On This Day in 1933

The US began a retreat from reality

The historic meeting of the "Big Three" in Tehran, Iran, in December 1943. (L–R) Soviet dictator Josef Stalin (1879–1953), U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945), and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874–1965). The three leaders met in person for the first time to discuss the co-ordination of Allied war efforts and the post-war aims of their respective countries. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Commentary

Nov. 16, 2018, is the 85th anniversary of an event that most Americans have never heard of. As I argue in my book, “American Betrayal,” it’s the seminal event in modern U.S. history.