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Destruction in San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake.

Another Pearl Harbor? Not by a Longshot

… international terrorism and our vulnerability to it. History can offer no consolation here. These acts of … of all. Edward T. O'Donnell is an associate professor of history at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass., and a writer for the History News Service. …
Print of "The Epiphany of the New Antichrist" by Romeyn de Hooghe.

The Myth of the Jewish Antichrist: Falwell Stumbles Badly

… in the Book of Revelation to “the Beast” and in other books of the New Testament to “antichrists.” This lengthy … is open to all Christians concerned about the appalling history of Christian-Jewish relations, who would like to put … to take note — and to worry. Andrew Gow teaches European history at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, …
Cover of A Cruel Wind: Pandemic Flu in America, 1918-1920 by Dorothy Ann Pettit and Janice Bailie.

Before There Was Swine Flu

Review of A Cruel Wind: Pandemic Flu in America, 1918-1920, by Dorothy A. Pettit and Janice Bailie (Timberlane Books, 2008)
… , by Dorothy A. Pettit and Janice Bailie (Timberlane Books, 2008) …
French demonstrators with purple signs that read "ras le viol"

Violence Against Women

… Violence against women has a long history in human communities. Yet, we live in a time when … that exists at "alarmingly high levels." This month, History Talk hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins sit … the origins of gender violence, its existence throughout history, and issues affecting women globally with scholars …
President John F. Kennedy delivers an address on the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

Historical Analogies: Handle With Care

… at least more useful when it comes to seeking guidance from history — than others. A case in point is the Cuban Missile … Crisis. Michael Richards teaches modern European and world history at Sweet Briar College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. …
Indian troops in Burma, 1944.

A Forgotten Theater of War

Review of India’s War: World War II and the Making of Modern South Asia, by Srinath Raghavan New York, NY: Basic Books, 2016
Pro-Choice demonstrators holding signs saying "Support Legal Abortion"

The Politics of Abortion in Europe and America

… In this Origins podcast of Writers Talk History , historian Anna M. Peterson joins the show all the … Potyondy. Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to Writers Talk History, a partnership between the magazine Origins from the … read. Patrick Potyondy   And do you think both those books can have a good effect if people are interested in …
Cover of Guantánamo, USA The Untold History of America's Cuban Outpost by Stephen Irving Max Schwab.

Guantanamo For Beginners

Review of Guantanamo, USA: The Untold History of America's Cuban Outpost, by Stephen Irving Max Schwab (University Press of Kansas, 2009)
… and torture   Few, however, have any sense of the history of Guantanamo Bay, how the United States came to own … Max Schwab seeks to uncover and give voice to the complete history of the installation that is largely absent from … (186).  Two of the eight chapters are reserved for the history of Guantanamo during the height of the Cold War, …
Cartoonist Clifford Berryman depicts Uncle Sam after a hard-won U.S. victory in Santiago Bay, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

What Happened When We Stayed the Course in Cuba

… determined. They should look to the lessons Bush draws from history. Bush is a student of history. What has it taught him? That determination succeeds … speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Bush said that history provides "lessons applicable to our time." These …
'What Hath God Wrought?': The Transformation of America, 1815-1848, by Daniel Walker Howe Book Cover.

Mr. Bush Meet Mr. Jackson

Review of 'What Hath God Wrought?': The Transformation of America, 1815-1848, by Daniel Walker Howe (Oxford University Press, 2007)
… and commanding synthesis of the political and economic history of the nation from the War of 1812 to the Mexican … Indian removal, and so on. It is in the nature of such books that they touch all the bases. It is also in the … been seen as a bumptious and buoyant period in American history, when "democracy" expanded well beyond the limited …
Spraying Pesticides - NARA 1940

Fifty Years After “Silent Spring,” Let’s Not Roll Back Environmental Protections

… pesticides is widely hailed as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century.   At the time of its … bring back DDT. Nancy C. Unger is associate professor of history at Santa Clara University. Her new book is “Beyond … Nature’s Housekeepers: American Women in Environmental History” (Oxford University Press, 2012). …
Cover of Pay for Play A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform by Ronald A. Smith.

Wagging the Dog

Review of Pay For Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform, by Ronald A. Smith (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2011. xii + 344 pp.)
… on and on.  Keep this in mind as you read Pay For Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform .  Remind … this better than Ronald Smith, professor emeritus of the history of sport at Penn State.  Smith has devoted his … the phrase.  Pay For Play simultaneously traces the history of efforts to impose various forms of uniformity …