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… independence. Likewise, the government of the United Kingdom compensated slaveowners after the abolition of … and other French and British Caribbean territories such as Martinique or Guadeloupe, gradually abolished the slave … Chinese laborers. Not granted financial compensation and lacking marketable skills, many Afro-Cubans secured marginal …

… head in one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history, King Philip's War. Philip, also known as Metacom, was … of the period between the arrival of the Mayflower through King Philip's War Philbrick focus much of his attention on … Community, and War , by Nathaniel Philbrick (New York, Viking Press 2006) … David Dzurec … Reviews … North America … …

… of the Brexit vote, another major historical event was taking place in Havana, Cuba . At a meeting hosted by … as both a source of revenue as well as a means of making political statements. In the later decades, they often … of a kidnapping attempt. He himself was the target of an assassination attempt during the 2002 campaign, and his …

… for schools, infrastructure, arts, and health care. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth meet with Nakoda …

… and children. Meanwhile, Morsi has been charged with provoking violence in the streets of Egypt in the lead-up to the … has precedent in the region’s recent past. Historically speaking, the harder states clamp down on the activities of … and 1960s, Anwar Sadat’s “autumn of fury” and subsequent assassination in 1981, and the Mubarak regime’s suppression …

… help explain these economic and social successes? Seeking answers to these questions, sociologists have studied … island has been part of some larger entity, including: the kingdom of Srivijaya (modern day Sumatra, seventh to 13th century), the kingdom of Sukothai (modern-day Thailand, late 14th …

… President Omar al-Bashir, who had ruled the country since taking office in a 1989 military coup. Originally a response … Chicago and a specialist on the Sudan. He is currently working on a new book on the history of Islam in Lusophone … civilization of Nubia, and you also have three Christian kingdoms that existed in the country just before the arrival …

… of colonialism, this may not seem like a particularly shocking statement. But in France the image of a presidential candidate making such a declaration in the capital of a former colony … city than Nice (which was annexed by Napoleon III from the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1860). When the Algerian War for …

… a group of African American college students was a breathtakingly obtuse misunderstanding of the role the federal … dramatically – and he did so on the 47 th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s March on Washington . Beck was shamelessly …

… things have to change. We must confront our colonial thinking and attitudes and redefine what Canadian-ness means. We … Nations in 1869 ( middle ).  Nakoda chieftains meeting with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II in Calgary in 1939 ( … as those laid out in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 (working out the details of the peace at the end of the Seven …

… and elsewhere. The violence associated with the trafficking of illicit narcotics and stimulants continues to stoke … such a great cost both in money and human lives. The trafficking of illicit drugs is a signature Latin American … unleashed a crackdown on the Medellín cartel following the assassination, which forced Escobar and the Ochoa brothers …

… think of using the Bible to defend the divine authority of kings or to argue that seizing land from the Native … whole millions of its sacred influence.” Douglass was speaking of masters and slaves, but his essential point remains …

… the BBC wrapped up the taping of The Fall in the United Kingdom , a series focused on one female detective's attempt … problem developed? And, Cathy, we'd like to begin by asking you this question.   Cathy Rakowski  Sure. The … very important to be specific in context when you're looking at different forms of violence, right? When we're …

… 1941. But Italy had joined the Axis powers, so the United Kingdom had reason to help Ethiopia. The date Haile Selassie …

… humorist Finley Peter Dunne, in the guise of saloon keeper Martin J. Dooley, perhaps captured the office best when he … Henry Harrison, who resolved the matter by impulsively taking the oath of office as president after Harrison’s … adviser. In fact, Mondale enhanced the office by taking on duties traditionally performed by the president. …

… elections, as well as their personnel — generals, soldiers, kings and candidates.   No one tells us more about all the …   The official men of the government did not know that working together would be the salvation of the bipartisan … and finally see it as her lasting gift to the nation. By making politics a party to which everyone is invited, Dolley …

… these two statements, from citizens of the English-speaking country that gave us the concept of a welfare state, … in varying degrees throughout Western Europe and the United Kingdom, provided a variety of subsidized social services to … cutting and, to a lesser extent, privatization are striking at welfare-state systems in general, what is happening …

… above Havana bay, a landmark for tourists and travelers. Looking up at the Cuban flag fluttering over its turrets, I … Communist government has led to many regrettable results: assassination attempts against Fidel Castro, leader of … the U.S. imposed a financial and economic embargo, blocking the import or export of almost all goods between the …

… of History Talk .   Patrick Potyondy   We'll begin by asking Kevin to introduce himself to join our first two guests … completely differently. This is proven by polls that are asking opinions about Trayvon Martin or Ferguson, Missouri as the most recent examples of …

… supply-side energy policy reigns and fossil fuel is still King. Not since the 1950s, when President Dwight D. … in Silicon Valley, is the author of "Energy and the Making of Modern California" (1997) and a writer for the …