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… Jessica Vinas-Nelson  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … your other host, Brenna Miller. This year marks 100 years since the Russian Revolution and the seizure of power by … Vinas-Nelson  Thanks for joining us today. This year, we're commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the February and …

… politics have made a difference in energy policy-making since the 1970s, shaping the long transition in new ways.”  … over the last four years.  The reasons for that are many, complex, and subject to change in the near and far future.  … the height of the Great Recession in 2008, and through a combination of possible trader manipulation , political …

… the surprise annexation of Crimea into Russia, and rising tensions between Russia and the United States/European … Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … here at History Talk decided to deliver not just the usual single episode, but in fact a double feature podcast this …

… Mao Zedong to Martin Luther King Jr., China has a long and complex history of interaction with African American … James Watson-Krips  Hello, everyone. Welcome to this discussion with Melvin Barnes, PhD candidates … it's, where it's come along to and how things are progressing. So why don't we just get right into it. So for those …

… and tied to ropes and anchors off the bay, left to decompose within the ecosystem. Europeans who lived in the … an entire year, the brothers had a huge increase in their comfort, and many monasteries and paupers had food aid.     … account of an MSE, but it would also be among the largest single MSEs ever recorded in Atlantic or North Sea waters. …

… park can enjoy and reflect these legacies too, while even becoming a part of it themselves. The Djerdap National Park is … site revealed roughly 136 structures, including a central community with several temporary surrounding settlements. … cooperation, and today also functions as a border crossing between Serbia and Romania. While the dam produced …

… Howard Dean’s current bid to chair the Democratic National Committee is a test case of his political viability. It’s his first political quest since a spirited speech, endlessly rebroadcast and … by his spirited speech. Should the Democratic National Committee chairmen elect him as its new head Feb. 12, it …

… Abbey, directed by Michael Engler It has been four years since television audiences bid adieu to the Crawley family … its effects: “My maid was rather curt with me, but she is a Communist at heart.” Mounted police clear demonstrators from … social hierarchies that subordinate the working classes, commenting: “We’re not footballs, Mr. Bates, and we don’t …

… vision at a crucial point in Nicaragua’s history. Since the late 19th century, Central American and Caribbean … U.S.-based corporations, most infamously the United Fruit Company, used bribery and other methods to gain the support … Nicaragua Canal and all the revenue and investment such a commercial hub would have generated. Then, in 1909, …

… beginning with a look at Alexander's birth and focusing on Egyptian and Persian traditions. In antiquity the … birth narrative takes a markedly different approach. It comes to us via Firdausi's Shahnameh (Book of Kings), … is the son of Darab and a Persian women. Thus, Alexander becomes part of the Persian royal family, and Darius III is …

… universal condemnation of Beijing’s human rights practices. Since the 1951 incorporation of Tibet into the People’s … Both sides have long known that the solution lay in compromise and talks have endured intermittently, and … The major divide remains the issue of Tibetan independence. Compromise is essential. China must openly embrace the Dalai …

… Since 1890, May 1st has been celebrated as International … Socialist Congress meeting in Paris in July 1899. The comrades set the date in solidarity with organized workers … fledgling American Federation of Labor had scheduled the upcoming May 1 to initiate a drive for the eight-hour day. The …

… Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … years after women won the right to vote, and over 40 years since it's been passed by Congress in 1972, the ERA has … State Senate passed an ERA resolution and is poised to become the first state to ratify the amendment since Indiana …

… articles, “ Syria's Islamic Movement and the 2011-12 Uprising ” and “ Alawites and the Fate of Syria ” ( Image Source … Leticia Wiggins   Welcome to History Talk produced by Origins , a project of the … and welcome to this week's History Talk. Today we're discussing Syria, which has been engulfed in a civil war since …

… post-1868 empire, including Korea and Taiwan . The Chinese Communist Party would be reborn and re-legitimized through … year, the ROC capital of Nanjing fell in what one military commentator called “the worst holocaust of brutality since the troops of Count [Johann] Tilly sacked Magdeburg in …

… Leticia Wiggins  Hello everyone and welcome to our webinar on 100 years of women and the vote. I'm … Today is a really important day. It marks the 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US … Just a little bit about the format: we're delighted to welcome three experts on women's history. We have Susan …

… Arabic, European, and Persian architectural styles, the complex embodied purposefully Egypt's place at the … in Iraq equals killing. The nature of those people is completely different. They are tough and bloody, and they … sits now in a U.S. military prison, awaiting trial for passing along 251,287 such cables—only 2,000 of which are …

… surreptitiously acquired from Stratfor, the Texas security company, revealing Egyptian and Sudanese plans to build an … a long history of threats and conflicts in the Nile River Basin. Downriver Egypt and Sudan argue that they have historic … II:   Hail to thee, O Nile, that issues from the earth and comes to keep Egypt alive! … He that waters the meadows …

… The rise of the presidency and decline of party machines since the New Deal gave presidential candidates control over … and the technology of the information age meant that comments made anywhere are now instantly transmitted … obtained new resources that have allowed them to become significant ongoing participants in the White House. …

… Americans associate with Christmas is everywhere. In fact, since 2002, December 12 has been known as Poinsettia Day, … Congress to honor the passing of Paul Ecke, Jr., who helped commercialize the plant in the United States in the middle … to  Mexican-U.S. relations . The date itself was chosen to commemorate the 1851 death of Joel Roberts Poinsett, the …

… 1200 CE and who have left their imprint on the region ever since. The Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest … patterns in the south, Arctic meteorology has increasingly come to affect them. The Arctic’s terminal decline, then, … into oil, Smeerenburg emerged as a fleshy El Dorado, complete with shops, bakeries, and even a casino and …