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… democracies, and political experiments such as Bolshevik communism. Much of Europe lay in tatters and virtually an … I battlefields to reconnect with their loved ones. Others visited the tombs of the unknown warriors, under the Arc de … Great Britain, or even Germany, in Russia there was no official memorialization of its soldiers or the immense …

… Agency (WADA) Dick Pound presented “The Independent Commission Report #1” to the press corps. The 323-page … country’s anti-doping establishment. WADA’s “Independent Commission Report #1” team (Richard Pound, Richard McLaren, … the 1904 and 1908 Olympic marathons respectively. While officials knew that both of them ingested strychnine along …

… that also brought his exploits to the attention of Navy officials and Congress. A bill was soon passed that provided … the state of Confederate fortifications there. Union Naval commanders acted quickly and successfully on this … the city. Impressed with his skill as a pilot, Union commanders eventually promoted Smalls to captain and gave …

… 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 … facts of the king’s execution were omitted from the official record of the event. The memory of Louis was kept …

… lives or the devastation it has brought on families and communities across the nation. The historical origins of … or what some have called “The New Jim Crow” are complex. But an important episode in the gradual development … – posed to his right flank and legislative plans. As an official in the Justice Department noted, it was fine to …

… wanted to emulate. Now that they had been freed from communist oppression, many supposed, it would not be long … many Russians did hope that Russia would magically become like the United States, the euphoric American … disregard of democratic processes, particularly when U.S. officials encouraged President Boris Yeltsin’s violent …

… giant leap forward for their cause. Both activists and news commentators have compared this ruling to Brown v. Board of Education in its … which gives gay couples who wish to have their relationship officially recognized the same legal rights as married …

… the Roman approach: overwhelming military force.Ý It is now official U.S. policy "to dissuade potential adversaries from … the Romans had paved for their own armies to travel. If war comes, Iraq will be using the computers and cell phones and radar it got from the United …

… it mildly. Socialism, at least in the United States, has become a byword among Republicans for fiscally irresponsible … and a dramatic slashing of public expenditures to compete effectively in today's globalized economy. Ever … have all the advantages: ministerial experience, the requisite socialist credentials, and a successful term as …

… exchanges and cooperation between their armed forces. A competition in armaments between China and the United States … As a first step, the United States must invite Chinese officials to attend a conference to discuss the open skies …

… Justinian is the figure in the center. The mosaics were completed in 547 CE. Because there have been multiple … the plague’s social and economic impact on the infected community. Our best historical source is Procopius of Caesarea (in modern Israel), a high official in the Roman government, who lived in …

… Road.” In 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson , provided what has become the enduring description of the Revolutionary War when … and behind houses, they had a hard time distinguishing non-combatants from the militia-men who were shooting at them—a … their version of events to the London press before the official British report submitted by General Thomas Gage. By …

… motives and the messianic revolutionary ideals of Russian communism. 2 Originating in Czarist Russia, traditional … the Soviet Union's security. On the other hand, messianic communist ideals, which date back to Bolshevik upheaval of … was important to Khrushchev was to maintain the spread of communism. Khrushchev's calls for peaceful coexistence were …

… one requiring an almost obsessive attention to detail, a commitment to exacting measurements, and above all a patient … to measure accurately a degree of latitude at the equator. Comparing it with another measurement of latitude made in … differences in the name of science, government and military officials were well aware that the shape of the earth was of …

… Korean peninsula. Nixon learned this first hand when he visited South Korea in 1953 as vice president. An … that I may start some action is a constant check on the Communists,” Rhee told Nixon. Nixon thought so highly of … Nixon aide Leonard Garment gave a similar message to Soviet officials in Moscow, telling them Nixon could be “a …

… corruption scandals, doping controversies and rampant commercialism have done so little to dent the popularity of … Olympic teams. Even before the First World War, sport had become, as one French official put it, "a matter of state." Politicians and the …

… wake of a mass shooting such as the one in Parkland, FL, commentators, pundits, and politicians all gather around to … the 19 th century. As county institutions grew crowded, officials transferred as many patients as they could over to … away in an institution. Her father reportedly never visited her again. A graph showing the decrease in inpatients …

… both countries appear to break from the autocratic past and complicate our understanding of their political future. In … . With a stated turnout of 99.3%, the measure passed with, officially, 99.6% of voters in favor. Karimov’s first term … when it was set to assume the position. In reality, the opposite occurred. By the time Kazakhstan assumed the …

… associate editor Patrick Potyondy. Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to Writers Talk History, a partnership between the … medical practitioners, mainly doctors, and governmental officials or the state apparatus. And depending on the … State University. And I encourage you to go look at that website to find out many great articles about history, …

… Carter. By giving him this honor at this time, the Nobel Committee seized the opportunity to express its concern over … initiated toward Iraq. Both the timing and the citation accompanying the prize hinted at more than Carter's undisputed … unfortunate association with the corrupt bank of Credit and Commerce International in the late 1980s has been long left …

… Nicholas Breyfogle:   Hello, and welcome to Early Encounters with Penguins brought to you by the … in Teaching, and I'll be your host and moderator today. Welcome to everyone and thank you for joining us.  Now, let me … where such encounters happened were a group of nesting sites, quickly named by the sailors, the Penguin Islands. …

… The perfect companion to nearly any summer activity is a good book. And, … ultimately turning public suspicions on the town’s Jewish community. Despite the presence of other suspects (including … was the disaster more devastating and longer-lasting than officials acknowledged (and not limited to the Chernobyl …

… Bush claimed that “state law reigns supreme when it comes to Indians, whether it be gambling or any other … talks are now underway between federal, state and tribal officials to resolve the claims with as little pain and … Indigenous Communities …