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… however, has more than its share of ghosts. It is the site of the deadliest labor war in American history. Since … above in 1914) had struck for union recognition; the company's obedience to Colorado's 8-hour day law; the right to live outside of company houses; an end to being paid in scrip (money only …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like  Origins  – seek to bring history … of the University’s eminent imperial historians. It comprises of one of the largest groups of imperial and …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … war. The podcast is available on the BBC World Service website and on iTunes . Fans can also connect with Witness on …

… Now Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., who chairs the Senate committee looking into Clinton’s fund-raising, has joined … a contrast with Clinton, Thompson praised Roosevelt for coming to the Senate in person to testify on the funding of … Roosevelt’s scandal hit when a New York State legislative committee looking into the finances of the state’s insurance …

… evening, his well-deserved vindication will probably never come. Thrust into a difficult situation — one he handled … Nixon would not be prosecuted for any crimes he might have committed. Forever afterward, Ford was dogged by charges … him a chance at election in 1976. But given Ford’s long record of integrity in office, the charges are almost …

… violence. By the end, a few thousand Spaniards under the command of Hernando Cortés fighting alongside many times … Indigenous Communities …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … public conversation. This month, our Best in History online comes in the form of a podcast.   In Our Time is one of the …

… With charges of fraud flying, Congress set up an electoral commission to settle the issue of who would be the next president. The commissioners were supposed to be like the original … Electors: dispassionate and independent. In reality, the commission split along party lines with an eight-to-seven …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … respond to some of the questions being raised. Why do we so commonly talk about the golden age of piracy the way that we …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into …

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… of the "Great Patriotic War." Seeking to set the historical record straight, Berkhoff tempers the impression that Soviet … forces highlighting Jewish suffering would have meant combatting anti-Semitism among their own population. … which was ironic, given that the Soviet "Motherland" encompassed numerous nationalities, including peoples who …

… Food supplies were devastated, and recovery would not come easily. The American Relief Administration, led by … Guest dinners.   Hoover and Gen. John J. Pershing, who commanded American forces during the war, hosted the first …

… the rights of his novel to a printer. He was buried in a common grave. Most profoundly, our modern sensibility is … of the Bible, the  Iliad  and  Odyssey , the  Divine Comedy  and the  Canterbury Tales —didn’t explore our inner … There will be countless festivities around the world to commemorate 400 years since their deaths. Shakespeare’s …

… European history that question is how did it come to pass that Europeans would differ so strongly from … and the question of Islamic terrorism. It is to Sheehan's credit that what starts off as a modern question is allowed … attitudes toward standing armies and warfare, without coming down on one side or the other. Some Americans may …

… strategists have long been concerned that Americans would become complacent” about the war on terrorism. “Skepticism by … says. Bush wants to prepare the public for a “generational commitment,” like the four anxiety-ridden decades of the …

… and Navarre, c. 1779. He traveled in the mayor's coach accompanied by his confessor, Henry Essex Edgeworth de Firmont, and by Lieutenant Lebrasse. The Paris Commune, the revolutionary municipal government, had … of the king’s execution were omitted from the official record of the event. The memory of Louis was kept only by …

… would help define American life for generations to come. In 1964, the relatively new musical genre of rock and … the blues and jazz music created by black artists. As white record producers began marketing these genres to their … in race music and began to provide more of these records to complement the demand. Radio DJs like Alan Freed started …

… for their lost brethren at the World Trade Center disaster site, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani urged the firefighters’ union … from new opportunities. But the patriotic fervor that accompanied wartime mobilization meant that unions were … who were a key part of the economy servicing this center of commerce. But, like the firefighters turned away from Ground …

… seven minutes after gunning down Cirillo. Eyewitnesses credit Sergeant at Arms Kevin Vickers, the man responsible for security at the House of Commons, with taking down the gunman. Commentators not … fact that the U.S. has become an historic anomaly with its record rates of gun ownership and gun death. There are about …

… 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 … feeling elicited a new project that would confront the uncomfortable aspects of Luther’s life while exploring the …