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… American immigration policy has always toggled back and forth between seeking immigrant labor and restricting entry … they simply never made enough to do so. “Many Chinamen have come; few have returned. Why is this?” representatives of … U.S. immigration document. Upon his return from a temporary visit to China in 1895, Wong was denied re-entry to San …

… Mugabe has dominated Zimbabwean politics since 1980, having come to power on a wave of popular support developed during … sexual services on demand. In military camps where gender divisions were largely suspended, many Zimbabwean women … The Political Ends of Human Rights Awards WOZA's second visit to Washington in November 2009 was more than just …

… Hitler created the opposite of what he intended to accomplish by invading the Soviet Union. Instead of destroying … the United States. In the new world Hitler’s destructive efforts had created, there were only two major powers, the … Briar College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… Walker Lindh, the young American recently captured fighting for the Taliban, pushes to the fore the meaning of treason. … as taking up arms against the government or giving aid and comfort to its enemies. The offense is extremely serious and … historian in Houston and a writer for the History News Service. …

… man who Europeans called Tamurlane. If possible, he was to forge a peace treaty with the world-conqueror, whose sack of … noted that work on the largest mosque in the city had been completed just before his arrival, but Timur ordered its … here to Hajji Muhammad al-Qazi, a Chagatai courtier who had visited the court of Castile in Toledo several years …

… and oldest gatherings of people in the world. Pilgrims perform the hajj over three days during the last month of the … safety, and how much states should subsidize the ritual—is complicated. In many countries, demand for hajj visas … Muslim immigration to Western Europe and the fall of communism in the east have caused Europe’s Muslim …

… A good starting point for those seeking to better understand Greenland is Niviaq … parties, struggle with their sexuality, track “likes” and “comments” on Facebook, experience domestic abuse, and dream … of telephone eventually played by writers who had never visited Greenland, reports through the centuries grew more …

… free consent of over 500 rangatira (chiefs) and the tribal communities they represented. A 1939 reconstruction of the … national day, Waitangi Day now needs to serve as a symbol for all these different communities. In contrast with many … the treaty was either irrelevant or an embarrassment. These divisions are as old as the Treaty of Waitangi itself. The …

… that, 17 years after its inception, remains stubbornly incomplete. On the positive side, the Belfast Agreement … Portrait of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein, circa 1540. This division made choice of religion a de facto political … he allowed Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams (below right) to visit the United States to build support and raise funds. …

… to argue that "principled pragmatism, the ability to compromise while maintaining core principles, is essential … character is temperamentally better than the last's. This format is essential, as Critchlow maintains that "Nixon, … Nixon and Rockefeller Compared." These men were "political rivals driven more by ambition and the desire for power than …

… Russia’s plans for new nuclear weapons should serve as a wake-up call for … for new nuclear weaponry. The U.S. refusal to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty to eliminate nuclear test … also exists in South Asia with nuclear weapons owned by rivals India and Pakistan. We must not forget China and its …

… damaging sanctions against the Russian state, its companies, and its citizens. The sanctions were intended to … and inflict such a high economic cost that it could not afford to continue the war.  As the war grinds on, Russia’s … origin have come at a cost. Kommersant , a major Russian newspaper, reported in late 2022 that defective microchips …

… Clinton will soon be traveling south of the Rio Grande for a summit with his Mexican counterpart Ernesto Zedillo. … bilateral trade, illegal immigration, and joint efforts to combat drug trafficking. Political reform in Mexico should … harsh realities of Mexican politics during his upcoming visit.  To champion President Zedillo as an agent of change, …

… remembered. The toppling of statues has occurred for the same reasons they were erected in the first place: … that of Nero’s by Vitellius. Damnatio memoriae was most common after regime change. Note however, that the names of … Iconoclasm was outlawed. The restoration of icons is commemorated today as the “Feast of Orthodoxy.” 3. A Papal …

… a group calling itself ProjectUSA has caused a stir in California, Minnesota, North Carolina and South Carolina by … between present-day immigration and the flood of newcomers who came in the past. ProjectUSA’s website is … all options, including reducing the annual total of new arrivals. Debate, however, must be open and honest if it is to …

… in years! All you have to do is sit back and wait for the profits to roll in! And so a throng of investors … reward for reasonable risk. We're talking about the dot-com industries of the '90s, aren't we? Not this time. We're … Stock Growers Association offered sumptuous facilities to visiting owners, much as dot-com owners living on venture …

… that Congress was debating a declaration of independence, a committee was drafting the Articles. Its purpose was to form a new government, which it called the United States of … it recommence! Louise W. Knight, who writes for the History News Service, is the author of "Jane Addams, Citizen: Jane …

… News leaked recently that President Obama had called a group … troops to Afghanistan? Most likely.   Experts will argue forever about whether the Vietnam War was a lost cause. But … Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. If Vietnam fell to the Communists, they argued, so too would the rest of Asia. …

… Her official given name was Zhao, a character she created for herself, meaning “the sun, moon, and the sky.” Her … the Sui and established the Tang dynasty. He rose to become Minister of Works, giving Wu Zetian an early taste of … mourning his late empress, paid little mind to the new arrivals. Everything changed in 649. As Taizong grew gravely …

… (syphilis), artists explored social phenomena including commercialization, globalization, gender, race, and class. … chapters: “Officers and Gentlemen,” “Pox and Prostitution,” Foreigners,” and “A Chapter of Noses.” Each of these … was not associated with enemies, but with allies and rivals who influenced and infiltrated British society with …

… took out a student loan, averaging over $5,000 a year. Therefore, around 10 million people took out student loans last … to the cost saving measures of the FDLP, especially when compared to the money funneled to private banks through … began student loans 70 years ago. It also represents the latest attempt to pay for democratizing higher education and …

… in the world. Held over the course of 23 days, this race for male cyclists features 21 stages that demand its … cyclists might wear the yellow jersey during the three-week competition, only one will ultimately win it. Cover of the … Paris. The Tour began in 1903 as the creation of the sports newspaper L’Auto . Editors of the paper believed that by …

… was the reinterpretation of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Comparing President Kennedy’s action and President Bush’s … missiles, and he resisted the advice of the military to use force. Neither can be said of Bush’s current plans to attack … Briar College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. …