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… On 20 November 1975, Spanish General Francisco Franco died in bed, signaling the unceremonious end of one of … Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. The Origins' editorial team includes Editors … On 20 November 1975, Spanish General Francisco Franco died in bed, signaling the unceremonious end of one of …

… of ergot that would later be dubbed lysergic acid diethalyamide: LSD. Written by Dr. Benjamin Breen. Narration … of ergot that would later be dubbed lysergic acid diethalyamide: LSD. …

… through an American-friendly model. These multilateral bodies allowed Washington officials to portray self-interested … policies as altruistic during the ideological competition of the Cold War. But these institutions and … Lwin. Published with permission. These funding difficulties coincided with the rise of small, non-governmental …

…   Mark Sokolsky  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … and modern Arabic literature. And I'm Middle East Studies librarian here at OSU.   Gulsah Toronoglu  Hi, I'm … Mark Sokolsky. Song and bad information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at …

… put Canada at the top of his list. Thus far, however, the incoming administration’s message to Canadians has been … voice threatens Obama with losing his key northern ally completely.   Unbeknown to many in the United States, the … States, Edward Halifax, called on Canada to embrace greater Commonwealth cooperation in foreign and defense policy.   …

… unrecognized until recently by anyone in the international community. It has its own government, though largely staffed … in 1993, but had remained unrecognized by the international community—pushed Georgian villagers and soldiers out of the Kodori Gorge. This is part of Abkhazia that …

… to sustain themselves in deep sea until the vessel actually comes by." Under the pirates' command, the Sirius Star sailed to a mooring off the coast … ordeal, the exception being the captain of the Faina , who died of a stroke soon after his capture. Ancient Traditions, …

… the initial onset of symptoms. Measles often causes severe complications, including pneumonia and encephalitis … was mild and granted lifelong immunity. Lady Mary’s brother died of smallpox in 1713 and her own famous beauty had been … in the United States in the year 2000. New York public service posters from the 1960s and 1970s encouraging parents …

… and a staggering landmark in human population growth combined to give new urgency to the existential question of … planet. The "winter that never was" in North America, as coined by a Canadian magazine, and the unusual cold and snow … warm Classical antiquity, a cold Dark Ages, a warm Medieval Regime, and a cold Hallstatt- driven Little Ice …

… 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 … thousands of other laborers took part. More than 100 people died in the various clashes between workers and the forces …

… by the specter of our nuclear past. And given Japan's complicated past with nuclear issues, it is especially … destructive capability. After first scaring his audience, he pivoted and offered a solution: the development … first wave of nuclear reactors was completed. This period coincides with the emergence of environmental issues as a …

… tacos increasingly brought these foods into the American diet. As Mexican immigrants arrived in new locales, various … such as Chipotle utilize Mexican ingredients but American service, while Mexican migrants claim their own space and … Powder  The food tradition of the American Southwest has come about through various populations’ contributions over …

… “elected” president of Syria. The unrest resulted from a combination of socio-economic and political problems that … Alawites, furthermore, ignore Islamic sanitary practices, dietary restrictions, and religious rituals. The … to pay the fee to exempt their children from military service. The Alawite presence in the military culminated in …

… lucky. Their ability to afford their monthly payments was compromised first by the falling market, then by mortgages … that has never been able to effectively cope with low-income homeowners who have been typically women, racial and … chartered the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). These corporations market the bundled mortgages as …

… Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Hello, and welcome to The Global War on Drugs brought to you by the … drawn from dozens of anthropological and archaeological studies, indigenous groups ingested datura medicinally and … apocalypse or Virgin of Guadalupe. I believe, ... it is no coincidence that the locations of native datura use on this …

… states, by thirty other countries, and by private companies. Some visitors recorded that they left simply … excuse for the whole thing. While it is true that one soap company displayed a full-sized replica of the Liberty Bell … But the “flesh and blood of those past events” had been tidied up, even sanitized, on the High Street of 1926. The …

… be thousands, hundreds [of] thousands of people who will die.” Vasset’s comments encapsulated the international response to the … the Ethiopian Famine’s 25 th anniversary. While it pays lip service to the complicated situation that gave rise to the …

… Thanks for being on the show Professor Conklin and welcome.   Dr. Alice Conklin   Thank you for having me.   … difficult trans-, a difficult time transitioning into the service sector economy have gravitated, unfortunately, to … a digital media piece of writing geared toward a popular audience. Is there some advantage to this form of writing over …

… On D-Day, over 125,000 British, American, and Canadian soldiers supported by more than five thousand ships and … thousand casualties on the first day of the invasion. To commemorate the battle, Origins offers ten of the most … Western Europe seemed imminent. 2. The Invasion was a Compromise Churchill and Roosevelt meet in 1943 at …

… Drexel Burnham Lambert, Michael Milken’s junk bond shop, to die a slow death from 1986 to 1990, the term “regulation” … landscape and lexicon. This trend has left ever more complex financial markets and multinationals to operate in … build a support package for several nearly insolvent trust companies. This effort quelled market panic and made Morgan …

… It seems as if apologies are becoming a regular part of business and politics. Pope John … for the Irish famine of the 1840s. The Aetna Insurance Company apologizes for selling insurance against the escape … at Auburn University and a writer for the History News Service. …

… discussion of issues over party politics but make political compromise even more difficult than it is today. In 1787, … ratified as the law of the land, he argued that competition among many interest groups was the genius of the … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… Violence against women has a long history in human communities. Yet, we live in a time when people across the … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk from Origins: Current Events in … an assistant professor of Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies here at The Ohio State University.   Peggy Solic    My …

… 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 … Hostetter was a conscientious objector who did alternative service in Viet Nam as a Mennonite volunteer. Based in a …