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Cover of The Chiefs Now in This City: Indians and the Urban Frontier in Early America by Colin Calloway.

Native Americans in Urban Places

Review of , “The Chiefs Now in This City”: Indians and the Urban Frontier in Early America, by Colin Calloway (New York City, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021)
… Native Americans visited colonial cities from New Orleans to Montreal, … in between. Historians have traditionally focused on the outcomes of “the chiefs now in this city,” namely, treaties. … this work, however, the words work to invert the usual viewpoints we use. In essence, what is urban, or a frontier, is …
The Terra Cotta Warriors: Xi’an’s most famous attraction

A Postcard from Xi’an: Balancing Past and Future

… most famous attraction. If the name “Xi’an” is familiar to foreigners, it is likely for its most famous historical … it’s a Daoist mountain to the east, a Buddhist reliquary complex to the west, or the tomb-speckled hillside to the … north, there is historical significance in every direction. Visitors walking the causeway to the Tang Royal Tombs. Qian …
Inside the National Veteran's Museum and Memorial - The NVMM's exhibits chronicle the stages of a veteran's experience.

The National Veterans Museum and Memorial

… of the courageous men and women who answered the call for our country. We must carefully preserve not only the … however, the layout poses real difficulties for elderly visitors and veterans who cannot walk well. Guests have to … experience. Chosen with the help of a veterans advisory committee from a pool of 250 potential candidates, the 25 …
Earth covered in trees and water

"Pale Blue Dot": History of Our Environment

… Department of History share how environmental history informs our shared future in a world confronted by pandemics, … boys, River and Blue. Folks, you can unveil yourselves and come on to the screen if you'd like. Welcome thank you for … of a fraction of that dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on …
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 … Jessica Blissit   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … Well, I think Steven and Clay raise some really important points, I'll just kind of reiterate one of them, and that is …

What We Talk About When We Talk About Confederate Monuments

… According to news accounts, Jason Kessler, a former journalist and current member of the … the violence had already begun. But the worst was yet to come. Saturday’s rally was scheduled to start at noon, but … in Georgia. A view of the carvings on Stone Mountain, the visitor center, and the surrounding park ( left ). A …
The Battle of Waterloo, 1815

Winning and Losing at the Battle of Waterloo

… On June 18, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte's forces were defeated at Waterloo by the armies of the … Belgium's plans to make a special-edition euro coin commemorating the Battle of Waterloo. Belgium still … that allows individual nations to unilaterally produce coins of irregular denominations. 70,000 2½ euro coins were …
Large group of suffragists on steps

One Hundred Years of Women and the Vote

… They discussed the legacy of enfranchisement, especially for women of color; the ongoing gender disparity in elected officials; and how history informs the 2020 election. Panelists included: Susan Hartmann, … first enfranchisement that Ohio women got. And I think that points to the kind of fragmentary nature of the progress of …
Painting of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Memories of the Great War

… bring us first-hand stories of how the Great War is being commemorated across the globe. Brenna Miller joined us from … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone … War I's beginning that you mentioned that you that you visited some of the events and Sarajevo has it received much …
Team photo of a soccer team

The Politics of International Sport

… in putting the nation on display on the global stage. And coming up, Brazil : about to host to the 2014 World Cup and … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … relations angle, what were some of the kind of key points in the strained relationship during the Cold War? And …
State of War: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1945-2011, by Paul A. C. Koistinen Book Cover.

The Anatomy of the Military-Industrial Complex

Review of State of War: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1945-2011, by Paul A. C. Koistinen (Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 2012)
… to the nation he coined the phrase "military-industrial complex." Eisenhower used that address to issue a warning to … $7.5 trillion on nuclear weapons, but when he takes us to visit warehouses full of mothballed tanks, Koistinen points out that of roughly 11,000 tanks the Army owns, only …
Black women marching with signs supporting integration

Race in the Classroom: Teaching Civil Rights

… Leticia Wiggins   This is your host Leticia Wiggins and welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … been the degree to which the structures of race have become points of discussion here and there, and particularly inside … hard work of ordinary, everyday people, and so if people visiting the museum or people in who take our classes, take …

What's All Happening at the Zoo?

… even have gorilla enclosures in the first place? It should come as no surprise that zoos make headlines. According to a 2013 report, U.S. zoos attract more than 160 million visitors annually, more than do all NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB … Tatiana during the incident. Yet the history of zoogoing points us toward future possibilities. How might a zoogoer …
Marker: "90 Miles to Cuba. Southernmost Point, Continental USA. Key West, FL"

Rethinking Cuba Libre

… southernmost point. But U.S. - Cuba relations could be in for a dramatic change since President Obama's mid-December … week. And as a delegation of US congressional Democrats visits Cuba, and other US political and economic interests … in 1959, and the US sour so quickly? What are the important points to remember here? And Hideaki? If you wanted to begin …

America's "Big Brother": A Century of U.S. Domestic Surveillance

… by any other intelligence agency,” especially as telecommunication technology advances. Perhaps surprisingly, … not issued in the wake of the cache of documents leaked by former civilian security contractor Edward Snowden to the … Johnson. As intelligence historian Christopher Andrew points out, King was therefore probably the only major …
Globe on a plate with knife and fork next to it

Diet for a Large Planet

… choices and agricultural systems is causing problems both for human health and the health of our planet. Solutions … Nicholas Breyfogle: Welcome to Diet for a Large Planet by The Ohio State University. I'm an … Diet for a Large Planet …

From Gaza to Jerusalem: Is the Two State Solution under Siege?

… demands to inspect the cargo they carried, and Israeli navy commandos boarded the vessels before the boats pulled into Gaza waters. Nine passengers … point of Palestinian national emotion in many turning points of the conflict, from the 1929 uprising to the start …
Native woman with her back to the camera

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

… was in a part an academic exercise, it was also an effort to reclaim pieces of a family’s experience that was … Dr. Lucy Murphy  Welcome to Reclaiming My Family's Story: Cultural Trauma and … programs all throughout the year so definitely make sure to visit our website mcc.osu.edu. And we have a whole calendar …
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 … grave expression, personally inspecting the damage or comforting survivors or those who care for them. After the 2010 …
An abandoned building in Chernobyl

A Postcard from Chernobyl

… 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 … zone on an official tour. We were stopped at check points at the entries to the 30 km outer and 10 km inner …