U.S. History /tags/u-s-history U.S. History en-US Copyright © 2024 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:28:06 GMT Artifacts including 1819 ‘Slave badge’ come to Lincoln Museum /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-02-12/artifacts-including-1819-slave-badge-come-to-lincoln-museum Artifacts from enslavement and the story of Robert Smalls are featured at Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:28:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-02-12/artifacts-including-1819-slave-badge-come-to-lincoln-museum Danny Wicentowski Going back to the future of housing with a Lustron home in St. Louis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-11-18/going-back-to-the-future-of-housing-with-a-lustron-home-in-st-louis An example of one of the homes that inspired “Fallout” is getting a new life in St. Louis. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:42:54 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-11-18/going-back-to-the-future-of-housing-with-a-lustron-home-in-st-louis Danny Wicentowski Centuries of engineering has altered the Mississippi River. A new book examines the effects /health-science-environment/2024-06-12/centuries-of-engineering-have-altered-the-mississippi-river-a-new-book-examines-its-effects “The Great River” by Boyce Upholt traces the history of humans’ relationship with the Mississippi and what engineering over centuries has created. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:07:11 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-12/centuries-of-engineering-have-altered-the-mississippi-river-a-new-book-examines-its-effects Kate Grumke ‘Now it never will be forgotten’: Illinois' New Philadelphia becomes a national park /culture-history/2023-05-19/now-it-never-will-be-forgotten-illinois-new-philadelphia-becomes-a-national-park New Philadelphia, a small Pike County, Illinois, town rich in history, is making headlines nearly 200 years after it was founded. It made a name for itself in 1836 when it became the first town legally registered and platted by a formerly enslaved person. Recently, the town site became the nation’s 424th national park. Fri, 19 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2023-05-19/now-it-never-will-be-forgotten-illinois-new-philadelphia-becomes-a-national-park Marissanne Lewis-Thompson What History Tells Us About The Mobilization Of Hate Groups In The U.S. /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-01-25/what-history-tells-us-about-the-mobilization-of-hate-groups-in-the-u-s Washington University Sociology professor David Cunningham shares what we can learn about right-wing, white nationalist groups today — and best practices for defeating them — by studying their mobilization during other moments in our nation's history. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:30:02 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-01-25/what-history-tells-us-about-the-mobilization-of-hate-groups-in-the-u-s Emily Woodbury How Educators Can Develop More Well-Rounded Approaches To Teach History In An Inclusive Way /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-05-15/how-educators-can-develop-more-well-rounded-approaches-to-teach-history-in-an-inclusive-way As the U.S. population grows more ethnically diverse, many historians and educators are becoming more aware of changing demographics and are keen on… Wed, 15 May 2019 20:30:24 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-05-15/how-educators-can-develop-more-well-rounded-approaches-to-teach-history-in-an-inclusive-way Lara Hamdan