Yappy the Dog was a ‘Rubber Retriever’ During WW2
In WW2 a small dog named Yappy pulled rubber balls from the Harlem River for America’s war effort.
Tag: American history
Troubles Along the US-Mexico Border
The border between the United States and Mexico has long been a matter of concern for both countries.
An American Ambulance Driver’s Experiences in the First World War
An ambulance driver in the First World War, novelist Henry Sydnor Harrison tells of what he saw at the Second Battle of Ypes in an interview shortly after his return to the States.
S-S-S-Smokin’! The long, sometimes humorous, debate over tobacco
Tobacco use has a long and checkered history filled with legends of heroism, health warnings, and sometimes humor.