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… Film Institute ranks the film as the third best American comedy ever made and the 39th best film overall. It would be … can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” But few comedies have endured like Dr. Strangelove, and Strangelove has … War was a farce. And so, rather than preaching to its audience about the possibilities of apocalypse, Dr. …

… is likely to run again. So relevant "experience" is hard to come by.This presidential season, everybody is talking about … then abandoning, the Hungarian revolution against communism in 1956, failing to stop Joe McCarthy's … on. William Henry Harrison, hero in the Indian wars, also died early in his presidency. Ulysses Grant presided over …

… Patrick Potyondy   This is your host Patrick Potyondy and welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone … Wiggins. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at our website origins.osu.edu on iTunes and on Soundcloud and as …

… manufacturers who overcharged taxpayers and cost many soldiers their lives. Like these divisive measures, the current … draft exemption for college students. At the time, family income was the largest single determinant of who attended … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… both countries appear to break from the autocratic past and complicate our understanding of their political future. In … that were billed as “the final transition from a super-presidential form of government to a presidential … years of the USSR.  The two leaders quickly tossed aside Communism as a governing ideology and instead embraced …

… some political pundits conclude, negotiations cannot overcome divine principles dictating distinct worldviews that … Rightly Guided Caliphs were chosen by a consensus of the community. This was not a democracy; it was instead a … as  ashura . Shi'is believe that Husayn was a martyr who died the rightful leader of the political community. …

… dying lay beneath the rubble and remains of their homes and communities, American televangelist Pat Robertson stated … Boukman's revolt quickly blossomed into the largest, bloodiest slave uprising in history. By the end of September, … conflicts, in 1802, the French captured Louverture who died in 1803 while in French custody. Naturally, the French …

… Assistance.  “As the first non-Western nation to become a developed country, Japan built itself into a country … more broadly, for better and for worse.  Yet, studying commemorations like the Meiji sesquicentennial reveals how … Indigenous Communities …

… was even in Puritan New England) is a civil contract. Thus, superior courts in California, Massachusetts and Connecticut … religiously intolerant regimes in the world today.   The outcome of the recent referendum in California shows us that …

… on how you score the Democrats in 1860) at which the outcome wasn’t clear at the outset. Anti-Masons 1831 William … belligerence : a maximalist policy on Texas annexation, combined with a maximalist policy on expansion into the … Protester standing in front of a row of National Guard soldiers, across the street from the Democratic National …

… Politics." Thanks for being on the show Sarah, and welcome.  Sarah Siff   My pleasure. Thanks.  Patrick Potyondy   … process of writing through that and have your graduate studies, you're a PhD student in the history department here at OSU. I'm wondering if your graduate studies in history have prepared you for only specific types of …

… phone line or to check registration lists on a laptop computer. But very few majority-black districts received the … White and Hispanic districts enjoyed greater access to the computers, so they also had an easier time verifying their … contest, the Hayes-Tilden battle of 1876. Most recent commentators on this episode have focused upon the issue of …

… (Madras) in India. Madras was born in 1636, when East India Company official Francis Day signed a treaty with the Nayaka … British Crown insisted that in return for financial aid the Company would allow missionaries to proselytize freely in … when England went to war, so did her colonies. Indian soldiers became an integral part of the Allied war effort in …

… heavily on Soviet support for arms and many Arab nations welcomed Soviet aid. Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry … that an embargo of sales to the United States was forthcoming. Nixon attempted to assuage Saudi fears, promising to help mediate “peaceful, just, and honorable” outcomes for all parties.  Nixon quickly undercut his own …

… understand why there is all this noise in the international community. If anyone wants to plant a flag down there, … in the United States. For Shmidt, his rapid rise to Arctic superstardom began with the 1932 expedition of the ship … that the Arctic holds in the Russian heart and spirit. Adieu Polar Bears: Climate Change and the Arctic's …

… since well before Marcos’s declaration of martial law. Committed activists who organized underground in the … the corruption of the Marcoses in exchange for an anti-Communist bulwark in Southeast Asia. By the mid-1980s, … and chose instead to defect. This group included soldiers who had grown frustrated with corruption in the …

… married in the 1790s before her divorce had officially become final. He won the election anyway, but she died of a stress-induced heart attack before he began his … Washington boarding house and causing her first husband to commit suicide out of shame over her supposed blatant sexual …

… the Sui and established the Tang dynasty. He rose to become Minister of Works, giving Wu Zetian an early taste of … request, Yuan Tiangang—the foremost diviner of his day—studied her. Struck by her features, Yuan declared that the … the prince got involved in a taboo liaison. When Taizong died, Wu Zetian, 25, was sent to a convent, while Li Zhi …

… Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … I'm an Associate Professor of History and American Studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. I specialize in … Sokolsky. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at our website …

… Three years into Grace’s apprenticeship, Pickersgill was commissioned to create the Star-Spangled Banner in … households worked to contribute to the family income and many white and Black working-class populations sold … role in the establishment of the United States. Their bodies were relied upon for the continuation of the …

… the country, his own books, articles, and op-ed pieces accomplished nothing. Yet his declaration denies the real … Vietnam, ultimately rising to the rank of colonel before becoming an academic. A conservative, he nevertheless became … of U.S. troops in Iraq as they shift the mission from combat to support. Even the Senate Republican leader, Mitch …

… May 30 as Decoration Day at national cemeteries to honor soldiers who died in service. Gen. Logan's order spoke only to honoring … the national holiday from its pedestal. Memorial Day commemorates the men and women killed on the battlefield or …

… trade, encouraging the development of the European common market and paying the lion’s share for NATO, the … supporting right-wing dictatorships in the name of halting communism, but also saw the United States as a defender of … is increasingly blurred as allies and former enemies have come to regard the United States much as European nations …