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These false killer whales were part of an MSE in Flinders Bay, Australia, July of 1986.

Washed Ashore: Marine Mammals from Medieval Times to Today

… 78 whales restranded the following day, and at least 100 died. Although the exact cause of the stranding remains … and tied to ropes and anchors off the bay, left to decompose within the ecosystem. Europeans who lived in the … communities encountered large marine life. She also points out that, while we know very little about the …
Amritsar Massacre

The Amritsar Massacre (1919)

The massacre and continued police brutality were turning points in Indian anti-colonialism.
… the Sikh Golden Temple of Amritsar in India, British soldiers led by Colonel Reginald Dyer fired on an unarmed, … The massacre and continued police brutality were turning points in Indian anti-colonialism. …
Earth covered in trees and water

"Pale Blue Dot": History of Our Environment

… boys, River and Blue. Folks, you can unveil yourselves and come on to the screen if you'd like. Welcome thank you for … we'd want to think about and some of them may be in the audience today are young people, especially associated with … this will be my last comment on this, is to go check out a website, and we'll send out a link in a second, I'll see if …
Team photo of a soccer team

The Politics of International Sport

… to defeat Hitler’s squad after being told, “If you win, you die.” Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising gloved hands in … in putting the nation on display on the global stage. And coming up, Brazil : about to host to the 2014 World Cup and … relations angle, what were some of the kind of key points in the strained relationship during the Cold War? And …
Shells of burnt-out busses after a suicide bombing

The Terrors of Suicide Bombing

… Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone, … . I'm a lecturer in the undergraduate International Studies Program here at Ohio State University. I'm the author … , and Leticia Wiggins . Find our podcasts and more at our website Origins.osu.edu and you can find us on Twitter, …
A map of the US night sky, showing points of population density

Fault Lines: The Urban-Rural Divide in America

… political and social issues, many attributed the outcome of the 2016 election to the frustrations of just 15% of … Well, I think Steven and Clay raise some really important points, I'll just kind of reiterate one of them, and that is … Blissit. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcast and more on our website
15th century painting of Christine de Pisan, QUeen Isabeau, and 7 other women

Medieval Women's Rights: Setting the Stage for Today

… The medieval church gave birth to the misogynistic rhetoric that … the first real “feminist” rumblings of discontent. Medieval women were not content to be victims of oppression: … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Welcome to "Medieval Women's Rights: Setting the Stage for Today" brought …

Feast and Famine: The Global Food Crisis

… countries experienced food riots. "Hunger seasons" have become the norm in many parts of the global south, and women … invariably generates a shift to a more "western" style diet, which involves rising meat consumption, which in turn … From the perspective of today's food crisis, two points are particularly germane here. First, this particular …
The front of the National Security Administration in Fort Meade, MD

America’s Big Brother

… Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk, produced by Origins , a project of the … Surveillance , which is found on the origins.osu.edu website say hello, Dave. David Hadley  Hello. Leticia … he had access to all of those files. But well, one of the points the NSA makes is well, this information secure and we …
Native woman with her back to the camera

Reclaiming My Family's Story: Cultural Trauma & Indigenous Ways of Knowing

… Ohio State Newark Earthworks Center, American Indian Studies, and the Department of History. … Indigenous Arts and Humanities grant and American Indian Studies at The Ohio State University. My name is Lucy Murphy. … throughout the year so definitely make sure to visit our website mcc.osu.edu. And we have a whole calendar of events. …
Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon and Deng Xiaoping during the state dinner for the Vice Premier of China

The Nixon-Deng Comparison

… Whenever a famous politician dies, obituary writers and other commentators immediately start comparing the departed figure … the top. Both had his rise to prominence interrupted at key points. Nixon’s most famous setbacks were his to Kennedy in … The Nixon-Deng Comparison …
Black women marching with signs supporting integration

Race in the Classroom: Teaching Civil Rights

… you know, they don't want to be in these majority Black audiences. And I said, well, you know what, this is actually a … been the degree to which the structures of race have become points of discussion here and there, and particularly inside … Wiggins. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at our website
Albert Bierstadt, Mount Corcoran, c. 1876-1877, oil on canvas

Silent Spring Revolution, a Conversation with Douglas Brinkley

… postwar economic boom took hold, with America becoming the world’s leading hyper industrial and military … this historic prosperity came a heavy cost: oceans began to die, wilderness vanished, the insecticide DDT poisoned … Revolution , Douglas Brinkley pays tribute to those who combated the mauling of the natural world in the Long …
In Mauritania, Aissata Abdoul Diop shows how the maize ears have dried in the drought stricken garden, 2012. 

Hunger Is Not Eradicated: The Food Crisis in Africa

… history.”  The phrase “ global polycrisis ” captures the complexity of events driving up world hunger over the past … polycrisis, people in these states suffer and some even die as a result of starvation.  The Long History of Food … 10% of a population of perhaps 10 million people died. In Sudan 2 million people died from starvation and …

The Human Use of Human Beings: A Brief History of Suicide Bombing

… 9/11, reveals a great deal about the phenomenon we have come to know as suicide bombing. First, a radical left-wing … such as faith or community. Historically, the decision to die on behalf of others has been the right of the … obligation, retain the traditional martyr’s willingness to die on behalf of others. In this new, mechanized form of …
Space Shuttle Columbia launching

Can We Boldly Go There Any More?

… atmosphere. The second fact will be relearned in the coming weeks as we emerge from our shock at this tragedy and … of space is not how many astronauts and cosmonauts have died, but how few. Though there have been several close calls, no one has actually died in space. Far more people died during the early years …