Petula Dvorak

America's 'Most Dangerous Woman' was an Irish immigrant open.substack.com/pub/petuladvor…

What part of the Olympics are we 'f**king talking about'? (Find this on my "Persisters" Substack)

The post-mortem on this will be epic. And appalling.

See how this World War II veteran made Gene Simmons cry…

Thank you, veterans.... A rock icon and a 100-year-old WWII veteran tell America’s story wapo.st/4nL9xZx

, after rural America called for transparency in 1913, the elites’ taxes were made public in 1924 (overturned 2 years later); then early years of the New Deal briefly saw voluntary publicity, which the wealth class quickly quashed . #history #taxes

Sept. 2, 1925 — The listing of everyone’s income taxes were on the front page of The Washington Post #100yearsagotoday! Three times in U.S. history, income taxes were made public. It was published from 1864-1870, then…🧵

His first year in power, Hitler deployed more and more Nazi troops to German city streets. Berliners were surprised by the array of Nazi uniforms occupying their city. #hitlerhistory

Aug. 11, 1925 — The federal budget director wanted say over running D.C. #100yearsagotoday. The District has been “neglected” and deserves more money for improvements as it becomes “an ideal residential city” and is “growing even faster than any other front-rank city”. #history

August 8-9, 1925 — The nation’s capital was overwhelmed by the massive KKK march #100yearsagotoday. After D.C. mandated that the klansmen march unmasked, thousands lined the parade in civilian clothes, suspected sympathizers who left their robes at home, but cheered alongside.

July 29, 1925 — Giving up an $8 job to become a bootlegger was grounds for divorce #100yearsagotoday . The divorce column was long, detailed and daily. #retropolis

In 1965, the government tried replacing migrant workers with high-schoolers. It was a disaster, by @petulad washingtonpost.com/history/2025/0…

1960's unsuccessful experiment to replace migrant farmworkers with high school athletes, described by @petulad in @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/history/2025/0…

In 1965, the government tried replacing migrant workers with high-schoolers. It was a disaster. wapo.st/3ICnXfQ

July 19, 1925 — Don’t worry, folks! A USC study done #100yearsagotoday showed that a college education didn’t steer women away from marriage! #retropolis

July 18, 1925 - A new trend in bootlegging was discovered beneath a Maryland cabin’s trap door #100yearsagotoday — underground stills. The culprit? A former Baltimore cop. #retropolis

July 17, 1925 — That name, though! A hero story #100yearsagotoday honored a girl who saved a dozen head of cattle when the Virginia barn caught fire, common during these hot summers when tightly packed wheat spontaneously combusted. #retropolis

July 16, 1925 - Those of us who had to square dance in school may blame Henry Ford’s anti-Semitic campaign against what he called “Jewish Jazz — Moron Music” #100yearsagotoday . Ford built stages, held lessons in traditional dances as the rest of America did the Charleston.