1908: The Olympics Get Political. And Commercial.
Anglo-American relations suffer in the 1908 London Olympics, as international politics first intrude on the modern Olympics.
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Tag Archives: 1900s
What The Operators Overheard in 1907
Eavesdropping with “a Human Spider in the Web of Talking Wires”—a “Hello Girl” from telephone’s earliest years.
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Classic Covers: Women in Sports in the 1900s
Did you think that ladies in the early part of the 20th Century just did needlework and played piano? I was surprised to find some of our earliest Post covers depicted the feminine side of several sports.
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America’s Century of Oil Problems
This week, we review a century of articles about the oil industry, and explore America’s long, troubled relationship with its chief energy supplier.
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A Goboto Night, by Jack London
Jack London grew up an impoverished, illegitimate child in the slums of Oakland, CA, to become arguably the most successful writer of the early 20th century. His experience as a prospector in the Klondike gold rush led him to write “White Fang” and “The Call of the Wild,” which first appeared in the Saturday Evening ... More
The Art of the Post
When it came to The Saturday Evening Post, George Horace Lorimer had it covered.
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