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… 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 …

… 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 … Boys Podcast also maintains a blog at boweryboyshistory.com , which serves as an additional resource for listeners, …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 historyinto … broadcast by 36 primary public radio stations, serving 72 communities in 20 states and Washington, D.C.—and more than …

… is evident in the parade's origin and evolution. The first recorded marches took place in colonial New York City (by … this ideal, but it's important to recognize how far we've come. It's in this sense that the St. Patrick's Day parade …

… protests in Hong Kong that have directly challenged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policies and yet have not been … November as the leader of the Politburo’s powerful Standing Committee. But we shouldn’t make too much of Jiang’s passing …

… I say that? Because the outcry that many expected over the combat deaths of American women in Iraq has not taken place. … up to the Civil War saw military service as the ultimate outcome of the women’s rights movement — and as the ultimate … a sexual ambiguity and aggressiveness that seemed incompatible with traditional gender roles. As the debates …

… During the last four weeks, the Election Assistance Commission, the Justice Department and the Department of … to demonstrate that state or local officials no longer were competent to oversee elections. Yet four years later, little … should begin preparing for the 2006 elections. A bipartisan commission to handle the task would remove concerns that an …

… 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 … This month, our Best in History Online highlights a website that allows scholars, students, teachers, and the …

… asked Big Foot, leader of the Minneconjou Teton Sioux, to come to Pine Ridge Reservation with his followers in hopes … could restore the peace. Intercepted by the Seventh Cavalry commanded by Colonel James W. Forysth on December 28, Big … Indigenous Communities …

… Day parade's origin and evolution. Although the first recorded St. Patrick's Day marches took place in colonial … pluralist implication of the St. Patrick's Day parades becomes more apparent as we look at the events held in cities … this ideal, but it's important to recognize how far we have come.   So when this weekend's St. Patrick's Day parades pay …