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… rash act against a national celebrity. Meanwhile, Knight complained that he was a victim of changing expectations … trustee critical of Brand's action invoked a pointed comparison: "President Truman fired General MacArthur.  … a surprise attack on South Korea. There he devised a daring amphibious assault behind enemy lines that enabled …

… a narrative worthy of the hype. Even if she had not committed and been tried for murder, Laura Fair would have … years of age, Laura found herself the widow of a man who died under unexplained circumstances in the midst of divorce … success in marriage to William D. Fair, with whom she had a daughter. But he soon died of a gunshot wound, probably …

… During the last four weeks, the Election Assistance Commission, the Justice Department and the Department of … Why is that? Because states will resist. Setting the date of national elections is one of the few powers that the … to demonstrate that state or local officials no longer were competent to oversee elections. Yet four years later, little …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like  Origins  – seek to bring history … of the University’s eminent imperial historians. It comprises of one of the largest groups of imperial and … in the UK.” [Description from Imperial & Global Exeter website] You can also take part in their exploration of …

… weeks can make in a presidential primary campaign! Seven days before the Iowa caucuses, Howard Dean led the Democratic pack by at least 12 percentage points in polls. But his campaign has been in a tailspin … Barry Goldwater of 1964. Dean should have taken the comparison seriously. Glaring parallels exist between the …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … solicits articles from historians, writers, and artists committed to good storytelling, with an eye for the strange … method of writing history." [description from The Appendix website] …

… end, some thirty-six thousand five hundred American troops died fighting the three year war in Korea. Six thousand of … be home by Christmas." [Podcast description from WOSU's website ]  Mitchell Lerner's work with Origins : Making …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … This month, our BOH (Best in History Online) pick comes in the form of a website dedicated to reinventing the … mapping within the humanities." Reimagine Vancouver, Canada with their project to digitally reconstruct urban …

… worldwide who are unpopular, or under attack, or scandal-ridden. Sadly for former President Gerald Ford, who died Tuesday evening, his well-deserved vindication will probably never come. Thrust into a difficult situation — one he handled …

… talking about Martin Luther King, one of the questions most commonly asked is: “What would Dr. King say about…?” The … on it and its possible answers. “Jesus drove a Honda,” one pundit assured us, “‘For I did not speak of my own … hold that would bridle our consumerism?” Such a question points to our need of a moral authority in perilous times. …

… all women were supportive of the pending 19th Amendment. Today, we discuss the heyday of the suffrage movement and the women who opposed their … and these women come together and found the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, and they organize strikes and …

… that Eisenhower did the responsible thing when he quickly completed the truce negotiations that ended the fighting in … where we were in September 1950 — and where we remain today. Did Richard Nixon “cut and run” in Vietnam? Who can … that almost half the 58,000 Americans killed in Vietnam died during Nixon’s presidency. The real mistake during what …

… that there was considerable mechanical innovation in the medieval period. These medieval machines included mechanical … heads that revealed the future, and automated gardens complete with metallic singing birds. In this book, E.R. … understood to exist in medieval times. For example, she points to mechanical monkeys and animals that were …

… I am become death, the shatterer of worlds. J. Robert Oppenheimer … explode at the Trinity test site. An atomic age was dawning and Oppenheimer was leading the way. The potential … Department of Sociology and interdisciplinary Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego and is …

… Fate of Syria," which can be found on the origins osu.edu website. Thanks for joining us, Ayse. Ayse … involvement." What do we mean by that? If we mean, soldiers on foot, Patrick Scharfe  Ground forces. Ayse … harder to solve. Leticia Wiggins  You bring up these great points of how you know the actuality and kind of what we see …

… Allies could win the war, and expected conflict into 1919. David Stevenson's sixth book on the conflict, With Our Backs … of 1918, then nuanced chapters examining the major combatants in technology, logistics, and intelligence, … introduction and conclusion emphasizing Stevenson's salient points. That minor criticism aside, the author's is largely …

… the Sui and established the Tang dynasty. He rose to become Minister of Works, giving Wu Zetian an early taste of … father’s request, Yuan Tiangang—the foremost diviner of his day—studied her. Struck by her features, Yuan declared that the …

… was entered in Pennsylvania that would alter the American diet. The case was the United States v. E.C. Knight, et.al . … case effectively created the legal context for sugar to become ubiquitous. Look at any U.S. food label today and you will find that one of the top five ingredients …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring … historical perspective to the events happening around us today. On each show, renowned U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Peter … broadcast by 36 primary public radio stations, serving 72 communities in 20 states and Washington, D.C.—and more than …

… In the face of disasters we have come to expect that our governments will respond. … breaker and grave expression, personally inspecting the damage or comforting survivors or those who care for them. … erected statues of him. Tiberius then struck and circulated coins celebrating his rebuilding efforts, the ancient …

… If eight percent of the population of seven million had died or been killed during WWII , the Greek civil war (GCW) … coups d’état and dozens of governments. Although Greek communists had been a serious threat to all Greece’s … built on it decimated. The period of Greek civil strife is commonly divided into three “rounds”. The first one began in …

… in 1909, and later New Mexico Secretary of State Soledad Chávez de Chacón for two weeks earlier in summer … husbands’ unfinished business. In Wyoming, William B. Ross died while governor in October 1924 from complications following an emergency appendectomy. The …

… announcing the discovery and publication of a Gospel of Judas. Could the disciple who betrayed Jesus be a hero? … Christianity only one hundred years after Jesus. Speaker | David Brakke , Professor and Joe R. Engle Chair in the … Ohio State University. He received his PhD in religious studies from Yale and taught at Indiana University for 19 years …