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A Pact with the Devil? The United States and the Fate of Modern Haiti

… dying lay beneath the rubble and remains of their homes and communities, American televangelist Pat Robertson stated … Boukman's revolt quickly blossomed into the largest, bloodiest slave uprising in history. By the end of September, … For instance, 51% of Haiti's revenues from coffee went to service the exterior debt, 47% went to pay internal debts …

Syria's Islamic Movement and the 2011-12 Uprising

… population walked out of the Istanbul meeting as well, complaining that the SNC had no intention of setting up a … or excesses, and ensure equitable representation of all components of society." The Covenant envisaged the … the proposed Transitional Authority in Syria, evoked the medieval Islamic ceremony of swearing public allegiance to the …
The logo for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Genocide and Justice in Rwanda

… of criminal responsibility imposed by the international community for the commission of mass atrocities. Yet, genocide became an … for criminal trials at the international level for the commission of genocide. The Convention said that trials …
Photo from 1890 of the first OSU football team

Taylor Branch on the Crisis of College Sports

… Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. In addition to completing the monumental  King Era Trilogy , Branch has … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … Leticia Wiggins. You can find our podcasts and more at our website, origins.osu.edu, on iTunes, and on SoundCloud. And …
Chinese nuclear bomb on display in China.

A Danger Shared by All

… Lyndon Johnson ordered a task force, the Gilpatric Committee (named after its chairman, former deputy defense … to stop nuclear proliferation. According to the Gilpatric Committee, “Energetic and comprehensive steps must be taken in the near future to … History News Service
Shells of burnt-out busses after a suicide bombing

The Terrors of Suicide Bombing

… Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone, … . I'm a lecturer in the undergraduate International Studies Program here at Ohio State University. I'm the author … , and Leticia Wiggins . Find our podcasts and more at our website Origins.osu.edu and you can find us on Twitter, …
NASA marks Earth Day’s 50th anniversary.

“Give Earth a Chance”: Earth Day and the Politics of Modern Environmentalism

… emerged as a spokesperson for a diverse global movement to combat the climate crisis following a spate of … Dream was a “cruel hoax.” She went on to shock her audience when she pledged never to have children. “I have … by the conservative John Birch Society, some questioned the coincidence that Earth Day occurred on the 100 th birthday …
Pamphlet of "Virginia Women Opposed to Suffrage"

Equal Suffrage Awaits Trial (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 3)

… clubs and launched multiyear protests. While sharing a common goal, these efforts were not without internal … and these women come together and found the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, and they organize strikes and … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …
"Glory to victorious Red Army soldier!" by Dmitrii Stakhievich Moor, 1920

The October Revolution in Russia

… Over the next three years, the Bolsheviks (soon renamed Communists) would have to win power in a bloody civil war … given the senseless slaughter of millions of soldiers during the First World War, the October Revolution … handing over tanks manufactured on their money to Soviet servicemen, December 1942 ( right ). USSR Day of the October …
Multicolored hanging telephones

From the Transatlantic Telephone to the iPhone

The real origins of the iPhone’s power stems from the pioneering efforts of communication innovators that preceded the AT&T engineers of the 1920s.
… The story of wired long-distance communication really begins with the Western Union … telegraph in 1861 and the Atlantic Telegraph Company that dropped the first transatlantic telegraph cable … Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. The Origins ' editorial team includes Editors …
The aurora borealis over the Arctic

Climate Change, Russia, and the Race for the Arctic

… international race for the arctic . He tells us about the complex and perhaps explosive historical dimensions of … Jeffrey Dunifon. Thanks for being on the show, Nick and welcome.   Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Thank you so much, Patrick. … mean is that we may have to give up some of the great goodies that we have, you know, at the moment, I mean, I think …

Feast and Famine: The Global Food Crisis

… countries experienced food riots. "Hunger seasons" have become the norm in many parts of the global south, and women … invariably generates a shift to a more "western" style diet, which involves rising meat consumption, which in turn … version of carbophobia, William Gull (a royal doctor) coined the term anorexia nervosa to refer to a condition he …

Baptized in the Jordan: Restoring a Holy River

… five meters away on the opposite shore, two Jordanian soldiers looked on from the shelter of a reed-covered platform – no visitors had come to visit their side of the river yet that day. As the … Francesca de Châtel, 2013. According to the Yardenit website , this is one of the only places along the Jordan …
Bird's-eye-view of the 1993 border blockade enacted by CBP Border Patrol agents in El Paso, Texas as part of Operation Hold the Line.

Fortifying the U.S.-Mexico Boundary: The 1993 “Hold the Line” Experiment

… also proposed deploying advanced drug detection machines to combat the influx of fentanyl, which he claimed was … through work, trade, consumption of goods and services, and family and social ties.  Since 1953, the … Accordingly, Operation Gatekeeper was launched at the San Diego-Tijuana corridor in 1994, Operation Safeguard at the …

Should Age Matter? How 65 Came to Be Old and Old Came to Be Ill

… United States. The press, the government, and the medical community claim, often and loudly, that these numbers augur … Neither of these conclusions was foregone; both were expedient answers to social and political pressures. Indeed, … be developed within the framework of our total health services. Further fragmentation would be wasteful and would …
Chris Anderson asks: "Will you run again?" Gore replies, "Ohh, you aren't going to get me on this one!"

But Gore Did Help Invent the Internet

… When Al Gore allegedly claimed he invented the Internet, comedians, political  pundits and Republicans had a field … optic network, along with the servers, software and other components of what became the Internet, didn't differ from … In May of 1999, Gore told CNN's Wolf Blitzer, "During my service in the U.S. Congress, I took the initiative in …
This iconic 1846 lithograph by Nathaniel Currier was entitled "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor"; the phrase "Boston Tea Party" had not yet become standard. Contrary to Currier's depiction, few of the men dumping the tea were actually disguised as Native Americans.

Tea Parties Then and Now — A Crucial Difference

… capitals and Washington, D.C., to protest the federal income tax. As their name implies and their banners state, … than they realize. But they’re dead wrong in their main complaint: today’s tax policies are a direct result of what … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …
Djiboutian workers fill bags with wheat destined for Ethiopia, provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), at the Port of Djibouti, Africa, Jan. 7, 2013.

The Birth and Death of USAID

… in the beginning of 2025, still working in the name of the commitment that President John F. Kennedy had made in 1961 … address, “for whatever period is required—not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, … was a problem; others argued that the agricultural subsidies affluent nations paid their famers negated the value of …
Hubert Robert's 1785 painting "Fire in Rome," showing the events of 64 CE.

The Ancient Roman Origins of Government Disaster Response

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