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… in biomedicine in recent years. Three of our “deadly companions.” Poliovirus ( left ), Influenza ( center ), and … the leader Pericles. Pericles, an Athenian statesman who died during the Plague of Athens in 429 BCE. The results … the cause of the pandemic led public health officials on a futile search for a flawed therapeutic to stem the tide of …

… staff, I am alarmed by this news. As their administrations come to a close, presidents establish foundations to raise … didn’t open those tapes until 1996, two years after Nixon died. Taylor sneered, “The archivists have done their … that I had voted for Nixon. None of this bodes well for the future. How a library handles public access depends not on …

… Gaul, or today’s Emilia Romagna—the statesman and accomplished general Julius Caesar crossed the little Rubicon … However, when their third ally, Marcus Crassus, died shortly after the death of Julia, Caesar’s daughter and … Caesar crossed the river, uttering his famous phrase, “the die is cast,” which Appian wrote that he spoke “like a man …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone, … with the public from teaching, to writing for a popular audience. We'll even question the value of public intellectual … and many more, as the Times calls them hits on its website.   Patrick Potyondy   And so just to wrap up, do you …

… The prominent reformer, Martin Luther boasts the most complex legacy of his contemporaries because of how he … Martin Luther’s World and Legacy grapples with Luther’s complicated legacy through a series of brilliantly … an age when noblemen had to prove their honour with their bodies.” Luther drew power from intellectual combat, while the …

… of personal virtue, but not a sufficient basis for a sound comprehensive energy policy,” he turned his back on a major … shares with the early conservationists an optimism about a future well-managed through technology.  But the profound … D. Keith Naylor is an associate professor of religious studies at Occidental College in Los Angeles and a writer for …

… through the city of Paris from the Temple, the fortified medieval monastery where he was imprisoned, to the Place de la … and Navarre, c. 1779. He traveled in the mayor's coach accompanied by his confessor, Henry Essex Edgeworth de … his hair. Louis addressed the crowd in a clear voice, “I die innocent. I pardon my enemies and I hope that my blood …

… anniversary of the birth of W. E. B. Du Bois. Although he died more than 50 years ago, his life and work command more attention now than ever before. Many of his … new constitutions, instead, pinned their hopes for their future on the “white wage”—the advantage that being white, …

… west became (if ambivalently for some) the second former communist-bloc state to assume the rotating presidency of … Republic, a sense of recognition as a vital partner in the future of Europe. The Czech ascendancy to the EU presidency … too much national sovereignty to the EU governing bodies. At the time of publication of this article (July …

… fight racial prejudice through a celebration of multiracial community. The event takes its name from the 1967 Supreme … means to raise funds for the Virginia Company’s colony. She died in England soon thereafter and the peace brokered with … a white person in that state. While Rolfe—and his alleged future descendants—won esteem for association with an …

… history of the Cossacks for Ukraine. The freedom they embodied became a potent inspiration for Ukrainian readers. His … village girl seduced and then betrayed by a Russian soldier. It warns from the first lines, “Fall in love, you … was, but we should keep this as it is now.” Learn More: The Complete Kobzar: The Poetry of Taras Shevchenko. Translated …

… funded by the United States, to contain/encircle Soviet and Communist power in Eastern Europe, prevent powerful … while hailing the “death of Communism” as proof that the future belongs to media-savvy versions of Herbert Spencer … no need to maintain military expenditures as corporate subsidies, and no need to wield a global big stick against Third …

… remittance of funds without having to use banknotes or coins. Emergency wartime arrangements were also extended to … and 2013. Indeed, we were still living with the barely studied consequences of the financial crisis of 2008 when the … economic growth that all governments should want for the future of their people. The Debts of Our Children In 1948, …

… to Vanderbilt University, will likely contemplate his own future while sitting in a cell block. Before the Civil War … husband when he was nine) declared that her son “may have committed a sin, but never committed a crime,” she … injustice can bubble up and wash away a young black man’s future with all the force of a mighty stream. When it comes …

… the intellect with emotion and place. You can follow our common fight for independence and creating and keeping a … history, our environment, our culture, our fights and our future. When you “pair the intellect with emotion and … The family moved to the United States in 1923, and Eero studied architecture at Yale. In February 1948 Saarinen’s …

… your right, you will encounter the upscale whiskey house, complete with nineteenth-century stone walls that feature … decision to list the building. The Banana Flats once embodied everything that Edinburgh felt was wrong with Leith. … and of hardships and Edinburgh’s vision for the future. While you walk along the Water of Leith, pull up …

… institutionally not just conceptually in 428, even if future events would undo all of this (which Traina admits). … sphere of influence. In this context Flavius Dionysius, commander of Rome's eastern military forces and a native of … book that is unique for the field of late antique studies. The book's great strength (and its focus) is its …

… the violence had already begun. But the worst was yet to come. Saturday’s rally was scheduled to start at noon, but … the Right rally ( top left ). Virginia National Guard soldiers and Virginia State Police in the aftermath of the … University]. A monument to the sacrifices of Confederate soldiers in Baxley, GA originally on courthouse grounds but now …

… threat to public health: the specter of a pandemic, and the complacent American response. The so-called "Spanish" flu … million people around the world, more than the number who died in World War I battles. In the United States it killed … Why should we have forgotten the modern equivalent of the medieval Black Death? Perhaps because it killed mostly the …

… in the last year on what people are calling “ the Maduro Diet ,” a scathing reference to current president Nicolás … in 2016. Diphtheria, once thought eradicated, has made a comeback . By some estimates, 2.5 million people have left … ratings in Venezuela from 1998 to 2013. Lessons for the Future Venezuela’s misfortune offers a number of lessons. …

… spread to the Spanish conflict. Robles went to his death a committed Stalinist, but to shroud the reality of the … of his political charisma nurtured the roots of his future conservatism. The book is not primarily about the … a lethal wound. Dos Passos lived until 1970, but his art died in 1937. Koch's book is light on the history of the …

… dotted with reminders of this past, but the residents welcome visitors with true Albanian hospitality and intend to … dot the countryside today. After a 40-year rule, Hoxha died in 1985. With the revolutions of 1989 and the collapse … in vivid colors to reflect the bright outlook of the future. Empty spaces were turned into parks and complexes …

… search for clean and affordable alternate energies has become an increasing priority in the twenty-first century. … Center Co-sponsors: The Center for Latin American Studies, https://clas.osu.edu/ The Sustainability Institute, … about what energy transitions of the present and the future might look like as we search for alternatives to …

… in Ohio, a specialist in Russian and post Soviet studies. Dr. Stephen Norris   Hello. Brenna Miller  In the … behind all of this, all these debates over what what the future of Russia should look like was just, was an attempt … Vinas-Nelson. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website …