During the first half of the 1970s, the economy was characterized by "stagflation" -- with both unemployment and inflation at uncomfortably high levels. The economic optimism of the previous decade -- the "go-go" Sixties -- gave way to an unease -- famously called a "malaise" by Jimmy ...
In the early 1900s, orphans weren't always defined as children without parents. Very often, orphans were neglected kids of single parents, families in financial arrears or homeless children who were living on the streets. Sometimes children sought out orphanages -- some were called asylums back ...