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… 1965 to official independence in 1980.   Political factors complicated matters. Since the early 1960s, the British … rule, a move that was condemned by the international community. In response, members of the United Nations (UN) … used currency following Prime Minister Tsvangirai’s visit to the U.S. in 2009, and it has remained so to date. …

… 29, 2012, newly appointed General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping gave a speech that would become a signature moment in his young leadership. Later known … if couched in the language of censure—could prompt visitors to the exhibit today to reflect on the injustice …

… congregated in streets and squares and demanded the end of communist rule. These are indelible images deeply impressed … sense of this shift from wonders to worries, one must revisit the history of communism, explore its collapse, and … into the West, especially through Austria. When Gorbachev visited Berlin in the fall, he acted dismissively of the …

… Rome . If  warnings of the imminent rise of superhuman AI come to pass, he may be the last pontiff crowned during the … the papacy of Leo XIV may herald the end of an era,  recent commentary celebrates several notable firsts.  Besides being … respect for natural order and human limitations is worth revisiting.  As AI datacenters threaten to surpass the  energy …

… finally clashed. Looking beyond the events of 1588 to the complex politics which made war between England and Spain … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Welcome to 1588: The Spanish Armada Still Loses, brought to you … but what really clinched it was the 1000 gold and silver coins, the 12 gold rings, the six gold chains and the 35 …

… child as a man stands outside with a cow (from the Wellcome Trust). The term vaccination comes from variolae vaccinae , or “smallpox of the cow,” … The close relationship between smallpox and cowpox was common lore in the eighteenth century. We have accounts of …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone, … because there is no school which you might go in order to become one. There are no certificates of validation that … right.   Jessica Adler    I'm Jessica Adler , currently a visiting researcher at Tufts University and I'll be starting …

… the early nineteenth century, when the British East India Company controlled an increasing swath of territory across the subcontinent, Company officials pronounced that large and expanding … People eating, people washing, people sleeping. People visiting, arguing, and screaming. People thrusting their …

… in Silicon Valley (where even people with six-figure incomes may qualify for housing subsidies) have attracted … once a Roman fortress and by the Middle Ages an important commercial center. As the city grew, so did its population … of Homeowners: Ciudad Kennedy President John F. Kennedy visits El Techo housing project, Bogotá, Colombia, 1961 On …

… Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … State Senate passed an ERA resolution and is poised to become the first state to ratify the amendment since Indiana … happen legislatively and congressionally if we do have to revisit this 35 state versus 38 state timeframe. I agree, of …

… the phalanx of government programs that made our world comfortable: the labor laws that gave our fathers the … Race We knew about race, of course. Though we lived in a completely white neighborhood, there was no way to avoid … crying. We'll still talk, we tell each other. We'll come to visit. Nothing will change. And we believe what we're …

… other hand, speak piously of keeping politics out of sports competition. I am frequently asked, "Must politics be a part … feeling." The former president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Juan Samaranch, declared on American TV: … first or second in the world, or even to take part in such competition, is a tremendous honor, and sports fans do enjoy …

… Powder  The food tradition of the American Southwest has come about through various populations’ contributions over … now-patented Eagle Chili Powder two years later in 1896.  Companies such as Gebhardt’s and Walker’s Austex Chile … and Birria Landia, it is a draw for locals but also invites visitors to experience Mexican food, reflecting the careful …

… in the beginning of 2025, still working in the name of the commitment that President John F. Kennedy had made in 1961 … address, “for whatever period is required—not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, … consider the internationalist impulse that drove the U.S. commitment to fight misery and poverty in other places.  …

… 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 the U.S. feels it can work with. The most important visit by President Bush was to Brazil. Brazilian President …

… without understanding what preceded it. “There is a complicated history between the United States and Cuba,” … the desire to leave “behind the legacy of colonization and communism,” concluding with the recognition that “change is … Shortly after becoming Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro visits the Lincoln Memorial during a trip to the United …

… my guests are historians. We look back and study what has come before and  this …this is a decidedly forward looking … we analyze if the promise of women's rights activists have come to fruition and what we can learn from the last 200 … be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

… the polls were moved to schools and churches and community centers. There was some change in how candidates … associated with women and the home. Churches, schools, community centers, and this continues through to this day. … be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

… the intellect with emotion and place. You can follow our common fight for independence and creating and keeping a … and headed to the Lamar Valley, it was like entering a completely different park. The traffic drops off and the … (and the only one outside of Alaska) that truly demands visitors be self-reliant. It also demands something more …

… face an uncertain future in the sprawling Dadaab camp complex in Kenya barely register on the radar of the global … An image widely used to raise funds for the Armenian Relief Committee. The widowed Amenian woman and her children walked … Christians from Anatolia and Muslims from Greece. This compulsory exchange of people in the pursuit of ethnic and …

… Bakken oil-shale region in western North Dakota to a tank complex in Illinois. Its route crosses the Missouri River … the Meskwaki (Fox) Nation of Iowa. Theirs has nonetheless become the most dramatic demonstration against the project, … like the American Fourth of July, a time to dress up, visit friends and relatives, socialize, and feast. …

… Anderson famously defined nationalism as an “imagined community” binding together a widespread group of people … year, the territory that is today the Republic of Moldova—comprising the majority of the region known then as … was both the first foreign leader to congratulate Sandu and visit her in Chișinău.  The two presidents have held at …

… clubs and launched multiyear protests. While sharing a common goal, these efforts were not without internal … level were proposed and introduced only to languish in committee often without a vote. Then, in 1910, Washington … be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

… human immune systems, HIV has also allowed tuberculosis to come thundering back as a global health threat and has … for sexual and gender minorities. Gay populations have become more visible and politically active, winning civil … global intellectual property laws that protected drug companies and made lifesaving drugs inaccessible. The logo …