In Ponzi We Trust
Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul is a scheme made famous by Charles Ponzi. Who was this crook whose name graces this scam?
December 1998 |
By Mary Darby
Wow! A Mile a Minute!
But 60 mph was a breeze to Barney Oldfield, better known as the "speed king" of the horseless carriage world
May 1998 |
By Michael Kernan
A Symbol That Failed
In 1918, a hopeful France gave Mrs. Wilson a peace brooch, but peace eluded her husband and the world
January 1998 |
By Edwards Park
Around the Mall & Beyond
In 1939 Moritz Schoenberger, a Hungarian Jew living in Vienna, wanted to join his family in America. His ordeal as a refugee aboard the S.S. St. Louis is told at the National Postal Museum
June 1995 |
By Michael Kernan
