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Emperor Süleyman

Süleyman the Magnificent

… feared on the battlefield and the conqueror of new lands for his empire. When Süleyman was made sultan, his kingdom encompassed the peoples and territories of the Balkans, … is still a popular destination for Istanbul residents and visitors today. [Photo by author] The Sultan often reflected …
 SPLM rally in Southern Sudan, 2010. (Image by U.S. Institute of Peace)

Tribal Militias in Sudan

… The war between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary militia Rapid Support … because SAF leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, … settlers and southern tribes. Armed with the latest weapons, the Arab militias carried out destructive …
The Statue of Liberty during the June 10, 2021 solar eclipse.

Solar Eclipses in American History

… he lived in France and traveled widely through Europe. But for all his wanderlust, his most vivid memory stemmed not … total solar eclipse . Dating to 1223 BCE in Syria, it was accompanied by the appearance of  Mars in the sky and … also took credit for this apparent miracle. Whatever the latest eclipse portends, 2024 is a pivotal if ominous year …
Mehmed VI, the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, leaving the country after the abolition of the Ottoman sultanate, 1922

The Long End of the Ottoman Empire

… more importantly, it is the only treaty of WWI still in force today. Lausanne marked the end of a long and … Ottoman rule for centuries. The Balkan Wars saw atrocities committed against civilians on a massive scale. The … were forcibly resettled in a “homeland” most had never even visited.  The overall perception of Lausanne’s bloodless …

Another Silent Spring

… the new generation of bullet trains are all emptier than before, for they are the dreaded paths that the coronavirus … future when “some evil spell” had settled on our communities, when “mysterious maladies swept the flocks of … But that cannot be the real story, for COVID-19 is only the latest in a long series of world-shaking epidemics , and at …
Gunpowder Plot conspirators in front of a bonfire celebrating Guy Fawkes Night.

Powder Treason, Bonfire Night, and the English Art of Reinventing the Past

… fireworks light the sky and effigies burn. The celebration commemorates an event from 1605, when authorities discovered … James I ascended to the throne, hope spread among Catholics for religious toleration, in no small part because the new … English Heritage . N.D. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/real-story-of-bonfire-night/ Sharpe, J. A. …
book cover - Helmut Walser Smith, The Butcher’s Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town

Top Ten Origins: Summer 2019 Must Reads

… The perfect companion to nearly any summer activity is a good book. And, … your interests, there is certainly no shortage of options for those who love history. Here are ten books to put on … of socialism and post-socialism in Eastern Europe. In her latest work, Second World, Second Sex, Ghodsee turns her …
Reinforcing Omaha Beach with men and equipment

Remembering D-Day: 10 Important Facts to Know

… Invasion (PDF File) (June 6, 1944) was the supreme joint effort of the Western Allies in Europe in World War II and … thousand casualties on the first day of the invasion. To commemorate the battle, Origins offers ten of the most … celebrations commemorating the invasions draw thousands of visitors. Heads of state from the United States, the United …
Black women marching with signs supporting integration

Race in the Classroom: Teaching Civil Rights

… Leticia Wiggins   This is your host Leticia Wiggins and welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone produced by Origins .   Patrick Potyondy   And … hard work of ordinary, everyday people, and so if people visiting the museum or people in who take our classes, take …

A Century of U.S. Relations with Iraq

… some five hours later. This departure of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. … government took very little interest in Mesopotamia (Greek for "land between the rivers," in reference to the basin … peaceful, and progressive foundation. While this latest effort to remake Iraq achieved certain markers of …
Man at march holding sign that reads "Make America NATIVE Again"

Indigenous Peoples' Day: A Conversation

… People. Dr. Jacob is the Intercultural Specialist for Native American and indigenous Students and Dr. Rivers … Dr. Dr. Daniel Rivers: Thank you so much and welcome to our webinar for Indigenous Peoples' Day. It's … there's that opportunity to engage. You can go and actually visit the Newark Earthworks Center over in Newark. They do …

Killing the Arctic

… is more, climate conditions there serve as a bellwether for planetwide trends. Indeed, rather than simply … patterns in the south, Arctic meteorology has increasingly come to affect them. The Arctic’s terminal decline, then, … via the northern coasts of Scandinavia and Russia—paid a visit to the Greenland ice cap. During this journey, he …
June 4th, 2014, at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park (Photo by the author)

Remembering Tiananmen: The View from Hong Kong

… In between memory and forgetting, there is commemoration . On June 4, 1989 a … reported that only a few family members were allowed to visit the graves, and Zhang Xianling of the Tiananmen …
Globe on a plate with knife and fork next to it

Diet for a Large Planet

… choices and agricultural systems is causing problems both for human health and the health of our planet. Solutions … It was blamed on the diet and gut. Books like "Gut," a bestseller from a few years back, say things we've discussed for … apologize for this image. It's shocking. This was when they coined the phrase, anorexia nervosa. I think the dietary …
Haze obscuring image of rooftops in China

The Greening of China?

… great paradox. With its fast-growing economy, China has become the leading producer of CO2 (though not on a per-capita basis). Simultaneously, it has become the world's leading producer of green and renewable … environment, and what global role China might play in the coming years in confronting climate change. ( Image Source ) …
Moskvitch 3 vehicles roll off the assembly line at JSC Moscow Automobile Plant Moskvitch, 2022.

Sanctions on Russia: Impact and Efficacy

… damaging sanctions against the Russian state, its companies, and its citizens. The sanctions were intended to … and inflict such a high economic cost that it could not afford to continue the war.  As the war grinds on, Russia’s … origin have come at a cost. Kommersant , a major Russian newspaper, reported in late 2022 that defective microchips …
Troops of the French 2nd Armored Division parade down the Champs-Élysées on 26 August 1944

The Liberation of Paris

… four years of Nazi occupation. Following a week of guerilla combat between Resistance fighters and the occupying German … governor and commander of the city’s German garrison, formally surrendered to the Allies. After four years of … destroying it, remains undeniably compelling to all who visit Paris today. American soldiers from the U.S. 4th …

Justice Denied: The Killing of Trayvon Martin in Historical Perspective

… After deliberating for sixteen hours, the jurors in  State of Florida v. George … Tallahassee hours earlier. Waiting for the verdict had become unbearable. On the charge of second-degree murder, the … in the sleepy town a few days when he and several buddies visited a convenience store to purchase candy and cold …
Crowds of people in Kyiv, Ukraine

The Fate of Crimea, the Future of Ukraine, Part I

… Crimea was absorbed into Russia, and what the future holds for Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula. ( Image Source ) … Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … as citizens of the universe. That is this, I don't know who coined this term, "revolution of dignity", but I really feel …

The Politics of International Adoption

… violence, malnutrition or disease. Ten million is hard to comprehend. Nor is it any easier if we break it down: thirty … and perhaps even to flourish. The fact that many of those efforts fail does not subtract from the need to remain … countries in question: orphanages, and the street. I have visited orphanages in several Asian countries; no child …
Government of National Unity in 2009. Left to right: Arthur Mutambara, Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, and Thabo Mbeki.

A Lesson for South Africa? Zimbabwe’s Path to Multi-Party Rule

… (ANC) failed to secure a majority vote, leading to the formation of a Government of National Unity (GNU) for the … 1965 to official independence in 1980.   Political factors complicated matters. Since the early 1960s, the British … used currency following Prime Minister Tsvangirai’s visit to the U.S. in 2009, and it has remained so to date. …