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… beyond the myth of the first Thanksgiving, exploring the complicated politics that came to dominate a world created … and expand his power. Massasoit's legacy, then, is a mixed one. Due to his ability to maintain peace with the Pilgrims, … This economic imbalance came to a head in one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history, King Philip's War. …

… Just how has American society mobilized for a sense of common purpose in the past? And why have we seemed to lose … At different points, particularly as the United States has gone to war, it has been vitally important to have a … , what we Americans came to call the First World War, beckoned in the 2 nd decade of the 20 th century. World War I …

… King. Jury selection began November 15. The case hardly comes as a surprise. In recent years, the King family has … in an elaborate conspiracy to murder Dr. King. To anyone familiar with the massive wealth of evidence against … that it was secretly orchestrated by the government? One reason may be that while King was alive, federal …

… 2000 and Time magazine's "Man of the Year" for 2007, has come to the end of his legal term limit and must step down. … Rather, to understand what will happen March 2 and after, one needs to look at what occurred in the 1990s in the wake … the population had long been waiting. Putin in effect embodies Russia's "recovery": he has succeeded in putting an end …

… in the footsteps of Apollo 11 before the flights halted. No one has been back since. The success of Apollo and … economic system. Apollo was also a stunning technological accomplishment. NASA moved in eight years from launching a man … demonstrate that interest in space exploration has never died. What is changing now is the economic and political …

… to the cost saving measures of the FDLP, especially when compared to the money funneled to private banks through FFEL, as evidence … campuses triple during those two decades. (Very recent studies on the college attendance of ethnic minorities, …

… Prime Minister’s plan to visit a shrine honoring soldiers who died for his country during World War II has … China and Japan. When Bush gets to Beijing, however, one thing his hosts will have on their minds is the Boxer … of more than $30 million (then an astronomical amount) as compensation to foreign powers for the damage caused by the …

… in state and local races across the land.  Many pundits are comparing this election to the election of 1994, when anger … Republicans control of Congress. Like all analogies, this one isn't perfect.  But if it fits at all, it does not … bees:  They sting one of the two major parties.  Then they die.   This is where the Tea Partiers find themselves now. …

… put the entire  global economy in disarray and for years to come. Estimates of possible losses differ, but they are in … nations in the world ditched Taipei and recognized Beijing one after the other. The avalanche started in late October … and vocal age of open demonstrations. Chiang Kai-shek died in 1975. Faced with a revolting society led by the …

… simultaneously attempting to force down the value of their money in order to reduce the price of their products sold in … the late 1990s and Argentina in the early 2000s. Various studies have found that currency appreciation played a role in … contained. Trade in East Asia was fueled in part by silver coins from Mexico. Prior to the Meiji Restoration of 1868 in …

… of illegal entry, 2019. America’s southern border is one of the few weak spots in what otherwise has been one of … they simply never made enough to do so. “Many Chinamen have come; few have returned. Why is this?” representatives of … Ajo, Arizona. That bipartisanship seems to have all but died over the past decade, as the resurgence of identity …

… of many of the ghosts of history that haunt older nations. One such ghost is anti-Semitism, and with increasing … 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 …

… both countries appear to break from the autocratic past and complicate our understanding of their political future. In … that were billed as “the final transition from a super-presidential form of government to a presidential … and instead embraced nationalism as their guiding principle–one that envisioned the fate of the nation as dependent on …

… the Sui and established the Tang dynasty. He rose to become Minister of Works, giving Wu Zetian an early taste of … request, Yuan Tiangang—the foremost diviner of his day—studied her. Struck by her features, Yuan declared that the child would one day rule the realm . As a child, she lived with her …

… it mildly. Socialism, at least in the United States, has become a byword among Republicans for fiscally irresponsible … France and Europe. And while the answers vary, almost everyone agrees on two points. First, while Hollande ran a … revolts broke out. After receiving his baccalaureate, he studied at Paris' prestigious Institut des Sciences Politiques …

… the revolution at the end of World War I. With the Kaiser gone,a whole new form of political life was created nearly … other visual elements from the period effectively immerses one in the culture Weitz seeks to revive. Among the elements … Weitz helps the reader understand how and why the fragile, complex, and tense culture of Weimar Germany motivated these …

… reaction to last week's news has been muted. Almost everyone, it appears, expects the Supreme Court to overturn the … their own precedents — and the weight of history – should nonetheless force them to see that the religious intent of … evangelical Rev. Billy Graham rose to celebrity denouncing communism as a "satanic religion," while Secretary of State …

… On Sunday, January 27, 2008, I phoned Nairobi to speak with two Kenyans whom I have known for … going to take their seats the next day and that they were completely resolute in overturning the election and bringing … only survivors were two persons buried alive in a pile of bodies. The media have also discussed how the Kenyan political …

… This years Veterans Day comes in the wake of fierce political campaigning over which policies best serve the interest of U.S. soldiers. Again and again, candidates in the campaign that just … of wreathes, the parading of flags, the firing of twenty-one guns, and the solemn march past the …

… Swaziland (now Kingdom of Eswatini), all of which transitioned to independence through peaceful processes in the … 1965 to official independence in 1980.   Political factors complicated matters. Since the early 1960s, the British … that I believe in blacks and whites working together. If one day it is white, the next day it is black, I believe we …

… hallways. Teachers gave lessons to help young students comprehend an American past with racial segregation, and how … she will learn about the parts of King’s dream that have gone unfulfilled. I hope she will come to understand the true … movement —how it extends beyond the brief period she studied in elementary school, into both the past and the …

… Is the internet the ultimate solution to problems of (pick one, or pick many) communication, commerce, travel, learning, teaching, … could do so with remarkable speed. Americans connected with one another differently than they had before. Many saw the …

… 200 years after Lincoln’s birth, Obama’s presidency is one fulfillment of the work Lincoln started. Lincoln shares … Both were born on February 12, 1809 — Darwin into a comfortable family in Shropshire, England, Lincoln into … in the United States.   They initiated twin revolutions: one brought by Lincoln — the Civil War and the emancipation …

… West, the Emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707) stands out as one of South Asia’s most controversial historical figures. … thousands of non-Islamic monuments and temples, and committing genocide.  To some South Asian Muslims, he was an … that the war of succession broke out not after their father died, but when he simply fell ill and continued despite his …