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… Brenna Miller   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … I'm your other host Jessica Blissit. In dramatic protests since August 2016. Native Americans and their allies have … greenlit pipeline construction, claiming it as a necessary component of the nation's infrastructure and oil security …

… about nuclear weapons and who has them? How did the U.S. become so central in efforts to control them? And how can past … Brenna Miller Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … mentioned. The Israelis are thought to have had the bomb since the early 1970s. The two other states rounding out the …

… the next logical step in this endeavor. While those accessing MITx courses or materials through OCW cannot secure … "Introduction to Solid State Chemistry," "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming," "Quantitative Methods in … in part to open up access to higher education. It should come as no surprise that MIT would be a leader in making the …

… many Americans, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are confusing conflicts waged by shadowy enemies without the benefit of the clear military or geographic objectives common to more conventional wars. This lack of knowledge … of which was to separate the Vietnamese people from the Communist guerrillas by forcing them into protected …

… Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … Trevor Brown  It's a pleasure.   Rudy Hightower  You're welcome.   Patrick Potyondy  Could you describe, to start us … in Ukraine leading up to 2014? And how has it evolved since 1991? And, Trevor, if you want to start us off here.   …

… deployed the “oil weapon” against Israel’s allies, imposing an embargo against any nation aiding Israel.  The … heavily on Soviet support for arms and many Arab nations welcomed Soviet aid. Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry … that an embargo of sales to the United States was forthcoming. Nixon attempted to assuage Saudi fears, promising to …

… of Independence is nowhere to be seen. Yet it’s not missing and it hasn’t been stolen. Since July 2001, the … was brilliant, but the process nearly destroyed the text. Compounding the damage was the decision in 1841 to put the … to monitor the condition of the document using a $3 million computerized camera system designed by the Jet Propulsion …

… Kurdistan on the Global Stage: Kinship, Land, and Community in Iraq  (Rutgers University Press, 2014). Daniel … Gay Fathers, and Their Children in the United States Since World War II ,  which won the 2014 Ohio Academy of …

… In between memory and forgetting, there is commemoration . On June 4, 1989 a protest in Beijing’s … the contours of the Tiananmen student movement have long since entered textbooks in the West. June 4th, 2014, at Hong … of this “second liberation,” inequalities and corruption—combined with an era of relative openness—led to calls for …

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… states, by thirty other countries, and by private companies. Some visitors recorded that they left simply … excuse for the whole thing. While it is true that one soap company displayed a full-sized replica of the Liberty Bell … fair was powered by a huge twin-piston steam engine, rising 45 feet and made by the Corliss company of Providence, …

… Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Welcome to "Medieval Women's Rights: Setting the Stage for … Day today, and Women's History Month this month, we welcome Professor Sara Butler, who will speak to us about women … that has a lot more to do with the fact that the movie business is interested in good battle scenes and not much …

… The consensus among many academics, journalists, and commentators is that Boko Haram is an Islamist organization … conflict and struggle for natural resources that accompanied the creation of the modern state of Nigeria. … and culture. The Sefuwa mais of Borno had been Muslims since the 11 th century and they traditionally surrounded …

… of President Omar al-Bashir, who had ruled the country since taking office in a 1989 military coup. Originally a … of living, demonstrators soon widened their criticisms to encompass the full impact of Bashir’s three decades in power: … all.” International observers have suggested that the uprising in Sudan represents a second “Arab Spring.” Yet perhaps …

… the national holiday from its pedestal. Memorial Day commemorates the men and women killed on the battlefield or … at half staff in the morning and then raised at noon.   Since the 1970s, there have been several grassroots … Gibbons (R – Nevada). Both bills were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Government …

… discussions about all things New York history. Since their start in 2007, the brothers have produced over … Boys Podcast also maintains a blog at boweryboyshistory.com , which serves as an additional resource for listeners, … Media/Journalism/Communications …

… populist, that has attracted the attention of an increasing number of policymakers, scholars, and journalists (even … Brazil and Chile, are not populists. Consequently, the most common definition of populism in political science today … to "the people." In other words, populism is a way of competing in elections and governing once in office that …

… that had wracked the six counties of Northern Ireland since the preceding August. From modest beginnings, the … Catholic Republic of Ireland, an utterly unacceptable outcome. They therefore fiercely fought the civil rights … in Belfast. The police, overwhelmingly Unionist, were complicit in the violence, leaving Catholics with no obvious …

… Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Hello, and welcome to Cultural Diplomacy and the Global Cold War, brought … of an important national anniversary in 1981, 1,300 years since the establishment of the medieval Bulgarian state in … communist leadership, particularly the longtime dictator, Todor Zhivkov, was always interested in culture and he liked …

… Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone, … to kill themselves while killing others. So certainly since September 2001, the suicide bomber has held a central … but not necessary. In suicide bombing, the human being becomes literally just a control mechanism. Their death is …

… This Friday, December 1st, for the first time since Mexico's modern revolution in the 1920s, one party … taking power.  What ought to be changes of government become changes of regime. Putsches and revolutions substitute … republic. As a result, no doubt the day will soon come when parties in Mexico, like those in the United …

… But U.S. - Cuba relations could be in for a dramatic change since President Obama's mid-December announcement . Join in …   Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone from … mid-December, "US to restore full relations with Cuba, erasing the last trace of Cold War hostility," read The New …