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Government of National Unity in 2009. Left to right: Arthur Mutambara, Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, and Thabo Mbeki.

A Lesson for South Africa? Zimbabwe’s Path to Multi-Party Rule

… such as Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho, and Swaziland (now Kingdom of Eswatini), all of which transitioned to … years. I repeat that I believe in blacks and whites working together. If one day it is white, the next day it is … amendment.  MDC was formed in September 1999, marking a historic turning point in the political history of …
Dolley Madison, 1804, by Gilbert Stuart.

Women’s History and a Woman’s Subtle Power

… elections, as well as their personnel — generals, soldiers, kings and candidates.   No one tells us more about all the …   The official men of the government did not know that working together would be the salvation of the bipartisan … and finally see it as her lasting gift to the nation. By making politics a party to which everyone is invited, Dolley …
One of Havana's plazas without a church.

A Postcard From Havana, Cuba

… above Havana bay, a landmark for tourists and travelers. Looking up at the Cuban flag fluttering over its turrets, I … Communist government has led to many regrettable results: assassination attempts against Fidel Castro, leader of … the U.S. imposed a financial and economic embargo, blocking the import or export of almost all goods between the …
First house built with a loan from the Federal Housing Administration after World War II.

Reforming a Welfare State

… these two statements, from citizens of the English-speaking country that gave us the concept of a welfare state, … in varying degrees throughout Western Europe and the United Kingdom, provided a variety of subsidized social services to … cutting and, to a lesser extent, privatization are striking at welfare-state systems in general, what is happening …
Paul Ryan, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Ryan’s Hope: A Vice Presidency in the Tradition of Dick Cheney and Joe Biden

… humorist Finley Peter Dunne, in the guise of saloon keeper Martin J. Dooley, perhaps captured the office best when he … Henry Harrison, who resolved the matter by impulsively taking the oath of office as president after Harrison’s … adviser. In fact, Mondale enhanced the office by taking on duties traditionally performed by the president. …
Cygnet, Ohio, in Wood County was a booming oil town with 13 saloons and many workers when this photo was taken in 1885.

An Energy Plan for You!

… supply-side energy policy reigns and fossil fuel is still King. Not since the 1950s, when President Dwight D. … in Silicon Valley, is the author of "Energy and the Making of Modern California" (1997) and a writer for the …
Mary Mallon and other women sitting outside in chairs at a hospital. The women have blankets wrapped around them.

Who was Typhoid Mary?

In the early 1900s, Mary Mallon, a domestic cook, was unknowingly a healthy carrier of Typhoid fever.
… Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical . United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010. Hasian, M.A. Power, …
Black women marching with signs supporting integration

Race in the Classroom: Teaching Civil Rights

… of History Talk .   Patrick Potyondy   We'll begin by asking Kevin to introduce himself to join our first two guests … completely differently. This is proven by polls that are asking opinions about Trayvon Martin or Ferguson, Missouri as the most recent examples of …
resident Harry Truman, left, congratulates Gen. George Marshall (architect of the Marshall Plan) , Fair Use via AP

The Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan, signed into law by President Harry Truman on April 3, 1948, was intended to revive the economies of war-torn Western Europe.
… nearly $13 billion to primarily France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and West Germany, the program was an …
children, men, women and soldiers during WWII

10 Great World War II Films

Focusing on films that “do” history well; that is, offer meaningful interpretations about the past or otherwise engage thoughtfully with previous interpretations of the past.
… , France, Jean-Pierre Melville, 1969 9:56 Overlord , United Kingdom, Stuart Cooper, 1975 11:20 Germany, Pale Mother , …
a group of Ukrainian theatre performers on a stage

Ukrainian Theater on the Soviet Stage

On a summer day in August 1920, in the middle of war, a group of Ukrainians performed Macbeth.
… wartime conditions, they did a play about the murder of a king and the ensuing chaos and devastation, painfully …
President Bill Clinton in 1999.

History of Sixth-Year Elections Bodes Well for Democrats

… had ascended to the presidency following William McKinley’s assassination, Republicans increased their majority in the … has been, the record is much worse in off-year elections taking place in the sixth year (or later, in the case of …
Flag of Crimea

3/3/14: A Volatile Crimea

… relationships and intricacies of this problem in Charles King's piece in the  New York Times's  "Opinion Pages." with …
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife before their assassinations in Sarajevo.

The Enduring Lesson of Sarajevo

… Bush warned at the November ceremony in Lithuania marking the latest round of NATO expansion. The president … at large. Saddam Hussein’s forces could succeed in attacking American troops with chemical or biological weapons, or … without a decades-long military occupation of Iraq. In seeking to contain one threat to international stability, we …
Aftermath of the al-Qaida bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania in 1998.

When America Was Considered a Rogue Nation

… exporting terrorism, the nation’s senior officials risk making serious policy mistakes today. The United States a … America, Western Europe, and even the faraway Hawaiian kingdom were convinced that the United States had become a … critics in the 1850s believed American leaders were winking at filibusters. The Atlantic Monthly charged U.S. …
Dian Fossey with mountain gorilla.

Dian Fossey: Conservationist in the Mist

… of behavior, Fossey replaced a fallacious stereotype of a King Kong-like, violent gorilla with an almost idealized … Ghana, West Africa, for example, has demonstrated that working with, rather than against, local communities is a more …
Greek amphora, or jug, from c. 540 BCE showing two hoplite phalanxes engaged in combat. Hoplites were the heavy infantry who formed the backbone of most Greek armies in the Classical Age.

A Fragmented History of Ancient Generalship

Review of The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of Warfare, by Joseph Roisman (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2017)
… with more obscure ones. Leonidas, the doomed Spartan king who stood at Thermopylae, and Themistocles, the hero of … in the ancient Greek world generally consisted of picking the battlefield and deploying one’s forces, although … mindsets. The results, while more cautious than groundbreaking, provide a deep insight into the Greek psyche and also …
Image of Lou Gehrig from a Sports Exchange All-Stars trade card.

Celebrating a Genuine American Hero

… his good looks, quick wit and intelligence, but because his assassination represented the loss of the limitless … of a necessity. At 6 feet and 200 pounds, Gehrig was a strikingly handsome young man with a rock-solid physique that … team,” Gehrig appeared in every game the Yankees played. Shaking off injuries, illnesses and even, in the last season of …