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Reinforcing Omaha Beach with men and equipment

Remembering D-Day: 10 Important Facts to Know

… thousand casualties on the first day of the invasion. To commemorate the battle, Origins offers ten of the most … II is generally seen as the finest example of coalition warfare . Yet, the Allies rarely agreed outright, particularly … Where the Allies C ould Land; Allied Leaders Chose Where They W ould The two possible landing spots for Overlord An …
Free speech march at Ohio State University in the mid-20th century

Politics and Protest on College Campuses

… But how does political engagement on campuses today compare to the history of American campus activism, particularly … in the 1960s? What sparks campus protests? How do they grow? And what can they achieve? On this episode of … Brenna Miller    Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a …

The Year of Africa

… After touring British colonies in Africa, Macmillan had become increasingly convinced that “national consciousness” … Conakry, Addis Ababa, and Léopoldville in 1960 alone. They built on earlier multilateral, Third World meetings … 1950s. Independence cha-cha we have won!  Oh, we cha-cha are finally free! Oh, Round Table cha-cha we have won! …
seedlings

Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future

… us on an authoritative and eye-opening journey into how the company Monsanto came to have outsized influence over our … its Roundup Ready® seeds, introduced twenty-five years ago, are still reshaping the farms that feed us. Elmore examines … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Welcome to Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future, …
A makeshift hospital in Iowa during the 1918 flu pandemic

Pandemics: Past, Present, Future

… for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily … Dr. Thomas McDow Welcome to pandemics past, present and future. Coming to you … now more than ever, insight about past pandemics and how they affect societies is essential for everyone. We are so …
Custis Lee (1832–1913) on horseback in front of the Jefferson Davis Memorial in Richmond, Virginia on June 3, 1907, reviewing Confederate Reunion Parade.

Trent Lott and the Collapse of Southern Mythology

… drawing to a close, the ghosts of Southern history have become important players in national politics. The fallout … tribute to Strom Thurmond’s 1948 Dixiecrat campaign has shared headlines with Justice Clarence Thomas’s emotional … Confederate leaders came to be associated less with what they actually did than with the courage and character they
George H. W. Bush Speaking in St. Louis, 1988. Behind him is Missouri Governor John Ashcroft.

The Danger of Scaring the Voters

… on terrorism. On every other topic, his approval ratings are below 50 percent. So the Bush campaign must keep its … strategists have long been concerned that Americans would become complacent” about the war on terrorism. “Skepticism by … agreed that there was good reason to be afraid.     They agreed that the nation needed a strong war leader. They
Review of Ho Chi Minh: A Biography, by Pierre Brocheux (translation by Claire Duiker) Book Cover

Ho Chi Minh: A Biography

Review of Ho Chi Minh: A Biography, by Pierre Brocheux (translation by Claire Duiker) (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007)
… to "Uncle Ho." Sitting in the eye of a political storm that toppled French colonialism in Southeast Asia, exposing the … at the fringes of European and Asian societies, Ho's complex experiences have been canonized at home and abroad, … off-limits, and formal writings from Vietnam monitored carefully by state bureaucrats. Brocheux's goal is simple – …
WNYU 89.1

Best in History Online: WNYU News

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that–much like Origins –seek to bring history … department of WNYU, New York University’s radio station. They broadcast to the New York region at 89.1 FM, and stream … remarkably durable over time. Take a listen below–this topic could not be more timely. …
Col C.B. Winders shooting a gun in the 1910s.

Reconstructing the Second Amendment

… Few issues in America are more controversial than guns. Yet even among hot button … Amendment does not prohibit robust gun regulation, it compels it. Today’s gun rights ideology is antithetical to … Amendment as a remnant of America ‘s revolutionary past, they venerated it, reminding their opponents that the Second …
Holding a copy of ”Selected Works of Mao Zedong," Red Guards are featured on the cover of a Guangxi elementary school textbook, 1971.

"Mao's Last Revolution": China's Cultural Transformation

… the reinstatement of political control via revolutionary committees supported by the military. The Cultural … peasants, soldiers, intellectuals, youth, and officials, they are a faceless and nameless backdrop to the drama of central …
State of War: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1945-2011, by Paul A. C. Koistinen Book Cover.

The Anatomy of the Military-Industrial Complex

Review of State of War: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1945-2011, by Paul A. C. Koistinen (Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 2012)
… years after the end of the Cold War, Pentagon budgets today are higher than they were at any point between 1946 and 1992. And those … to the nation he coined the phrase "military-industrial complex." Eisenhower used that address to issue a warning to …
The Terra Cotta Warriors: Xi’an’s most famous attraction

A Postcard from Xi’an: Balancing Past and Future

… as populous as Xi’an, the nearby countryside and mountains are important places for leisure, recreation, and spiritual … it’s a Daoist mountain to the east, a Buddhist reliquary complex to the west, or the tomb-speckled hillside to the … access inside of some of the Tang Dynasty tombs in which they can see first-hand the original wall paintings in each …
Russell Crowe as a gladiator, a football player from early football and a present day football player

Gladiators and Football

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
Ancient History
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
… or gladiatorial games of Ancient Rome? How do these events compare? This lesson will compare and contrast the Roman … football. The lesson will end with students researching topics and creating an Infographic to increase awareness …
Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon walking on White House grounds.

Don’t Believe “Peace Is at Hand”

… and Vietnam, Bush's conditions for bringing troops home are nearly identical to Nixon's. Bush defines victory as … it. Halfway through his first term, he secretly decided to complete American troop withdrawals around election time. … The North Vietnamese were more likely to make "peace" if they could pursue their military aims after a year or two. …
Police attack protesters on Bloody Sunday in Alabama

The Federal Government and Policing the Police

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
African American History
American Government
…  article deals with the nature of Federalism when it comes to controlling police in the United States and some of the more controversial roles that they played and continue to play in the area of civil rights. This article highlights the difficult …
Fidel Castro during a visit to Washington.

Why Economic Sanctions Often Fail

… economic sanctions on Iran, a step that, since then, they have announced. Yet there's every reason to believe … as a tool of foreign policy reveals that they have rarely achieved success. Just look at the long-time failed … to Iran in 2007. Switzerland's Swiss EGL energy trading company recently completed a forty-two billion dollar …
US National Security Agency Seal

Who is Big Brother and Why is He Always Watching?

… time by visiting four stations around the classroom that are made up of excerpts from the Origins article and primary … students will be creating a political cartoon about a topic featured at one of the stations. Instructional …
man standing my large container of fish with ocean and mountains in background

It’s the Factors of Life: Abiotic and Biotic Factors of Biomes

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
Science & Technology
… depicting different factors that impact the Pacific Salmon.They will also brainstorm any possible similar factors that … ideas; once the brainstorm time is over, the class will come together to observe the similar ideas students came up … Collaborative Learning Gallery Walk Brainstorm/Think-Pair-Share Comparison/Graphic Organizer Activity Lesson Materials: …
Indian troops in Burma, 1944.

A Forgotten Theater of War

Review of India’s War: World War II and the Making of Modern South Asia, by Srinath Raghavan New York, NY: Basic Books, 2016
… was responsible for its own sub-imperial sphere (35). This area included East Africa, the Persian Gulf, and other parts … 1939 to over two million in 1945 (64). This process was accompanied by considerable growing pains. Indian troops … initially declined to mobilize the Indian economy because they doubted it could be made to produce wartime goods …
An Aboriginal leader at the 13th Annual Canadian Aboriginal Festival in 2006.

Westward Expansion & Imperialism: Horse of a Different Color?

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History to 1877
… themselves is Westward Expansion a form of Imperialism?  They will analyze a series of sources first in a source … from America, Canada, and Australia in which they will compare the three sources.  From here students will be engaged … Indigenous Communities …
Centennial Seal of the Land Grant Colleges

The 1862 Morrill Act Honored the Liberal Arts As Well As Technical Education

… The first ad had “1862” emblazoned across the top, accompanied by a photograph of President Abraham Lincoln.   … college in 1864. Among the most prominent other land-grants are Penn State University, Iowa State University, University … had existed well before 1862. Set up by states, they included the University of Georgia, the first to be …
Flag of Crimea

3/3/14: A Volatile Crimea

…                  Many thought President Viktor Yanukovych's toppling meant a hiatus in Ukraine's unrest. Protests in … dissent between Crimea's pro and anti-Russian populace is compounded by Russia's refusal to respect its border laws. …