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… material. 2. Increase student empathy and awareness of the complexities of a pandemic (past or present). 3. Introduce … (again, past or present). Visit the  Pandemic Pedagogies  website at  https://pandemicpedagogiesproject.wordpress.com/ …

… are at the heart of often vitriolic public debates. Both futuristic and somehow archaic at the same time, millions … for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily …

… Prime Minister’s plan to visit a shrine honoring soldiers who died for his country during World War II has inflamed … of more than $30 million (then an astronomical amount) as compensation to foreign powers for the damage caused by the …

… ever before." [Book description taken from the  publisher's website ] …

… major events of the American Revolution. We learn that the future two-time governor of Virginia, who turned down … was a motive in his pursuit of liberty; indebtedness was common among Virginia planters, who traded in a global … hardly muted the power of his influence. The public and soldiers adored him. Henry's legacy has remained controversial …

… in Iraq: the longer we stay, the stronger our enemies become. We cannot defeat either the insurgency or the civil … to fight, but we may well be training the army of our future enemies. We could have been spared this debacle had … assassinated British officials and killed British soldiers. In only a year or two, the British press and public …

… shape the narrative of Nigerian identity and the nation’s future. Map of Nigeria. Equally important, the historical … and cultural challenges. The crisis that would become the Nigerian Civil War began on January 15, 1966 when a … in July 1966. This countercoup turned out to be bloodier, and this time, Igbos were the victims. Many …

… that Sarah bestowed upon him on Facebook; Bristol's future or lack thereof on "Dancing with the Stars"; or … Celebrity .  Fred Inglis, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Sheffield, is the author of more … of intense familiarity with distance.  This is the "compound" that makes the celebrity sacred in modern society: …

… The cause of his outburst? Likely American protests in the future over his moves to hold joint exercises in the … with his nutty words: the way the Bush administration has compromised American foreign policy and jeopardized world … Caribbean. The Navy claims it is resuscitating the fleet to combat terrorism, keep the economic sea lanes of trade free …

… Americans to reexamine their past as well. Austria has become something of a pariah state because its governing … handled gold seized from Jews by the Nazis was beginning to die down. Pope John Paul II recently asked for forgiveness … eventually go to war against Nazi Germany, and American soldiers did help liberate the concentration camps, but some of …

… claim being made lately about the ever-advancing Computer Age. After all, cyber-data is easier to store, … But are books really an endangered species? Predicting the future is always risky business, but looking at past changes … word. Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a …

… The Grateful Dead. Acid, also known as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a powerful hallucinogen that elicits a … supply of synthetic Psilocybin (the active psychedelic ingredient in “magic mushrooms”) from Sandoz pharmacy. In the … author Tom Wolfe brought the Acid Tests to a much wider audience with the publication of his book The Electric …

… tax credit for children to the nation’s 6.5 million low-income families, and has buried the measure in another round … abolition aroused a cadre of reformers who unsettled public complacency in less than a century. In 1780, Pennsylvania … that those making $20,000 or less a year would be more than compensated by their wage hikes — and that the rest of us …

… Yavapais sold them to the Mohaves a year later.  Mary Ann died of an unknown illness exacerbated by famine while with … autobiography, letters with family, and anthropological studies of the native tribes she lived with.    Mifflin is … Olive remade herself into a proper Victorian lady, complete with a child (the couple adopted) and a beautiful …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … public conversation. This month, our Best in History Online comes in the form of an educational tool for improving …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … own. Each podcast episode is about an hour long with accompanying text, images, and conversational style to …

… and Human Survival: What the Deep Past Tells Us about the Future, " by John Brooke " Dry Days Down Under: Australia …

… for civil war. This is not some dystopian vision of the future course of the war in Iraq, but the actual history of … history of foreign occupation, Iraqi civilians would welcome U.S. troops as liberators. Most Iraqis, like most … Service and a doctoral student in history and security studies at Yale. E-mail:  jmankoff@yahoo.com . …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … respond to some of the questions being raised. Why do we so commonly talk about the golden age of piracy the way that we …

… As the president made his way to the train, chatting companionably with Secretary of State James G. Blaine, a man … body for two and half months. Surrounded by his family, he died on September 19, 1881, plunging the entire nation into … ballot, Congressman and Senator-Elect Garfield emerged as a compromise candidate, ultimately winning the nomination on …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that–much like Origins –seek to bring history into …

… renovations at NPR's code switch blog  and stay tuned for a future podcast interview with Drs. Jeffries and Shaw on …

… one day after the author's arrival. ( United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees ) We came to Greece with only a … measures imposed on Greece by Europe's central monetary bodies . A pro-refugee banner from Piraeus. (Photo by author) … to know refugees as individuals. Abdul, for example, had studied civil engineering at university in Afghanistan , and …

… Pinsker, set the pattern in 1881. Anti-Semitism “can never die,” he maintained. Wherever Jews live among foreigners, … as a permanent fact of life. The Zionists aimed to overcome that psychological infirmity by making the Jews a … Holocaust theologian Emil Fackenheim once told an audience that Israel might be destroyed by its enemies. Still, …