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An abandoned building in Chernobyl

A Postcard from Chernobyl

… 12,000 tons), caused a fire inside the reactor that burned for ten days, and spewed radioactive vapor and particles up … cloud was detected over Sweden did the full extent become known to the authorities in the Soviet Union’s capital … we—an international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars—visited in June 2016, we posed for a sombre photograph in …
Sobaek Mountain

A Postcard from Yeongju, South Korea

… and cultural traditions remain vibrant, attracting visitors in all four seasons. Sobaek Mountain. Sobaek … grand vistas, as well as a beautiful valley with a dense forest. A number of historical monuments on Sobaek Mountain … lantern, a wood plaque reads “Muryangsujeon (無量壽殿)” and welcomes all comers (right). The founder of the Buseoksa …
Students at the Tuberculosis Sanitorium, Phoenix Indian School, ca. 1890-1910.

Early American Contagions

… measles, typhus, and influenza decimated Indigenous communities in the Americas is a commonly held one. Like so much of our popular conceptions … the Americas. Aztecs wrote about a smallpox epidemic just before Spaniards came among them: “there spread over the …
Flag of United States Semiquincentennial

Happy 250th Birthday America!

… of course, in 1776 there was no United States. Or in 1786, for that matter. The Constitution, which created the legal … states, by thirty other countries, and by private companies. Some visitors recorded that they left simply overwhelmed by it …
Hubert Robert's 1785 painting "Fire in Rome," showing the events of 64 CE.

The Ancient Roman Origins of Government Disaster Response

… In the face of disasters we have come to expect that our governments will respond. … see him conferring with advisors, reassuring people, often visiting the site of the disaster or a relief center—usually … erected statues of him. Tiberius then struck and circulated coins celebrating his rebuilding efforts, the ancient …
Immigrant Rights Protest by Betty Tsang, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

The Federal War on Immigrants Is a War on All Workers

… President Bush's immigration reform legislation appears to be dead in the U.S. Congress, … of well-publicized workplace raids to terrorize immigrant communities. Although immigrants bear the brunt of these … the raid, a Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani, visited Portland and cheered the actions of the ICE, linking …

The Unkept Promise of Nuclear Power

… In 1968, Glenn Seaborg, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of plutonium, visited Richland, Washington, and the adjacent Hanford … attends Operation Plumbbob as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, 1968 (left). The nuclear reactors at the Hanford …
Crowd photo of protests in Hong Kong

Hong Kong and China: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

… 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 …
Herd of horses on desert-steppe

A Postcard from Eastern Kazakhstan

… In May 2019, during a visiting professorship at Nazarbayev University in … Once part of the Russian Empire of the tsars and then the Communist Soviet Union, Kazakhstan has been independent … hours and 500 miles later, we arrived in the city of Semey (formerly Semipalatinsk), where we met Ulan and his Nissan …
Henry Ford with a Model T in 1921.

What Bill Ford Is Learning from Great-Grandpa

… Now that Ford Motor Company has announced its “Way Forward” … into finished products. The plant attracted countless visitors, among them Charlie Chaplin, who visited it before he produced “Modern Times,” the classic … History News Service … What Bill Ford Is Learning from Great-Grandpa …
Church and belltower at Usol’e.

A Postcard from the Ural Mountains

… arrived on the banks of Russia’s Kama River on 11 July 2016 for an intense five-day excursion through the … by the industrial sites of “Catharinenburg” that he visited twice—on his path to and from Siberia in 1734 and again in September 1742, commenting from Nev’iansk: “I had little interaction with …
National Memorial for Peace and Justice exhibit, Montgomery AL

Confederates and Lynching in American Public Memory

… 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 …
 Pinterest Hien Luong Bridge - Ben Hai River, Quang Tri, Vietnam

Vietnam Revisited: Forty Years after the Paris Peace Accord

Forty years ago on January 27, 1973, the U.S. War in Viet … It was then the longest war in U.S. history; although commonly dated as beginning in 1965 with American bombing … learned that a group of American activists, all of whom had visited North or South Viet Nam during the war, were …
Antichristus, a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder: the pope depicted as the Antichrist, using his temporal power to grant authority to a generously contributing ruler.

The Bible as a Political Tool

… The 5,280-pound monument of the Ten Commandments installed by the Alabama Supreme Court Chief … religious country with a long tradition of using the Bible for non-religious, particularly political, ends. Indeed, … ready to be deployed at will.   Moore is simply the latest in a long line of descendants of the first Puritan …
Map of the Gaza Strip in May 2005, a few months prior to the Israeli withdrawal. The major settlement blocs were the blue-shaded regions of this map.

Threads of Hope Glimmer in the Middle East

… frontier with Lebanon has also been remarkably tranquil for months, even though Hezbollah militiamen, heavily armed … ups and downs, in 2003 more than 300,000 Israeli tourists visited the Turkish resort of Antalya. In 2009 it remains a … of West Georgia in Carrollton and a writer for the History News Service. …
A 1963 photo of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem.

In Bethlehem, Persisting Hope

… by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel completed its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, which abuts … Muslim, in the Nativity Church on Christmas Eve was cause for hope among moderates of many faiths. Since last … have flourished. In 2003 more than 300,000 Israeli tourists visited the Turkish resort of Antalya. In 2006 it remains a …
The Golubac Fortress was a medieval fortified town on the south side of the Danube River

A Postcard from Djerdap, Serbia

… research took me to a number of prominent cities in the former Yugoslavia: to Belgrade, Serbia, as well as Tuzla and … park can enjoy and reflect these legacies too, while even becoming a part of it themselves. The Djerdap National Park is … infrastructure and a variety of outdoor activities for visitors, such as hiking, biking, fishing, and boating. The …
Soviet and US Flags

Cultural Diplomacy and the Global Cold War

… between states across the globe. Exhibitions, concerts, performances, book readings, and film screenings captured the … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Hello, and welcome to Cultural Diplomacy and the Global Cold War, brought … Cold War with exchanges, in international fairs, cultural visits, concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, book …

The Soccer World Goes to South Africa: Sport and the Making of Modern Africa

… the home squad provided just the opportunity he was hoping for. South Africa's "Springboks" defeated the heavily … of the re-admittance of South Africa to the international community. To many, winning a rugby tournament might seem to … committees assert will attend events and continue to visit host communities. It is in the hopes of realizing such …
A view of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

A Dawn of Peace in Bethlehem?

… relations in the region. By 2001, Christmas had become a casualty of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Israel forbade the late Palestinian Authority President Yasser … have flourished. In 2003, over 300,000 Israeli tourists visited the Turkish resort of Antalya. In 2005, despite a …
Views of the White Tower in Thessaloniki, Greece.

A Postcard from Thessaloniki, Greece

… of the rooftop and its turret exemplify a medieval military fortification. Its image illustrates postcards, coffee mugs and magnets commemorating this relaxed, yet urbane port on the Aegean … Aegean Sea. There is nothing in Thessaloniki that allows visitors to know that a cluster of cylindrical drums much …
Happy 2nd Lieutenant William Robertson and Lt. Alexander Sylvashko, Soviet Army, shown in front of sign [East Meets West] symbolizing the historic meeting of the Soviet and American Armies, near Torgau, Germany, 1945.

Top Ten Origins: The Best Moments in U.S.-Russian Relations

… perpetual “enemy” of American national interests—a view informed by antagonism between the U.S. and the USSR in the … many friendly moments as well. These constructive episodes complicate a history that is often painted as invariably … its fleet to the ports of New York and San Francisco with visits to Boston and Washington. Grand parades and elaborate …