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… wake of a mass shooting such as the one in Parkland, FL, commentators, pundits, and politicians all gather around to … be sure, had outsized proportions) was 33,124 in 1915; by 1930, it was 47,775. New York’s first state-run facility for … but also to provide “restorative” work. Others had workshops. There is, at best, mixed evidence on whether such …

… Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, arrive in Guatemala to discuss the border crisis, June … they simply never made enough to do so. “Many Chinamen have come; few have returned. Why is this?” representatives of … vetted, with a bias for assimilability and skill level; 30% of the slots were dedicated to agricultural workers as a …

… While not explicitly backing Manila, Obama stressed his commitment to preserving stability in  the South China Sea . … the Chinese, shifted its ire to Japan in the 1920s and 1930s. Pushing into Formosa ( Taiwan ), Korea, and eventually … that Japan poured precious resources into its defense. Offshore from the American landings on Leyte, the largest …

… Guard Home!” A judge issued a gag order preventing Drake officials from speaking about the subpoena. When word of … to keep close tabs on them. Spying on dissidents has become official policy since police departments were advised … abroad in the country. Nor were the four presidents able or willing to put a stop to the FBI’s powerful J. Edgar Hoover, …

… On April 24, 2015, much of the world will commemorate the centennial of one of the most highly … through what we now know were its last years, Turkish officials oversaw the deportation and massacre of anywhere … our knowledge on the Armenian Genocide has been WATS (Workshop for Armenian-Turkish Scholarship) that from 2000 to the …

… The perfect companion to nearly any summer activity is a good book. And, no matter what your interests, there is … specialty. I have selected these amazing books because they offer new perspectives on well-known events, uncover buried …

… he might refuse to hand over control of the Presidential Office to the holder of a U.S. Green Card, a jab at then-KMT … is not quite as large as Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined. It is also the second-most densely populated … his father's anti-communism, but relented in the late 1930s and 1940s when Stalin allowed him to return to China and …

… safety, and how much states should subsidize the ritual—is complicated. In many countries, demand for hajj visas … subjects. They arrived in unprecedented numbers—as many as 300,000 a year—due to the global mobility revolution that … and holy tombs around the city to make space for new shopping malls and luxury hotels. And today’s hajj crowds …

… forces, however, the South Korean military repelled the Communist attack and eventually pushed them north of the … A peace treaty was never signed; the Korean War has never officially ended. Despite its relative brevity, the … revolutionary origins not to the Korean War but to the 1930s  anti-Japanese guerilla struggle . During this period, …

… are Hindus (more than 1 billion people), with Muslims comprising the next most populous group at 15%. First-time … who went on to form the Muslim League in 1906. During the 1930s, in the final push to independence, the Muslim League … 1917-1920, Hedgewar believed that the only way to throw off the yoke of colonial rule was through more aggressive …

… For good or ill, future generations will look to this spring's … win votes for women. After a Senate investigation into his officers' failure to protect them from rowdy bystanders, the … reputation by ordering his men to attack their former comrades in arms with tear gas and riot weapons and burn …

… "you weren't there and therefore don't have any right to offer your views" argument discourages thoughtful discussion … the use of the atomic bomb.  Take, for example, Admiral William Leahy, White House chief of staff and chairman of … the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. I was not taught …

… out of political motives, high Bush administration officials exposed the name of a CIA agent to columnist … Office shenanigans. Presidents and their underlings have committed numerous immoral, illegal or dodgy acts. They’ve … Warren G. Harding’s secretary of the interior pocketed $300,000 in 1921 in exchange for giving two shady oil men …

… than that enjoyed by the British, whose draconian libel and official secrets laws can stop the distribution of books, … After all, American society is now among the world's most complex. In a nation of such diverse origins, practices and … that, of course, is all the more reason to remain vigilant against efforts to suppress the knowledge that such a …

…   1. What is ISIS? Official ISIS flag ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and … . The surge of U.S. forces to Iraq in 2007-2008 and the accompanying counterinsurgency strategy along with a Sunni … First Class Kenneth Armbrister, assigned to Company A, 1-30th Infantry, scans for enemy activity during surge …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … thank you all for joining us today. We'd like to start off by giving listeners a sense of the lay of the land here. … movements? Professor Ousman Kobo   Well, that's a very good question. One of the answers, and I'll try to be brief, …

… step outside of their homes. In response, a group of some 300 Afghan women gathered to protest this law and demand … had very recently joined forces with the celebrated Tajik commander Ahmad Shah Massoud to establish the "Northern … of tea and bread, and after the novelty of our arrival wore off a bit the mood lightened and we had dinner and …

… dying lay beneath the rubble and remains of their homes and communities, American televangelist Pat Robertson stated … amount of cash crops: more than one-half of the sugar and coffee consumed in Europe and the Americas, as well as … offer full support to the Duvalier government. During that 30-year period, Haitians were forced to live under dictators …

… appears to presume that popular support for Saddam Hussein will crumble rapidly. This assumption may well prove correct … invasion, the Iraqi military could engage in house-to-house combat or terrorist attacks against U.S. troops in Baghdad … in attempting to set in place a post-Saddam political order. Iraqi Kurds in the north and Shiites in the south …

… millions of individuals, and stigmatized inner city communities--all without appearing to have produced a … Patrick Potyondy    Welcome to History Talk , where we explore the deep background … successfully? And this, if you think about it, it's in the '30s that Alcoholics Anonymous emerges as the primary and …