’s terrorist attack on our nation’s capital by Trump’s willing executioners, former president George W. Bush, Republican Wisconsin congressman Mike Gallagher, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demurred the idea that the United States resembled a Latin American “banana republic.”