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The Fanciful, Chocolate-Filled World of 2012
In 1912, the French chocolate company Lombart printed a series of six collectible cards envisioning daily life one hundred years in the future
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We’re moving on up—visions of a self-contained community within a 1,000-foot tall skyscraper
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Today at War, Tomorrow in Stores
Advertisers in the 1940s promised American consumers that they would be rewarded for their wartime sacrifices on the homefront
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Advertisers discover the value of a dollar
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David O’Keefe: The King of Hard Currency
The Irish American immigrant made a fortune by supplying the giant stone coins prized by Yap islanders
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Does Your Last Name Affect Your Buying Habits?
Researchers claim that people with names at the end of the alphabet respond more quickly to purchasing opportunities
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Across the American West, legal battles over dinosaur fossils are on the rise as amateur prospectors make major finds
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A new series of commemorative coins honors presidential spouses whose achievements have long been overlooked
A kinder, gentler tax form is on the way
Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?
A Rockefeller’s rules for raising responsible children
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Not always. Money in America has gone from crops to bullion to greenbacks to electronic markers igniting political and economic crises along the way
Across the globe, the images on a country’s currency offer a window on its culture
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Bang! Went the Doors of Every Bank in America
Cashless, we carried on with nothing to fear but fear itself; by the time FDR opened them again, something called the New Deal was hard upon us
Giving Money Away Wisely Ought to Be a Piece of Cake
It’s harder than you think, but even more rewarding, as the Stocker family foundation shows in Lorain, Ohio, and points West
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