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… lieutenant convicted in 1971 of the murder of 22 Vietnamese villagers at My Lai has been regarded as a scapegoat. A … day in March 1968.   The belated apology is all to Calley’s credit, but he was not a scapegoat. A scapegoat is someone … who has been assigned blame for another’s actions. Calley committed murder at My Lai and ordered his men to do the …

… has denounced a Senate bill to extend an increased tax credit for children to the nation’s 6.5 million low-income families, and has buried the measure in another round … abolition aroused a cadre of reformers who unsettled public complacency in less than a century. In 1780, Pennsylvania …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … own. Each podcast episode is about an hour long with accompanying text, images, and conversational style to …

… the fact that she thought he had “showed himself to be a complete idiot. “Why?” the perplexed reporter inquired. … is inconsistent: a “flip-flopper,” the sender of “mixed messages.” Bush strategists may yet succeed with this … “the vision thing.” The son’s problem is just the opposite. He has such a Vision that it blinds his vision. People …

… As he refines his economic message on the campaign trail this summer, Republican John … They have imagined that era as a golden age of free-market competition and laissez-faire government.  Many of these … So it is today in our new Gilded Age. Banks and mortgage companies, which lobbied to have regulations in their …

… 26 of 32 Irish counties received considerable, albeit not complete, independence. The following day, however, six … England, which had only just been suppressed when King James I ascended the throne in 1603.  James then encouraged … Ulster. By populating the rebellious north of Ireland with loyal Protestants, James hoped to transform and subdue …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much … public conversation. This month, our Best in History online comes in the form of a podcast.   In Our Time is one of the …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much … public conversation. This month, our Best in History Online comes in the form of an educational tool for improving history …

…  European citizenship, in contrast, was founded on loyalty to the state as determined by one's birthplace (jus … citizens . . . if we have good laws, well executed."    James Madison also wanted "to invite foreigners of merit and … would contribute to the "wealth and strength of the community."    Similarly, John Laurance of New York declared …

… American presidents have been known to want a loyal follower close at hand to record their achievements … himself. Which won’t be so bad. Obama’s already an accomplished memoirist. He evidently prefers to be his own …

… Speaker's Note: Matt Goldish would like to add a more complete response to one of the questions asked him after … Nicholas Breyfogle:   Hello and welcome to “What was wrong with the judges at the Salem Witch … them. So that's called a touch test. Again, largely discredited or little used forms of testimony in European …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … For December, our Best in History Online highlights the website for the quarterly journal The American Historian . …

… of events leading to World War I, a particularly horrifying mess of a modern war that Americans naively believed was … of the Marne. Both sides then dug in along what would become the great Western Front, a series of trenches extending …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into …

… efforts include improving security at Russian nuclear sites, which are considered vulnerable to theft. The Bush … Soviets. The Stockholm Conference of 1986 established on-site inspection of Soviet military activities. This set in … weapons. A breakthrough on this critical issue could come as part of an overall commitment toward deeper, …

… Three years into Grace’s apprenticeship, Pickersgill was commissioned to create the Star-Spangled Banner in … States, but it was the one that would instill love and loyalty among countless American citizens for their … husbands could not find work. Working as laundresses or domestic servants did not contribute sufficiently to the …

… launching wars of aggression and for perpetrating war crimes and crimes against humanity—was about to render its … The defendants were housed in the wing on the far right. Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of … from its worst impulses—how to create a new international community based on “respect for the human person” and belief …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that–much like Origins –seek to bring history into …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … uses interviews, oral histories, archival sound clips, and commentary and analysis by scholars in the field of …

… the Cold War was at its peak, and the Soviet Union had become Cuba’s patron, pouring billions annually into its ailing economy. … delivery to Cuba of agricultural products, and agreed to games between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cuban national …

… granted greater decision-making authority to local communities, and the Paraguayan government opened budget … U.S. foreign aid program had few notable successes to its credit. In many cases, such assistance simply strengthened … the improved monitoring of polls that are essential prerequisites for free and fair elections. Third, foreign aid is …

… the inspectors were too few and too weakly supported to overcome Iraqi resistance. But even if the inspections had … regime change through conquest. Forcing out Hussein and his loyalists should allow the United States and its coalition … through alliance and diplomacy. There are two principal components to creating a WMD-averse environment, both …

… Al Gore said this past week, "and let us listen." The message that the electorate has cast a virtual tie vote is … to 79. Had Henry chosen to fight, Mason's fears might have come true. The infant nation was fragile. In Massachusetts, … He employed it to make sure that Mason's prediction did not come to pass. His closing words to the Virginia convention …