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… for slavery he stirred a debate that has raged ever since. Apologizing for slavery has become such a controversial issue not only because few understand what it will accomplish, but also because even more than 130 years after …

… It was then the longest war in U.S. history; although commonly dated as beginning in 1965 with American bombing … the end was financing 80% of the military costs of this losing effort. The Vietnamese victory on the battlefield was … of national elections, the U.S. supported a series of anti-communist and dictatorial political leaders who formed the …

… 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 … Jessica Vinas-Nelson   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a …

… into the convergence of an international network of business interests and the political establishment in the … for current president Joseph Kabila to step down. It has become a cliché to contrast the Congo’s tremendous economic … square miles, Leopold II relied on a set of colonial companies to help run this vast territory. A map of the …

… that would have prohibited discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on a person’s sexual orientation or … to move back to Medina to “live and contribute to the community” without fear of persecution “simply because they … Economics/Business/Trade …

… event, the contours of which have been altered little since Edward Gibbon’s famous eighteenth century work, The … in church politics, while Julian flounders after becoming augustus and Jovian emerged as the first “compromise candidate” chosen to be emperor by those more …

… 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 … and so on. But May the eighth is different. Never before or since World War II, have so many people died violent …

… legacy with which Americans will sooner or later have to come to terms: today we live in a society of greater … critically weakened the one entity best equipped to combat growing income inequality in the United States: … endured many heartbreaking losses in their history. But not since the infamous 1892 Homestead strike undermined unionism …

… been a Protestant Christian. Al Gore made history by choosing a Jewish running-mate. But the real story here is not … "more faithful" to Israel than the United States. But these comments have drawn a negative reaction from the most blacks … and they represent a minority opinion even within the black community. Another sign of how things have changed since …

… 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 …

… takeovers, restoring ousted leaders, removing ethnic-cleansing marauders or overthrowing governments that help … property, the rule of law, a willingness to make political compromises and to accept the outcome of free elections. In all probability, opposition …

… a national security threat. While the order legally encompassed Germans and Italians, in practice only the … and culture, but unlike the Japanese they do not share a single “race” or one “Arab” physical appearance. Even … internment, once it began, was relatively easy to accomplish, it met fierce resistance from the U.S. attorney …

… 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 … account of an MSE, but it would also be among the largest single MSEs ever recorded in Atlantic or North Sea waters. … work, “ My Dead Family ” which was part of the “the 2 nd Biennial of the End of the World” in Argentina . A recently …

… 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 … attempt at humor by a president celebrated for his congeniality. The fact that Reagan’s remarks were clearly …

… environmental impact statements for federal projects since it became law in 1970. With this change, Trump … more and more reliant on toxic substances, the shortcomings of this approach became increasingly apparent. The … By the 1920s and 1930s, this ad hoc approach had become too cumbersome and ineffective to bring much relief. …

… Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I [Jesus] have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19 NIV). This Great Commission found at the end of the first gospel of the New … accounts, unacknowledged—Latin American Evangelical Left. Using a vast array of archival sources along with interviews …

… 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 …

… other during the period of the Cold War and in the 20 years since it concluded. In 1961 outgoing President Dwight … to the nation he coined the phrase "military-industrial complex." Eisenhower used that address to issue a warning to … spirit as well. In this book, Koistinen explains how that complex (he abbreviates it MIC) came to be and how it has …

… 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 …