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Kagan, Obama, and Roberts before her investiture ceremony, October 1, 2010.

How Empathy Makes Superior Judges – and Justice

… Saint Louis University School of Law and a writer for the History News Service. … Joel K. Goldstein … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … U.S. Laws and Legislation … Legal history … How Empathy Makes Superior Judges – and Justice …
King speaking to an anti-Vietnam war rally at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, April 27, 1967.

Which Martin Luther King to Honor?

… at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. … Ira Chernus … History News Service … United States … Class & Labor … Racism & Racial Ideas … Black Lives in American History … Civil/Human Rights … Which Martin Luther King to …
A judge's gavel resting in front of legal books.

Windows and the Bench: Microsoft and the Judges

… of Law at the University of Michigan and a writer for the History News Service. … Richard D. Friedman … History News Service … United States … Legal history … U.S. Laws and Legislation … …

The Illegalization of Marijuana: A Brief History

… you make any hint of supporting decriminalization, you are history. Everything else, you figure it out. But that one, … … 20th Century … The Illegalization of Marijuana: A Brief History …
An engraving of Earl Cornwallis's surrender to George Washington during the American Revolution.

Hollywood’s American Revolution

… changed everything. Gregory L. Kaster is professor of history at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. … Gregory L. Kaster … History News Service … United States … Black Lives in American History … U.S. Revolutionary War/Era … Film/Television … …
U.S. Marine Barracks in Lebanon

Ten Terrorists Attacks in History

… out the bloodiest and most consequential terrorist act in history.  They hijacked four airliners, two of which were … … Terrorism … Top Tens … Ten Terrorists Attacks in History …
The Senate's side of the U.S. Capitol Building.

The Framers vs. Sen. Frist

… Culture since 1960" (2008). … David E. Kyvig … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … Legal history … The Framers vs. Sen. Frist …
Black and white image of an empty classroom

12/24/2014: Teaching Race in the Classroom

… Race in the Classroom: Teaching Civil Rights … Connecting History … Education … United States … Racism & Racial Ideas … Black Lives in American History … 12/24/2014: Teaching Race in the Classroom …
statue of Joseph Smith in a garden

Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon

According to the traditional narrative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith was visited on September 21, 1823 by an angel who told him of an ancient record buried nearby his farm.
Legislative members are seen exhausted while listening to lengthy testimony during floor action on the articles for impeachment of judge Sam Smith.

The Poisonous Cry for Judicial Impeachment

… Culture since 1960" (2008). … David E. Kyvig … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … Legal history … The Poisonous Cry for Judicial Impeachment …
Women marching

The History of International Women’s Day

The first “Woman’s Day” celebration was organized by the U.S. Socialist Party in Chicago on May 2, 1908.
… … Europe … Women & Gender … Civil/Human Rights … The History of International Women’s Day …
Scene in Ukraine

Ukraine, In a Nutshell

Review of The Conflict in Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Serhy Yekelchyk (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015).
… University of Victoria, Yekelchyk masterfully presents the history, politics, culture, background, and motivations for … news around the world?”, “How and why did Russia annex the Crimea from Ukraine?”, “Why did fighting breakout in eastern … are not cognizant of the fascinating and repeatedly tragic history of these people.  So Yekelchyk asks the question, …
A 1940s photo of a church in Kansas.

Those Who Abuse the Past Are Bound to Misunderstand It

… Americans love their history, but seldom think historically. The problem is not that they don't pay enough attention to history. Americans spend millions each year on heritage vacations and history books. Politicians and pundits use history to justify their …
pile of syringes

The Global War on Drugs

… ever be able to quit?  They uncover how the centuries-long history of global drug prohibition prologues today's … Panel: Dr. Isaac Peter Campos , Associate Professor of History, University of Cincinnati Brionna Mendoza , Doctoral candidate in History, Ohio State University Dr. Sarah Brady Siff , Drug …
Crowd photo at the 2017 Women's March in Washington DC

The Way We Never Were (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 1)

… the perfect time to re-evaluate the political and electoral history of women in the United States. Has there ever been … and political process? We will be analyzing the history of women's political participation since the … States and, together, we will explore how this exciting history serves as the prologue of the current debate over …
Cover of A Strange Stirring The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s by Stephanie Coontz.

A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s

Review of A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s, by Stephanie Coontz (New York: Basic Books, 2011)
… Strange Stirring takes the novel approach of presenting the history of the women whose experiences The Feminine Mystique … a biography of the book that "pulled the trigger on history" (xv). Coontz concedes that even though The Feminine … Dawn of the 1960s , by Stephanie Coontz (New York: Basic Books, 2011) … Nicole Jackson … Reviews … Sexuality & …
A memorial dedicated to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War (1941-45) in Yaroslavl.

From Kulikovo Field to Kursk: Russia’s Forever War

Review of Russia: The Story of War, by Gregory Carleton (Cambridge, MA and London: Belknap/Harvard University Press, 2017)
… with its past wars, condensing nearly 1,000 years of history into a succinct study stretching from the Mongol … in Chechnya and Ukraine. Tackling such a long stretch of history would be daunting for most historians, but Carleton … the ways in which humiliating defeats, such as the Crimean War (1853-56), the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), and …
Castilian ambassadors attempt to ally themselves with Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada.

The Iberian Realm of Islam

Review of Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain, by Brian A. Catlos (New York: Basic Books, 2018)
… on the Iberian Peninsula. In Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain , Catlos examines the importance of … land by Christian kings) through which we view Spanish history are too facile. The reality of the Islamic kingdoms … of Islamic Spain , by Brian A. Catlos (New York: Basic Books, 2018) … Dani Anthony … Reviews … Europe … Religion … …