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… sixth series will debut in 2017) hundreds of novels and comic books, and countless toys, games, uniforms and other merchandise. Star Trek: The Original Series … thinking of leaving Star Trek when Martin Luther King Jr. visited the set. He insisted that she remain on the show …

… border deal as “the toughest set of border security reforms we've ever seen.” Urging Congress to pass the bill, … also proposed deploying advanced drug detection machines to combat the influx of fentanyl, which he claimed was … under specific provisions. These cards enable Mexican visitors to stay in the United States up to 72 hours for …

… Film Institute ranks the film as the third best American comedy ever made and the 39th best film overall. It would be … “You can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” But few comedies have endured like Dr. Strangelove, and Strangelove … started by the insane General Jack Ripper, and of the efforts of the American and Russian governments to prevent the …

… Revolution--and learn that women in America have never been completely united.  … Trump. Think pieces blossomed overnight, denouncing the complicity and betrayal of white women to the feminist … to Seneca Falls, lived on the Seneca reservation. She was visiting the Seneca reservation in early summer and was …

… Ida B. Wells-Barnett with her four children in 1909. The complex international connections and strategies that … few even took on the British term “suffragette” (initially coined by the British Daily Mail as an epithet) to signal … they embarrassed President Woodrow Wilson in front of a visiting Russian delegation, whose wartime cooperation he …

… Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" was signed. This … signed between the PRC and a minority people and is part of communist China’s larger nation-building process in its … Tibetans have self-immolated since 2009, with the latest act by Yonten, a 24-year-old former monk from Kirti …

… three centuries of Romanov rule in Russia and set the stage for the later birth of the world’s first socialist state. … To delay is impossible.” The tsar did not reply, instead complaining that “Again that fat-belly Rodzianko has written … entry into the First World War in 1914 . As those who have visited Russia know well, the First World War can seem …

… Although “originalism” was once thought to be the best way for the court to achieve that goal, this controversial … about this theory. What is originalism? Where did it come from? Is it a good or workable theory of constitutional … neutral theory would generate results that did not coincide so neatly with the political agenda of the party …

… But how does political engagement on campuses today compare to the history of American campus activism, … protests can teach campus activists, administrators, and communities today. For more on OSU campus protests in the 1960s, check out Bill … conformity. And along with conformity the other side of the coin of conformity, according to the social scientists was …

… and presidential candidate George W. Bush won kudos for his gutsy appeals to black voters. Alluding to a proud … to give black men full citizenship. For that much, Bush and company can claim a worthy lineage. But as early as 1876 — … be a courageous act indeed. Historian David Greenberg is a visiting scholar at the American Academy of Arts and …

… do as humans. At the same time, water resources — the need for clean and accessible water supplies for drinking, agriculture and power production — will likely represent one of the most complicated dilemmas of the twenty-first century. Speaker: … the disappearance of these societies almost always tends to coincide with moments of dryness, and extended kind of …

… War II in Europe. This year as in previous ones, Europeans commemorated VE (Victory in Europe) Day with a combination … turned badly against Germany in the summer of 1944, Allied forces began liberating the concentration camps. Soldiers of … and experienced the Nazi’s brutality. One can also visit the sites where this harrowing history took place. The …

… that way. If bosses and politicians had not put profits before people, the fire might not have happened, or if it did, … watching scores of young women and several young men die, combined with the awful realization that this tragedy could … Investigating Commission, which travelled around the state visiting factories, talking with workers and observing …

… to Christmas, head over to the local Wal-Mart. The company’s promise of “everyday low prices” is music to the ears of every shopper. For better or worse, we’re living in a Wal-Mart World. The … a place where people would want to work — and love to visit again. Bob Batchelor is the author of "The 1900s" …

… major headlines. China-watchers, journalists, and academics commemorated June 4—as the event is called for short—with articles and books, and with lectures and … Instead of the “China Dream” that is the mainland’s latest propaganda watchword, the chorus of “Flowers of …

… ticket, join us as we trace the bumpy road of women running for elected office.  … joined John McCain on the 2008 Republican ticket, famously coined the line “what's the difference between a hockey mom … of downtown Dayton, which drew national attention and visits from both Ohio senators and President Trump. While …

… least some of the blame can go to the now-disgraced energy company, Enron, and its misuse of long-held American … slight of hand that ruined the company in 2001. But before that point, both Ken Lay and Enron were at the vanguard … Bill 7 on June 18, 1999. Noting that Texas was just the latest state to push for deregulation, one Enron Business …

… Fukushima, Japan, but few were there to hear it. The day before, the earth and then the sea turned against the towns in … by the specter of our nuclear past. And given Japan's complicated past with nuclear issues, it is especially … first wave of nuclear reactors was completed. This period coincides with the emergence of environmental issues as a …

… immersing its recruits in the art of mountain warfare before its opportunity came to fight during  World War II . … in a stalemate with Axis troops north of Rome. With a commanding view of the narrow approach to the Po River … Center, for her assistance and insight during the author’s visit. Suggestions for Further Reading: Ernest Fischer Jr.,  …

… Joe Biden defendió un acuerdo fronterizo bipartidista como “el conjunto de reformas de seguridad fronteriza más duras que jamás hayamos … disposiciones específicas. Estas tarjetas permiten a los visitantes mexicanos permanecer en Estados Unidos hasta 72 … Fortificación de la frontera entre EEUU y México: el …

… Pacific surface temperature cycles and the Little Ice Age , forced expansion of the reservoir catchment area. Notably, … structures made from this earthen material were common throughout the Andes, and they were generally … The great “machine” of Potosí, as seventeenth-century visitors called it, was powered by seasonal precipitation, …

… the ruling elite cracked down instinctively with brutal force. Unlike Libya's Muammar Qaddafi, however, Ahmadinejad … relations between the United States and Iran have been complicated and edgy as long as anyone can remember. … with local police outside the White House during the Shah's visit to Washington in late October, Carter took his guest …