By contrast, the warming from the 1910s to the 1940s, here termed early twentieth-century warming (ETCW), still defies full explanation. Here I argue that investigating regional temperature ...

Ludwig: (in a robot voice) Guten Morgen, Naomi! Naomi: Ludwig. Why are you dressed like a robot? Ludwig: Ve are deep in the future. I’m trying to blend in. Naomi: Er …no today we’re learning ...

Mark Lawson tells the story of how American writing became the literary superpower of the 20th century, telling the nation's stories of money, power, sex, religion and war ...

Arguably the most influential form of popular art in the 20th century, American movies shape how the world sees us and how we see ourselves. The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is ...

In life, as in history, it takes a tragedy ... eight-lane tarmacs which dominate so much of the American landscape. In this early and mid-20th century LA, there is a pre-industrial spirit, albeit ...