NARA Coast to Coast: The Coupon Craze of the 1940s

Today's post is written by Katie Dishman, of the National Archives at Chicago. The economy has been at the top of the newscasts, not to mention peoples’ thoughts, for several years now with no end in sight.  Although there has been prosperity since World War II, during the difficult war years the government worked at … Continue reading NARA Coast to Coast: The Coupon Craze of the 1940s

NARA Coast to Coast: WWII Homefront and Chicago Radio

Today's post is written by Katie Dishman, of the National Archives at Chicago. September 2 is not necessarily a day which will live in infamy; nevertheless it is significant in world history marking the formal end of World War II in 1945 when Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender on the USS Missouri. While the … Continue reading NARA Coast to Coast: WWII Homefront and Chicago Radio