Freaks, Geeks, and GDP Why hasn’t the Internet helped the American economy grow as much as economists thought it would? By Annie Lowrey Posted Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at 10:17 AM ET ——————————————————————————– If you have attended any economists’ cocktail parties in the past month or so—lucky you!—then you have probably heard chatter about Tyler Cowen’s e-book, The Great Stagnation. The book seeks to explain why in the United States median wages have grown only slowly since the 1970s and have actually declined in the past decade. Cowen points to an innovation problem: Through the 1970s, the country had plenty of “low-hanging fruit” to juice GDP growth. In the past…

March 11, 1948, Congress passes the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation Boundaries Act. This is to benefit the Ute Tribe of Utah. by William Welge

Digitized Collections Document African American Art and Artists of the Twentieth Century In honor of Black History Month, the Archives of American Art is highlighting our rich collection of papers documenting African American art in the twentieth century, particularly the papers of artists who began their careers during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. 

You are here: History >> Colonial Life In America Colonial Life In America – The Colonials Colonial life in America was very difficult for the hopeful settlers who came to escape poverty, persecution, and to gain religious freedom. Later came the adventurous explorers and those sent by European Nations to begin business ventures in this uncharted new land. They eventually settled into the original 13 colonies now known at the States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, New Hampshire, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, and Georgia. Colonial Life In America – The Hardships The settlers did not know how to live in the rugged…

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