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… economic system. Apollo was also a stunning technological accomplishment. NASA moved in eight years from launching a man … By contrast, NASA’s budget now is only $13 billion, less than 1 percent of federal spending. NASA’S elaborate … last year, six American rockets, three military and three commercial, have failed, with a loss of more than $3 …

… financial titans who amassed riches while pushing their companies and the American economy over the cliff. But will … States. Jackson complained that the Bank made the “rich, richer” at the expense of “the humble members of society.”   … culture and politics, and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… I say that? Because the outcry that many expected over the combat deaths of American women in Iraq has not taken place. … about women and war — that female soldiers are either helpless victims or dangerous sexual deviants. But what about … in the years leading up to the Civil War saw military service as the ultimate outcome of the women’s rights …

… lockstep with him.   Obama’s choices might also inspire comparisons to Abraham Lincoln. By the beginning of … to what’s happening today in Obama’s.   Underscoring this comparison is Hollywood’s recent attention to Lincoln’s … the presidential nomination or had played important roles in the party’s founding and growth. They often …

… successful in pushing up prices, profits and, to a lesser extent, wages, but hours worked and production … and truck loans for the purchase of fuel-efficient vehicles.   Add $15 billion to the factory conversion grant fund … and economic history and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… to remain an unsettled and unsettling question. In years to come, hundreds of articles and books will flow from the pens of historians and other researchers. All will be seeking to put to rest the still … to preserve the documentary record. After 22 months have passed, who knows what will happen to these precious …

… the CEOs of transnational firms such as Enron, WorldCom and Global Crossings in our “deregulated” economy have … thousands to collapse in the early 1930s. Those measures passed only after tens of millions of people voted for … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… a "totalitarian ideology" menacing people everywhere. This comparison between Islamic radicalism and fascism, which … of xenophobia and longing for an idealized, if mythical, past. Like European fascists, al-Qaeda extols militarism, … threat. Jeffrey Mankoff is a writer for the History News Service and a doctoral student in history and security …

… missed opportunities. In that respect, the UN eerily resembles the League of Nations of the 1920s and 1930s. By … of Iraq’s invasion, a series of ineffectual resolutions passed by the Security Council failed to dislodge Iraqi … little good. Dino E. Buenviaje writes for the History News Service and is a graduate student at the University of …

… the “Jewish Question,” the conviction that Jews were parasites and could only destroy, not build civilization. By the … Hitler created the opposite of what he intended to accomplish by invading the Soviet Union. Instead of destroying … he made it stronger. By continuing to fight in 1945 long past any hope of a victory, he created a political vacuum in …

… reached South Carolina on Nov. 8, 1860, joyful Charlestonians took to the streets as if their candidate had … initiated." That evening, in a foreshadowing of events to come, fireworks lit the sky above Fort Sumter. Who could … for Virginia fourth-graders, Joy Masoff's "Our Virginia, Past and Present," makes the wholly untrue claim that …

… the current Republican Party wants to forget about its own past so it can trace its origins exactly as far back as … to study photographs of official Soviet events to see which Communist Party members were visible and which had been … purity tests our Republicans have decided that the past too must be purged of all but the true believers.   I …

… treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national … and lesser men. While African American soldiers and communities protested these conditions, the small size of … an imperfect reflection of American society and viewed as a site of inclusion and opportunity for Black people and other …

… America’s long-term national security. Three principles are essential for the success of peace-building … years after World War II, not a single U.S. soldier died in combat either in Germany or in Japan — in sharp contrast to … in Portland, Ore., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… and sympathetic deregulators resulted in even bigger debacles–including the first such failure in U.S., history, in … Within fifteen years, Enron executives transformed their company from a middling firm into the seventh-largest … companies–the executives and their pals–big money for their services. They were following a familiar script here, too. …

… Not any funny movie, but “The Mouse That Roared.” That 1959 comedy was based on the premise that by the late 1950s both … War II in Europe were better off because of the war’s outcome. That’s what Bush should seek now. The best American … be eligible for significant American aid. Afghanistan resembles the Duchy of Fenwick. Although the United States …

… or accept “instructions on public policy” from any “ecclesiastical source,” and that no religious entity should … the public acts of its officials.”   Kennedy affirmed his commitment to an America that is “officially neither … law and the presidency and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… Vickers, the man responsible for security at the House of Commons, with taking down the gunman. Commentators not … problems adequately arming those from whom they demanded service. Many men could not afford the required musket, and … established their own representative governments they passed militia laws (Prince Edward Island in 1780 and Nova …

… ago, on May 30, 1945, by Lt. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, Jr., commander of the Allied Fifth Army in Italy. Truscott was … of the Senate Armed Services Committee. One of the back benchers was a 23-year-old infantry sergeant, Bill Mauldin, a … such leaders as Lucian Truscott this Memorial Day. Todd DePastino is the author of "Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front" (to …

… and the relative merits of those being considered. As time passed, air travel made campaigning a national, not … and the technology of the information age meant that comments made anywhere are now instantly transmitted … University School of Law and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Monday evening is shaping up to be quite a night in Charleston.  Confederate enthusiasts are throwing a grand ball … "has nothing to do with slavery."  He proposes that it is a commemoration of South Carolinians who "stood up for their … the city would acknowledge the centrality of slavery to its past.  They also hoped the Vesey Monument would force …

… In 1982, Israel invaded southern Lebanon in order to raze Palestinian Liberation Organization bases used to fire rockets … the powerful force it is today. In addition, 241 American servicemen, sent to Lebanon to oversee the withdrawal of the … Europe" (2006), he is also a writer for the History News Service. …

… most beloved South Carolina politician of the more recent past was Strom Thurmond, segregationist, bigot, and … standard-bearer for South Carolina. Among his many accomplishments, Thurmond holds the record for conducting the … rest of the South Carolina delegation fought off the Secret Service. But why don’t we finally give South Carolinians …

… United States. Sometimes, in fact, we try to hide our hand completely. For example, the administration frankly says it … Hussein. Such proxy wars feature prominently in our endless campaign against Saddam, but they didn’t begin with … Henry Butterfield Ryan is a writer for the History News Service. He is also an associate of the Institute for the …