Monopoly es el juego de mesa favorito de Estados Unidos, una carta de amor al capitalismo desenfrenado y a nuestra sociedad de libre mercado. Pero detrás del mito de su creación hay una historia sin contar sobre un robo, una obsesión y un doble juego corporativo.
Monopoly is America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and our free market society. But behind the myth of the game’s creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing.
The telephone was first introduced at the Centennial Exposition in 1876 and was an instant success. Although first rented only to "persons of good breeding" and seen as an expensive luxury for doctors and businessmen, the telephone soon transformed American life. Trees gave way to telephone poles as operators known as "hello girls" began to connect a sprawling continent.
In a 12-part series, journalist Ida Tarbell took on one of the most powerful men in the country, John D. Rockefeller. Her work incited the breakup of a major monopoly, and set a new standard in journalism.
In September 1959, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev made an unprecedented visit to America, creating a media circus as he traveled from coast to coast.
Learn more about the major players and occurrences that led to the development of the Hydrogen bomb- this feature details Russian government officials.
Howard Hughes' presence in Las Vegas would help to soften its image in the eyes of the general American public, making way for the city's corporate, mainstream era.
