Fred Frommer

Fred Frommer is a historian and writer, and author of several books, including You Gotta Have Heart: Washington Baseball from Walter Johnson to the 2019 World Series Champion Nationals. He is a frequent contributor to The Washington Post, and has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Politico Magazine, and CNN.com. Fred is a former longtime Associated Press journalist, where he worked as a reporter and editor. Follow him at @ffrommer.

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The Jewish Refugees Who Fled Nazi Germany—Then Returned to Fight
World War II

The Jewish Refugees Who Fled Nazi Germany—Then Returned to Fight

As members of the Ritchie Boys, German and Austrian refugees offered language skills and knowledge that proved vital to American military intelligence.

G. Gordon Liddy. (Credit: AP Photo)
1970s

What Happened to G. Gordon Liddy After Watergate?

After serving 52 months in jail, Liddy won a pardon from President Carter and launched a career in publishing and TV.

Cars lined up at a gas station in Maryland in February 1974.
1970s

How the 1970s US Energy Crisis Drove Innovation

The U.S. energy crisis of the 1970s forced American leaders and researchers to come up with solutions in policymaking, technology and architecture.

President Gerald Ford wearing a WIN (Whip Inflation Now) button on his lapel during Republican campaigns in North & South Carolina.
1970s

How Gerald Ford Tried to Fight Inflation

Ford's 'Whip Inflation Now (WIN)' effort tried to tamp down inflation with a collective, can-do approach. It didn't work out.

FDR (left) and Wendell Wilkie
U.S. Government and Politics

The Fierce Presidential Rivals Who Became Political Allies

FDR and Wendell Willkie exchanged sharp barbs during their presidential campaigns, but after the election they joined forces.

John Nance Garner and FDR
U.S. Government and Politics

Odd Couples: 4 Surprising Presidential-VP Pairings

These candidates from seemingly opposing ends of the political spectrum were paired (or nearly paired) on a single ticket for the White House.

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) circa 1940
World War II

How Mussolini Seized Power in Italy—And Turned It Into a Fascist State

Mussolini, who coined the term fascism, crushed opposition with violence and projected an image of himself as a powerful, indispensable leader.

Group shot of the 1919 White Sox. They would after this year be known as the "Black Sox Scandal" team, due to the allegation that eight members of the team accepted bribes to lose the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds.
Sports

7 of Baseball’s Biggest Scandals

From illegal betting to performance-enhancing drugs to outright cheating, see how MLB players, owners and coaches have found themselves in hot water.

Protesters and residents of Prague, Czechoslovakia ride on a military vehicle on a city street in the capital during the Soviet and Warsaw Pact invasion of the country in August 1968.
Cold War

When Soviet-Led Forces Crushed the 1968 ‘Prague Spring’

A 1968 attempt in Czechoslovakia to introduce liberal reforms was met with a violent invasion of Soviet-led troops.

President Gerald Ford sitting with Vice President Nelson Rockefeller
U.S. Government and Politics

How Nixon’s Resignation Left Two Unelected Leaders in the White House

A series of events and the 25<sup>th</sup> Amendment resulted in an unelected president and vice president at the top of the U.S. government.