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… in between. Historians have traditionally focused on the outcomes of “the chiefs now in this city,” namely, treaties. … was a man who traveled with an escort of Pennsylvania soldiers; who insisted on not only an interpreter but a clerk … near the New Lutheran Church, 1800. Teedyuscung died in a suspicious fire that engulfed his home city in the …

… she's kind of dangerous and they're not 100% sure that they buy into all of her ideas. So they reluctantly agree to let … says things like “Oh God, if I have to meet with these ladies, can I at least please pick the time that they come?!” … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …

… in spring 2009. What was then the world’s largest auto company had been hemorrhaging money for years, losing an … astonishing $69.6 billion in 2007-2008. By early 2009, the company faced bankruptcy, with no private investors willing … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University.   …

… cautious, thoughtful Obama was just plain weak, or worse: incompetent. Well, health care legislation has passed, the … and permanent. Everyone’s attention span is short. But the complex job of the president adheres to a different time … are now of Polk and Wilson. These presidents had in common the setting of a few clear goals and great …

… figure in Anglo-Norman society, admired by both nobles and commoners for his wealth, charm, and decisiveness.  Stephen … on Empress Matilda’s absence in Normandy when Henry I died. With support from Londoners and the Church—secured … lands, and Henry would succeed to the throne.  Stephen died in October 1154, buried next to Queen Matilda at …

… 29, 2012, newly appointed General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping gave a speech that would … competition, can be heard on Dragon TV; and state-sponsored websites devoted to the China Dream litter the Internet. The … desires into those of the group. Getting individuals to buy into the China Dream means ridding the past and present …

… The writer Walter Benjamin once suggested that "History decomposes into images, not narratives" and Clare Pettitt … to Livingstone's servants Susi and Chuma. Livingstone died shortly after being so famously found and it was they … role in shaping our view of Africa. While Livingstone had died shortly after the meeting, Stanley continued to be a …

… Protestants. Evangelical-Catholic relations have come a long way over the last generation, but for all their … affirming what these two branches of Christendom hold in common. And in the best-selling Christian novel, “Left … their warm feelings for the late pope to his stand against communism, his commitment to Christian orthodoxy and his …

… outside of Haifa, then Palestine , working on a kibbutz (a communal farm). When Halprin returned to the U.S. he trained … drugs at one end of the fountain, walk to the other end and die. This was not the “interactivity” Halprin had in mind. … it was her “favorite spot on the National Mall.” Before he died in 2009, Halprin explained that he “made [the memorial] …

… without understanding what preceded it. “There is a complicated history between the United States and Cuba,” … we have kept our unswerving loyalty to those who died in defense of our principles since the beginning of our … deployed,” and to the point: “He should pay for it until he dies.” When asked under what conditions the United States …

… of U.S. entry into World War I. But, as the world commemorates the centennial of the war, U.S. events have … us to learn why World War I is remembered so differently in combatant countries, what the war's most important … where all of these nations are using armies of citizen soldiers, where they're conscripting instead of using …

… 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 … of religion or law,” according to Thucydides, and the bodies of victims were often buried in mass graves. In the …

… the Taliban now confront the challenge of governing this complex country and establishing a stable government. Since … to everyday and intimate forms of violence. Their foot soldiers have asserted the right to assault men and women whom … apparatus was a crucial step. They published a website in the late 1990s but soon abandoned it, preferring …

… former leaders have been brought to account for misdeeds committed while in office. But there are obstacles to trying … to create a South Africa-style Truth and Reconciliation Commission to address this concern.) It also runs the risk … Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a senior fellow for strategic studies at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the …

… Kong. The demonstrators' demands have also expanded to encompass an investigation into police brutality, the … government, and Beijing? How did Hong Kong’s autonomy come about in the first place, and how might it be at risk? … this, a greater influx of people from China coming in and buying homes, and the prices of these homes have risen …

… It was then the longest war in U.S. history; although commonly dated as beginning in 1965 with American bombing … at times tortured, brutalized, and killed by American soldiers in search-and-destroy missions. The total number of Americans who died or are missing in the war is just over 58,000, while …

… remittance of funds without having to use banknotes or coins. Emergency wartime arrangements were also extended to … the Federal Reserve Bank of New York continued to buy “unwanted” (read, “commercially worthless”) assets … and 2013. Indeed, we were still living with the barely studied consequences of the financial crisis of 2008 when the …

… as fakes should make readers ask why these cliches are so compelling in the first place. Autobiographies, with their … outsiders were offering up their life stories to an audience eager to learn about life on the margins. As early as … minority group to a primarily white, middle-class reading audience. Both the reader and the writer of an outsider …