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… the public acts of its officials.”   Kennedy affirmed his commitment to an America that is “officially neither … ‘Almighty God’” and proclaimed that “the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand … implored all “‘to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah — to ‘undo the heavy burdens . . . (and) …

… beyond the myth of the first Thanksgiving, exploring the complicated politics that came to dominate a world created … dismantling of their homeland" (172). Although the uneasy peace brokered by Massasoit and his contemporaries held … This economic imbalance came to a head in one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history, King Philip's War. …

… to the long list of assaults enacted on the Native American community, put alongside boarding schools, forbidden … policy and prompted her exploration into this topic. Few studies before hers have investigated the relationship between … these three tropes through multiple and diverse case studies which demonstrate the effects of blood discourse on …

… The medieval period was full of confrontations between the dual … documents written to persuade the public, Whalen uncovers a communications battle between the papacy and the Holy Roman … to the British Isles. This was a time in which it would be easy to claim that the papacy, with its ability to direct …

… What can and should members of the international community do to honor 1989’s Beijing martyrs? Not … version of events, which erroneously states that brave soldiers and traitorous troublemakers were the only ones who died on June 4th. It also entails clearing up some …

… Over the past century, baseball has become a truly global game. The sport debuted at the Olympics … on these plantations were seasonal workers from the West Indies, where cricket had been much more popular. These … Fernando Tatis Jr. , to remain relevant to those younger audiences. Still, with the sheer number of Latinx players in …

… the phalanx of government programs that made our world comfortable: the labor laws that gave our fathers the … Race We knew about race, of course. Though we lived in a completely white neighborhood, there was no way to avoid … wound cutting across the city. African Americans had come to Detroit in the first half of the century for the …

… Brenna Miller   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … education and policy department and the American Indian Studies coordinator for OSU.   Dr. Christine Ballengee Morris   … Blissit. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website …

… sometimes glitteringly attractive, creatures come from? While not an exact replica, the myths and legends of revenants, ghosts, and vampires of the late medieval and early modern periods present amazing parallels to … been particularly sinful in nature The revenant likely had died a sudden death without religious last rites, especially …

… the amendment restored voting rights to ex-felons who had completed their prison sentence and been released from … laws like the one Floridians voted to eliminate. More common are states that extend disfranchisement through … Answers to these questions can be found deep in America’s complicated histories of slavery, segregation, and mass …

… Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Hello, and welcome to The Global War on Drugs brought to you by the … drawn from dozens of anthropological and archaeological studies, indigenous groups ingested datura medicinally and … a time now where we'll shift over ... to give you in the audience a chance to ask questions that you might have of our …

… Bakken oil-shale region in western North Dakota to a tank complex in Illinois. Its route crosses the Missouri River … the Meskwaki (Fox) Nation of Iowa. Theirs has nonetheless become the most dramatic demonstration against the project, … of Tears in Oklahoma. An estimated 3,500 Native Americans died along the 1,200 mile journey. Indian treaty-makers did …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk produced by Origins, Current Events in … Middle East today? Dr. Jane Hathaway  When a historian studies the Middle East, he or she is entering what's often a … the Houthi rebels, people have begun to be aware of the smallest subsect today, the Zaidis, who are quite different …

… of the Turkish Republic since its founding in 1923: the uncompromising secularism of the first Turkish president, … Fundamental Organization Law of 1921 was a temporary expedient intended to facilitate military resistance against the … Gül, the AKP candidate for president, should have won easy election to the presidency based on the AKP’s …

… Revolution--and learn that women in America have never been completely united.  … Take, for instance, Abigail Adams’s famous “Remember the Ladies” letter, in which she implored her husband, John Adams, … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …

… the term “New Cold War” has mushroomed among analysts and commentators seeking to define contemporary geopolitics. … unceasing warfare from the very beginning: a decorated soldier returns to his village to begin life in the new China … battle as a victory for Chinese forces who prevented an easy US victory and ultimately allowed Chinese and North …

… of two Russian ships by a German taskforce under the command of a German admiral improbably marked the entry of … in the Middle East is relatively well-known. Movie-going audiences are familiar with the dashing exploits of T. E. … the materials held in the Turkish Military and Strategic Studies Archive in Ankara. The Fall of the Ottomans seeks to …

… world. Ori Yehudai is the Schottenstein Chair in Israel Studies and Assistant Professor in the Department of History at … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Welcome to Leaving Zion: Jewish Emigration from Palestine and … is the Saul and Sonia Schottenstein Chair in Israel Studies and assistant professor in the Department of History at …

… chemists had worked to find an organizing principle that encompassed all of the known elements and that could be … characteristics—they were largely inert and resistant to combining with other substances—but the entire set fit … students. The majority of these tables look fantastical in comparison with the castle-like table that is found in …

… attempts to cover it up. This erroneous belief makes it easy to think that an alleged attempt to hide a sexual … at the Democratic national headquarters at the Watergate complex in 1972. An abbreviated list of what came to be … in the 1963 assassination of South Vietnamese President Diem; exchanging government favors for campaign …

… congregated in streets and squares and demanded the end of communist rule. These are indelible images deeply impressed … in Poland where the word "opposition," unheard of under communism, was expressed publicly; the dismantling of the … sang, and rang their key chains in protest against the communist regimes that seemed so obsolete, and in solidarity …