… Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" was signed. This … signed between the PRC and a minority people and is part of communist China’s larger nation-building process in its … Tibetans have self-immolated since 2009, with the latest act by Yonten, a 24-year-old former monk from Kirti …

… Jose Robles, a Stalinist and Spanish military officer of formidable rank, was arrested and executed by his own red … spread to the Spanish conflict. Robles went to his death a committed Stalinist, but to shroud the reality of the … as a fascist spy. Dos Passos was politically astute and a committed leftist though not a declared Stalinist. …

… Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet was signed. This … Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet was signed. …

… he and his fellow Republicans deserve much of the blame for their increase. Ever since the advent of the Bush … The Republican-dominated U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, a landmark measure negotiated … disarmament and other pledges made in the NPT. Ignoring the commitments made by his Democratic and Republican …

… the City: Anti-Urbanism in the Twentieth Century  (Oxford University Press, 2014). Diane King published  … Kurdistan on the Global Stage: Kinship, Land, and Community in Iraq  (Rutgers University Press, 2014). Daniel … 3/26/14: The Latest Books from OSU Historians …

… of the Second World War began. More than four million combatants fought in the gargantuan struggle at Stalingrad … the central plaza of Stalingrad, 1943. Fourteen months before Stalingrad began, Hitler had launched Operation … commissars. This caught everyone off guard. We made sure news of this got to the men.” Despite his brutality, Chuikov …

… More than four million combatants fought in the gargantuan struggle at Stalingrad … Editor: Kristin Osborne We thank the Stanton Foundation for their funding of this and other Origins projects.   …

… China . Some single out human rights issues, others Chinese foreign policy, but the most common rhetorical barbs tie back to trade and currency. This … else in its cargo: more than 20,000 Spanish silver coins. The goods the Americans were bringing would not be …

… 30, 1974, the so-called “Rumble in the Jungle,” George Foreman’s 1974 heavyweight title defense against Muhammad … George Foreman’s 1974 heavyweight title defense against Muhammad … Rumble in the Jungle: The 1974 Foreman/Ali Heavyweight Title Fight …

… of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith was visited on September 21, 1823 by an angel who told him of an … of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith was visited on September 21, 1823 by an angel who told him of an …

… The September 11 th  attacks put terrorism in the forefront of American consciousness. Since then, the U.S. … dates back well into the Cold War. How did terrorism become a focal point of U.S. foreign policy? How did earlier … deeper history tell us about what terrorism is, how our common assumptions about it might be wrong, and how we …

… looked on from the shelter of a reed-covered platform – no visitors had come to visit their side of the river yet that day. As the … mined – military zone that can only be reached at a few points along its course. The only place where Jordanians can …

… Park and Stephen Richardson We thank the Stanton Foundation for their funding of this and other Origins projects. … The massacre and continued police brutality were turning points in Indian anti-colonialism. …

… How was the election of 1800 a turning point for the United States? …

… September 1959 Nikita Khrushchev, General Secretary of the Communist Party and Premier of the Soviet Union , arrived in Washington for a tour of the country. The first Russian head-of-state … television, in living rooms across the country—during his visit. In a well-written narrative, historians Lawrence …

… Kong. The demonstrators' demands have also expanded to encompass an investigation into police brutality, the … has been withdrawn, protests seem certain to continue. For many Hong Kongers, the proposed legislation was merely the latest attempt by Beijing to undermine the unique "one …

… the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Smith was visited that night by an angel who told him of an ancient … than 100 languages. Even Smith’s narrative of the angelic visitation and reception of the plates is part of the … though, was a series of failed financial schemes that forced the family of twelve to move from town to town. The …

… A New York Times editorial has declared it “ A New Chapter for America and India .” India’s Prime Minister Narendra … has made a point to reach out to the United States and will visit America for a second time at the end of September 2015. Does Modi’s … Potyondy   Narenda Modi, Prime Minister of India, is visiting the United Nations in New York at the end of this …

… already been showing up in recent history. Millennials have come of age hearing they are the first generation in … Vulnerabilities Exposed This pandemic, Farhad Manjoo points out, has alerted Americans that “our society might be … President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan visit a classroom at the Pathways in Technology Early …

… in World War II . After facing almost certain defeat before Stalingrad, the Soviets advanced (with a few setbacks) … "The Battle of Stalingrad" in 1985 ( left ), and visitors passing by armored vehicles outside the museum ( … Glory, at Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd, Russia. The monument commemorates those who died defending the city 1942-1943. In …

… in Polish-Jewish history. After years of controversies and compromises, the final product represents the dedicated efforts of an array of scholars from various fields. The … however, is not intended to be a  Holocaust  museum, and visitors who expect the Holocaust to be its main focus, may …

… the guide referred back to the Spaniards who had first fortified Corregidor centuries earlier. I noted that the … Philippine Sea.” About a year later, President Barack Obama visited Manila to mark the signing of a new Enhanced Defense … While not explicitly backing Manila, Obama stressed his commitment to preserving stability in  the South China Sea . …

… This year, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice—the nation’s first memorial to the … over Confederate monuments. How do these two trends in commemorating our nation’s past relate to one anther? What … Jim Crow, and continued inequality that should also be revisited?   Dr. Sarah Gardner  Public schools, street names …