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… U.S. military researchers were busy inventing new weapons for the next war. The new Secretary of Defense, Donald H. … launching deadly fighter and torpedo planes. Even as newspapers reported investigations of “the munitions makers” … which plan to test the next generation of bombs on computers rather than under the ground. But who’s paying …

… 1986, the United States observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the first time. Yet the meaning of the moment was … the holiday or diminished it by linking it to Confederate commemorations.  Federal recognition had finally arrived, … and sustained public pressure forced Congress to revisit an issue it avoided for more than a decade. By 1983, …

… Do cardinals really behave that badly? Are elections for new  popes  always so politically fraught? And most … The early version was small (around 30 clerics) and comprised only of “cardinal priests” who served parishes … died somewhere far from Rome, probably never having even visited.   Nevertheless, Christians in Rome from the third …

… discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on a person’s sexual orientation or … identity in Medina, OH, 2019. Photo courtesy of OutSupport. For almost two hours, the bills’ supporters testified in … way.” Best-selling author and urban planner Richard Florida visits an art and design studio in Dayton, OH in 2008. Photo …

… Participants: Bob Ahern | Director of Archive Photography for Getty Images Dawn Chitty, (Ed.D.) | Director of … And we can do this in a number of ways. First, we can revisit our own analog collections. Just 1% of our analog … for me, are about perspective. There are different viewpoints to the past, depending on the person. It doesn't …

… Revolution--and learn that women in America have never been completely united.  … Trump. Think pieces blossomed overnight, denouncing the complicity and betrayal of white women to the feminist … to Seneca Falls, lived on the Seneca reservation. She was visiting the Seneca reservation in early summer and was …

… announcement marked the end of China’s chaotic era of foreign domination since the mid-18th century and of … governmental upheavals after 1911.  Mao Zedong and the Communist Party’s Rise to Victory During the 1920s and … Nations. In 1979, seven years after President Richard Nixon visited China, China officially established diplomatic …

… while other jurisdictions declared these children unwelcome. A U.S. Border Patrol poster placed around the border … Mexico. It translates: "I thought that it would be easy for my son to get papers [e.g. legal status/work rights] in … emigration, as Princeton sociologist Douglas Massey points out, has become as much a cultural phenomenon as a …

… border deal as “the toughest set of border security reforms we've ever seen.” Urging Congress to pass the bill, … also proposed deploying advanced drug detection machines to combat the influx of fentanyl, which he claimed was … under specific provisions. These cards enable Mexican visitors to stay in the United States up to 72 hours for …

… not obscure the fact that this conflict, with all its complexity and tragedy, belongs firmly to the present. This … La Vie des Idées on March 23, 2022 (we are thankful for permission to republish the interview here in English, … knowledge of the streets and districts, control the high points like the floors of buildings, and can use the subway …

… ubicada en las afueras de la Ciudad de México, prosperó como una ciudad hace casi dos mil años. El ascenso y la … Aztecas, el sacrificio humano probablemente era una de las formas más profundas de apaciguar a los dioses. En 1519, … Aparte de ser un lugar estupendo que turistas pueden visitar, el Zócalo también es usado para protestar contra …

… Bush will spend most of this month at his ranch in Crawford, Tex. By fleeing the White House, he continues a … view of wartime Washington. On most mornings, Lincoln commuted into the city, but during hot summer months his … president shut the doors of his cottage to uninvited visitors. Lincoln met with antiwar politicians while at the …

… II and Martin McGuiness shake hands, June 27, 2012. Before making the turn to politics, McGuiness was a leader of … that, 17 years after its inception, remains stubbornly incomplete. On the positive side, the Belfast Agreement … he allowed Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams (below right) to visit the United States to build support and raise funds. …

… Vladimir Putin has gone to extraordinary lengths to commemorate the Second World War. Even though the war ended … Professor of History and Director, Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching, The Ohio State University … Day parades on Red Square. He's met with veterans and made visits to memorials. He's emphasized his own personal …

… administration has added more than 1,000 individuals and companies to sanctions lists. The president has gloried in … absolutely no fear of you!” ( top ). President Bill Clinton visiting Hanoi in 2000 after normalization of relations … into what it was designed to prevent: a grant of virtually unlimited sanctioning power. This power persists: in August …

… Anderson famously defined nationalism as an “imagined community” binding together a widespread group of people … many asses.”  Lucian Boia, a prominent Romanian historian, points out that these accounts lack any mention of Romanian … was both the first foreign leader to congratulate Sandu and visit her in Chișinău.  The two presidents have held at …

… presidential election have run populist campaigns, and the former have governed in a populist style. This article … Brazil and Chile, are not populists. Consequently, the most common definition of populism in political science today … that the U.S. feels it can work with. The most important visit by President Bush was to Brazil. Brazilian President …

… debate, and reminds us that we’ve had these fights before. Ellis Island Nation: Immigration Policy and American … United States is characterized by three great waves of newcomers. The first wave came primarily from Ireland, Germany, … century. The second wave arrived between 1882 and 1924, coming largely from eastern and southern Europe. This was …

… — has exacerbated the divisions among Americans. Gerald Ford did the opposite when he became president after the … he appeared before a joint session of Congress and pledged “communication, conciliation, compromise, and cooperation” … The strategy almost worked. After trailing Carter by 30 points in polls, Ford staged a dramatic comeback, losing the …

… Act, which has required environmental impact statements for federal projects since it became law in 1970. With this … more and more reliant on toxic substances, the shortcomings of this approach became increasingly apparent. The … crisis in August 2014. The water crisis made the national news and raised questions. What caused the algal bloom? Was …

… Doping scandals have been shaking the world of sport for almost a half century. However, the recent scandal … Agency (WADA) Dick Pound presented “The Independent Commission Report #1” to the press corps. The 323-page … brand. Ultimately what history teaches us is that the latest Russian drug scandal is not, as is often portrayed, …

… a "totalitarian ideology" menacing people everywhere. This comparison between Islamic radicalism and fascism, which … cases, the replacement of an old order with instability and foreign domination, whether exerted by French troops in the … new threat. Jeffrey Mankoff is a writer for the History News Service and a doctoral student in history and security …

… 2, Section 2, couldn’t be clearer: “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United … is there any grant of the sweeping powers now claimed for the commander in chief. Indeed, the congressional power to … History News Service …