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… Emmanuel Macron provoked controversy in France during a visit to Algeria. There, he pronounced French colonialism to have been a “crime against humanity.” For historians of colonialism, this may not seem like a … That paper, simply entitled “Declarations Drawn up in Common Agreement,” was signed in a town on the French side …

… go back at least to Patrick Henry and our successful War for Independence. "Liberty or Death" exemplifies the … Russia split 50/50 over who should be president," a Moscow newspaper columnist observed, "it would mean civil war. In … to 79. Had Henry chosen to fight, Mason's fears might have come true. The infant nation was fragile. In Massachusetts, …

… to confederate into the Dominion of Canada. Preparations for the celebration of this anniversary have been branded … leaders from Métis artist Christi Belcourt to Anishinaabe comedian Ryan McMahon have pointed out that the past 150 … built on the theft of indigenous lands. Canadian rule has visited the violence of the residential schools, a sustained …

… of psychedelic exploration . The Summer of Love marked the coming out party for the counter-culture we now associate with the 1960s, a … later, as well as the music festivals we see today. In comparison to today’s bloated ticket prices, admission for …

… Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom is certainly timely. Brands engages … His subsequent arrest, trial, and execution led to Brown becoming a martyr for the cause of liberty. The book’s final … or Dred Scott. This type of book would much more fully encompass the diversity within the anti-slavery movement of …

… civilization is a myth. It does political and cultural work for those who cling to it, but it does not faithfully convey … story, the myth relegates that city’s more interesting, complicated history to the margins. Ian Worthington’s latest book, Athens After Empire: A History from Alexander …

… intelligence, launches a war on specious pretexts. American forces occupy the enemy capital but cannot impose a … is ultimately victorious, the war exacerbates already deep divisions, laying the foundation for civil war. This is not … history of foreign occupation, Iraqi civilians would welcome U.S. troops as liberators. Most Iraqis, like most …

… of Honor to the parents of Army Staff Sgt. Jared C. Monti for “conspicuous gallantry.” Monti, 30, was serving with the 10th Mountain Division when he was killed in a battle at Gowardesh, … whether there is an inadvertent subjective bias amongst commanders that has contributed to the low numbers of awards …

… to the plight of Palestinians even as it drew condemnation for the Palestinian terrorists’ methods. On September 4, … met to plan Operation “Ikrit and Biram” under mission commander “Issa,” Arabic for Jesus. Ikrit and Biram were two … The massacre was met with international horror. Global news coverage of the violent attack shocked the world, …

… Join hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy for part one of a two-segment History Talk on race in … Museum in Memphis . “It really is a place,” says Jeffries, “for living history.” ( Image Source ) … Leticia Wiggins   This is your host Leticia Wiggins and welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone …

… Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov disembarked from his … their meeting in November, 1940. By the time of Molotov’s visit, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany had been partners … and the simultaneous purges, officers were rushed into commission; in 1941, only half had completed any formal …

… in the mid-19th century that the parade as we know it took form. This coincided with both the massive influx of Irish … this ideal, but it's important to recognize how far we've come. It's in this sense that the St. Patrick's Day parade … College in Worcester, Mass., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… there are also monumental environmental victories, and therefore hope. One such hopeful victory is found in the story of … It aimed to kill 20 animals for museum dioramas, so that visitors at least might see what once had been. Anyone … ethics of the robber barons. Between 1871 and 1883, commercial hide hunters slaughtered buffalo by the millions. …

… nun is abducted, stripped, threatened with rape, and forced to drink her captors’ urine. This is the latest in a series of attacks on Christians in that nation … of the early martyrs are wildly exaggerated, if not completely fictional. But later, better documented deaths …

… flee the crowds. In the past, Roman aristocrats would leave for their rural villas and summer homes; wealthy citizens … city for Mount Vernon on September 10, 1793. He later visited the city before the official all clear on November … other business carried out virtually over Zoom. The theater company, Gemini CollisionWorks, gathers most of its 22 …

… capable of reaching the United States, and that therefore Kim’s threat against the U.S. is an obvious bluff. … the Korean peninsula. Nixon learned this first hand when he visited South Korea in 1953 as vice president. An … that I may start some action is a constant check on the Communists,” Rhee told Nixon. Nixon thought so highly of …

… timê. Thucydides wanted his history to be a "possession for all time," but he assumed that "all time" would be … chapter two by the motivations and actions that led to the coming of the Ten Years' War. In chapter three, Lendon … in the political dimension. If one Greek state gave a command to another, this usually implied that the commanded …

… I say that? Because the outcry that many expected over the combat deaths of American women in Iraq has not taken place. … and may bring home just how high a cost the Iraq war has for us. It’s no coincidence that the two most famous … Commonwealth University, is a writer for the History News Service and the author of "Slippery Characters: Ethnic …

… prejudice, the hearings are likely to expose the growing division within American Catholicism. On one side are … volley in this conflict has already been fired. During an informal discussion in his Senate office, Durbin pointedly … he would most likely recuse himself. It must have been an uncomfortable moment for both Durbin and Roberts, Catholic to …

… Turning the firefighters away from the ongoing hunt for their lost brethren at the World Trade Center disaster … the tragedy. What are we to make of this recent display of division at Ground Zero? When the mayor of New York tells … from new opportunities. But the patriotic fervor that accompanied wartime mobilization meant that unions were …

… The confetti has begun to settle after the latest election. The Democrats have congratulated … of the charges against them, but it would be foolhardy for them to assert that voter discontentment came down to … hand, would be wise not to take the recent election outcome as a clear mandate that Americans support an aggressive …