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… dichotomies of facial hair in social hierarchies in ancient Mesopotamian history. The bearded warrior kings and completely shaven priestly classes established a clear … Ages evolved into the Renaissance , the history of beards becomes far more tangled.  Influential figures like Henry VIII …

… Soviet counter-intelligence agency, for writing derogatory comments about Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in a private … experience. Political prisoners in Kengir, Kazakhstan , the site of a famous prisoner revolt. Solzhenitsyn portrayed … to publish three more stories in New World in 1963 before times changed (again) and he ceased to be able to publish new …

… single kilometer. Although the only electric vehicle at the competition, the Jeantaud handily beat its gasoline-powered competition at the Parc Agricole d’Achères outside Paris. … were superior to gasoline cars. If they beat the gasoline competition before, perhaps one day they’ll dominate again. …

… Belgium's plans to make a special-edition euro coin commemorating the Battle of Waterloo. Belgium still … the larger Napoleonic legacy remain in France. Present day site of the Battle of Waterloo. Many cherished French … that allows individual nations to unilaterally produce coins of irregular denominations. 70,000 2½ euro coins were …

… the story goes. In January 1918, after forty-one months of combat, Allied troops were ready for a ceasefire, but they … joined the freikorps , military units who fought against domestic revolutionaries in 1919-1920. Civil war continued in … capital cities, in town squares, at cemeteries and memorial sites throughout the world—for many an annual ritual—to …

… Derzhprom building on Kharkiv’s Freedom Square is the most complete example of constructivist architecture in the world … a speedy two and a half years, 5,000 workers labored on the site working in three shifts using simple hand tools, … the destruction of Ukrainian cities as evidence of war crimes, and educating the public about the importance of …

… and tied to ropes and anchors off the bay, left to decompose within the ecosystem. Europeans who lived in the … by changing tides, especially in strong tidal rivers and at sites where beaches, sand bars, and other topographic … of real significance. Marine Mammal Life in Medieval Times We know of many medieval accounts of the beachings of …

… Angela Brintlinger: Hello, and welcome to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine brought to you by … type of political reforms. Whereas Ukraine sees the opposite, says get rid of these rebels with guns, take their … that's part of that neutralization, is the appeal to higher loyalties where, well, we're here to help to help Ukrainians …

… weekend than any movie in history, and the New York Times has called it “a defining moment for Black America.” The … was elaborated in the next issue (#53, August 1966). Marvel Comics’ dynamic duo Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the … American support helped defeat forces that remained loyal to Lumumba. Official portrait of Patrice Lumumba as …

… All of those meanings are now reflected in the Jewish community’s ambivalent view of the Middle East conflict. … East peace. Yom Kippur was first celebrated in biblical times by the priests of the Temple of Jerusalem on the Temple … in the first century C.E. A movement to rebuild it has become a rallying point for far-right Jewish nationalists, who …

… are ruthlessly terrorizing Nuevo Laredo and other border communities. In the past, though, security-first strategies … with the drug trade. Since 2000, the United States has poured several billion dollars into Plan Colombia, the … fare any better. In Mexico as in Colombia, the obstacles to combating the drug trade go well beyond a simple lack of …

… had done as First Lady. This impressive list of projects encompasses domestic causes from historic preservation to Katrina relief … Laura Bush’s unwillingness to put herself forward, to take credit to “show off,” as my mother would say is also what …

… had done as First Lady. This impressive list of projects encompasses domestic causes from historic preservation to Katrina relief … Laura Bush’s unwillingness to put herself forward, to take credit to “show off,” as my mother would say is also what …

… of Congress have been caught taking bribes.  Before Rep. James Traficant of Ohio was convicted this summer of getting … TV age, campaigning is expensive business. Today’s bribes come in the form of enormous but legal campaign … are no better. In the 2000 election, high-tech companies poured out $40 million in campaign contributions, mostly to …

… 2000 and Time magazine's "Man of the Year" for 2007, has come to the end of his legal term limit and must step down. … was proclaimed on September 24 and military troops loyal to the President launched an armed attack on the … situation. They contribute even today to the discrediting of so-called democratic or liberal parties. As a …

… my guests are historians. We look back and study what has come before and  this …this is a decidedly forward looking … Sarah Paxton, and thank you for listening to  Prologued . (Credits.) This season of Prologued was brought to you by … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …

… he stood on the shoulders of giants, so perhaps he’d welcome the gift.   Newton is famous for Principia Mathematica … theory forward, the nickname gives it too much credit. Newton, too, aimed to keep God out of his … “Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion.” …

… body-scan. Airline passengers in the United States have come to expect these kinds of security measures as a … subsequent threats in the 21 st century. The FAA is sometimes called a “tombstone agency”: change only comes after a … day. Two more days would pass before boats found the crash site. It took two weeks to salvage the wreck. Twenty-nine …

… often  since the attack on the World Trade Center, but a comparison of the Black Tuesdays of 1929 and 2001 is equally … a level of fear that has been reached in only a few other times in American history. “The only thing we have to fear is … to respond, “What else is there?” Even though we have become far more materialistic in recent decades, it is …

… to give black men full citizenship. For that much, Bush and company can claim a worthy lineage. But as early as 1876 — … states' autonomy. Meanwhile, the Democrats were winning the loyalty of black Americans they retain today. As … the Democrats' political machines eagerly absorbed the newcomers. Republican machines, by contrast, reacted coolly …

… in state and local races across the land.  Many pundits are comparing this election to the election of 1994, when anger … was quite a radical document — though quite the opposite of the proposals of today's Tea Party.  It called for … "postal savings banks" so they would have easier access to credit.   As a brand new party in 1892, the Populists did …

… To delay is impossible.” The tsar did not reply, instead complaining that “Again that fat-belly Rodzianko has written … into the First World War in 1914 . As those who have visited Russia know well, the First World War can seem … world’s fragility.” Putin used the speech to deliver two messages, the first aimed at an international audience, the …

… A commemorative 1965 Iraqi stamp marking the 45th anniversary … reshaped to suit shifting political purposes. Sunni-led regimes, most notably those of the Ba’ath Party era, erased the contributions of Shi'i leaders and gave credit for initiating the uprising to a secondary Sunni …

… turned against the towns in twin disasters that leveled homes and businesses, strewed debris across lawns and fields, … by the specter of our nuclear past. And given Japan's complicated past with nuclear issues, it is especially … unabated. By the mid-1950s, most of the easily dammed sites had already been developed. Likewise, Japanese sources …