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… origins in nuclear-age Congo . The secret to Wakanda’s superiority is vibranium, an indestructible alien element … was elaborated in the next issue (#53, August 1966). Marvel Comics’ dynamic duo Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the … Wakanda. It was not just a “greedy ivory hunter,” but someone much more dangerous. The evil Ulysses Klaw sought out …

… As the international community struggles to respond effectively to the missile … was originally designed explains why, today, China alone has the leverage needed to quell North Korea's nuclear … Union each primarily responsible for peace and order within one of the areas.   Roosevelt called his arrangement the …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … This month, our Best in History Online highlights a website that allows scholars, students, teachers, and the … 7,500 works of art from the Met’s extensive collection. The website “is a reference, research, and teaching tool …

… about religious freedom made him “throw up” would rank as one of the most unsettling remarks of the 2012 campaign. … have no role in the public square,” and his speech ranks as one of the classic statements of the pluralistic foundations … the public acts of its officials.”   Kennedy affirmed his commitment to an America that is “officially neither …

… (1644-1912) to the present day. The book attempts to accomplish two tasks. First, it provides a general history of … of power within the government. Missionaries like the ones above began to undermine Chinese institutions during … wants to rewrite the general history of China for a broad audience, while emphasizing institutions’ role in regime …

… and prevent the rise of a small set of families whose money and political power separate them permanently from the … that the blood in their veins distinguished them from the common herd. Despite the rhetoric about property rights that … this was a radical proposal. In the 18th century when a man died his estate often passed complete to his eldest son. …

… for a weekend vacation to Djerdap National Park. As one park guide put it, Djerdap proved to be a great place to … park can enjoy and reflect these legacies too, while even becoming a part of it themselves. The Djerdap National Park is … lakes, and rivers. The park was established in 1974, one of many founded during the socialist period of …

… Dozens of women soldiers are dying in Iraq — and no one seems to care. Why do I say that? Because the outcry that many expected over the combat deaths of American women in Iraq has not taken place. …

… 40 years to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) . Proponents believe this surprise victory signals that the ERA has a renewed chance to become the 28 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. To be … conditions, and physical tasks too arduous for pregnant bodies. In the years leading up to the introduction of the …

… organizers out. It was a clear violation of the law, but no one in authority took such violations seriously. Workplace … working conditions, and a union, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), to many factories in the … watching scores of young women and several young men die, combined with the awful realization that this tragedy could …

… spelled out, in English, the word Newborn . Fireworks accompanied live appearances by pop stars and elected … in Serbia's capital Belgrade brought together well over one hundred thousand demonstrators, some of whom vandalized … (the Battle of Kosovo, when Ottoman forces defeated the Medieval Serbian state) or 1690 (when the Serbian Patriarch of …

… of the Turkish Republic since its founding in 1923: the uncompromising secularism of the first Turkish president, … a grandiose, 1100-room presidential palace . There is only one caveat: Erdoğan will have to overhaul the Turkish … Fundamental Organization Law of 1921 was a temporary expedient intended to facilitate military resistance against the …

… not obscure the fact that this conflict, with all its complexity and tragedy, belongs firmly to the present. This … crowded train station in Kharkiv on March 2, 2022 resembles one packed with refugees from 1941 doesn’t mean the two … we’re watching happen today [Sheehan, Where Have All the Soldiers Gone? ]. Far from being a “war of the past,” (i.e. a …

… Europe in search of security and stability. With close to one million people arriving in 2015, many Europeans worry … threaten the cultural makeup of Europe due to the alleged incompatibility of the Islamic faith of the majority of new … linguistic, and religious differences? No conclusive studies compare Eastern and Western European attitudes toward …

… rash act against a national celebrity. Meanwhile, Knight complained that he was a victim of changing expectations … tactic confirmed MacArthur as a "virtuoso strategist," said one analyst. Like MacArthur, Knight too has been regarded as … led each to his undoing. Both preferred to operate without supervision. After United Nations troops occupied most of …

… about what’s going on. . . . [All] I know is if nothing is done, there will be thousands, hundreds [of] thousands of people who will die.” Vasset’s comments encapsulated the international response to the … Milestones …

… “elected” president of Syria. The unrest resulted from a combination of socio-economic and political problems that … of the rebellion, the frequent protest chant, "Syrians are one!" indicated the determination of the demonstrators to … Alawites, furthermore, ignore Islamic sanitary practices, dietary restrictions, and religious rituals. The …

… however, is something the Baronne d’Orchamps wrote over one hundred years ago in her book titled Tous les Secrets de … - mostly through means of fashion photography and short accompanying descriptions - Hill attempts to describe lingerie … that also tap into the larger meaning of how women’s bodies are perceived in general society. The story of lingerie …

… same whiff of hysteria about prospects for the future that one finds in current administration pronouncements about the … the test of the first Soviet atomic weapon in 1949. The combination of the Soviet Union’s atomic weapons and its superiority in conventional forces placed the United States …

… during the last twelve months is a strange experience. One of the most striking things is the sheer diversity of … as they have from the furor last summer triggered by comments about Beijing’s human rights record made by Bob … People’s Republic and our relations with its leadership.   One curious thing to note about the past year’s wide-ranging …

… Princeton six games to four (every score was considered one “game”). The teams had 25 players a side, and to the … but the game itself made no money. Men’s college basketball commenced with a similarly obscure contest.  In 1895 at … NCAA was founded. When at least 18 college football players died and as many as 168 were seriously injured during the …

… Baath Party, and Jordan’s King Hussein rarely spoke with one voice. In fact, Syria had previously grown tired of … offensive mindset—“Rabin’s Schlieffenplan,” (145) as Laron coins it in pointed allusion. Rabin's "Schlieffenplan:" an … but also offer rewarding reading experiences to public audiences with much patience and stamina. …

… that secured him — and Süleyman, by extension — the throne. Süleyman’s reign lasted 46 years, the longest in … his empire. When Süleyman was made sultan, his kingdom encompassed the peoples and territories of the Balkans, … to come under Ottoman rule. Years later, Süleyman himself died “peacefully” in his command tent while leading his last …

… are being built in Brazil and China, while campaigns to decommission dams are gaining traction in the United States … water for irrigation of crops and drinking water. One of the oldest still in use for drinking water, the … sediment from nearby mines marked the location as a toxic Superfund site.   “Elwha be Free,” with painted on cracks on …