On the run-up to Christmas in 1944, the Tribune published a recipe for fruit-candy gifts, above which was a list that, at this distance, seems encrypted. “Sugar stamps 30 through 34 [book 4], 5 lbs ...

World War II restrictions cut deep into every American pantry as federal officials announced that sliced bread would be rationed on this day in history, Jan. 18, 1943. "I should like to let you know ...

In difficult times, Americans have always banded together to face a common challenge. In partnership with the National WWII Museum, this Living series spotlights homefront scenes from World War II.

Thanksgiving has always been a cherished American tradition, a day for families to gather, reflect, and share a meal. Yet during World War I and World War II, the holiday took on an added layer of ...

Rationing was a common part of the Second World War. As production started shifting to a wartime economy, America and ...

Visitors to the Imperial War Museum in London can taste hard times. The museum's cafe is offering an authentic war-time menu, using recipes people came up with to cope with the lack of basic staples ...

As the war continued the number of board clerks was expanded to six. They kept track of ration systems for tires, gasoline, automobiles, fuel oil, meats, canned goods, sugar, coffee and shoes. Haynes ...

When the U.S. entered World War II in December 1941, virtually every American became part of the war effort in some way. More than 16 million Americans served in the military, millions of civilians ...

STORY: Rationing in Europe used to look like this. Today it looks more like this. European countries are trying to curb demand for gas, as they brace for further cuts in Russian supplies, raising the ...

(CNN) — As Russian soldiers bear down on Ukraine, increasingly desperate Ukrainians are running out of food and medicine. The economic fallout from the invasion is beginning to spill over to the rest ...