Apr 8th, 2007 · The year 1919 resonates today. Among the issues: immigration, spying on citizens, racial tensions and freedom of speech. Ann Hagedorn's book on the subject is Savage Peace: Hope and Fear in America, 1919.
Aug 15th, 2006 · It was written in 1919, and in its bittersweet beauty, many listeners hear an elegy for those who died during WWI. It's the Cello Concerto by Edward Elgar. Our concert performance took place two weeks ago at the Grand Teton Music Festival in Wyoming. Lynn Harrell is the cello soloist, Donald Runnicles conducts.
Jan 30th, 2006 · One-room schools still exist in America, although they've dwindled from 190,000 in 1919 to fewer than 400 today. The bulk of them are in isolated Western towns. But there are schools sprinkled across the United States. At left, a one-room school -- now closed -- in Hawaii.
Dec 22nd, 2005 · One-room schools still exist in America. They are a legacy of a less mobile, more rural time in American history. In 1919, there were 190,000; now there are fewer than 400 left.
Nov 30th, 2005 · Frank Conrad essentially invented modern radio by tinkering around in his garage near Pittsburgh. Before him radio transmissions were morse code. But in 1919, he began broadcasting voices and music.