War on the Streets It was the morning of Monday, July 13th, 1863.  Officer Pat O’Leary of the New York Metropolitan Police Department sat at his desk at the Eighth District police station reading the New York Times.  The second… Continue Reading →

In six minutes, Ms. Maggie Butler could go up to the machine and stamp her time-sheet. For the two-thousand one-hundred and thirteenth day, it would register, in smudgy red ink, “overtime.” 7:16 PM. Technically, she was allowed to leave at… Continue Reading →

Alan Glikman Professor Hoffman IDC1001H 12/5/17 Life During the Prohibition Era   January 29, 1919 Dear Journal, This morning started out pretty normal. I got out of bed, had my usual cup of coffee with a plate of raisin oatmeal…. Continue Reading →

Sunreet Kaur Professor Hoffman IDC 1011H 28 November 2017 Researchers at Harvard University began conducting a search of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Among the many documents, they discovered a first-hand account of Rose Rosenfeld Freedman describing her story of… Continue Reading →