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… King. Jury selection began November 15. The case hardly comes as a surprise. In recent years, the King family has … a fairly straightforward case like the King assassination become complicated with such stale, predictable theories that it …

… jeopardize the process of integration. He was, by nature, a combative individual, so he had to struggle to restrain … "Then I could walk away from baseball and never become a star. But my son could tell his son what his daddy … An outspoken advocate of self-help, he urged blacks to become producers, manufacturers, creators of businesses and …

… The reality of the Islamic kingdoms in Iberia was far more complex. Castilian ambassadors attempt to ally themselves … of unrest were already apparent. Factions emerged among competing groups—including among the ruling Umayyad dynastic … point clearly: the history of Islamic Iberia is messy and complicated. Kingdoms of Faith should appeal both as an …

… to which men will go to take it away from them, and to the complicated politics of one’s immortal soul. Director Josie … of Mary. Elizabeth seems obsessed with her own vanity as compared to Mary but comes to learn that beauty does not matter in this world of …

… Whereas in the 20th century, Caesar could just as easily become the savage conqueror again, someone to be resisted … who would finally surrender to Caesar in 51 B.C., would become the symbol of the revolutionary spirit in 19th- and … the millennia, the book, I think, is not without its shortcomings.  Perhaps it says more about my own biases, but I …

… 2009, with events sponsored by national and state "Lincoln Commissions," and because of the remarkable presidential … like a badge of honor. So now that the Darwin Year has come to a close, I want to review the difficult reception … exhibits a certain degree of variation, he proposed that competition over resources and breeding would tend to favor, …

… postwar economic boom took hold, with America becoming the world’s leading hyper industrial and military … Revolution , Douglas Brinkley pays tribute to those who combated the mauling of the natural world in the Long … author), David Brower (director of the Sierra Club), Barry Commoner (an environmental justice advocate), Coretta Scott …

… rash act against a national celebrity. Meanwhile, Knight complained that he was a victim of changing expectations … trustee critical of Brand's action invoked a pointed comparison: "President Truman fired General MacArthur.  … Brand fired General Knight." Defending Knight, the trustee compared Knight's firing to the earlier dismissal of a …

… Until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the combination of new technology with the "classically liberal" … the years before World War I was most remarkable for combining expanding trade, growth, and industrialization … of state power oriented toward global military and economic competition.  Until 1873, when a newly united Germany …

… parties, struggle with their sexuality, track “likes” and “comments” on Facebook, experience domestic abuse, and dream … south to Copenhagen, though Bergen remained the primary commercial hub for exports. Greenland, rich in … trade . By 1350, however, Greenlandic walrus ivory faced competition from superior African and Asian elephant ivory, …

… not discrete organizations, but frequently interacted and competed, sharing players and locations, effectively … for the 1946-7 Cuban League season was only three quarters completed. With the end of the Second World War, and the …

… in the moment. Some, however, really do represent something completely new in American political history, and not always … set subsequent political norms, permanently altered the composition of national political coalitions, or revealed … fact that the Electoral College had not been designed to accommodate party-ticket politics. Originally, electors each …

… Thanksgiving.” For 136 years, Thanksgiving has been a day commemorated across America. It gives us a moment to recall … inhale the heady aromas of our new harvests; to relish the coming together, once again, of family and good friends; to … Indigenous Communities …

… one day after the author's arrival. ( United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees ) We came to Greece with only a … We found people sleeping in tents underneath shipping compartments or on meager strips of grass, a mere stone's … around them, the port continued its normal function as a commercial and passenger hub. More than once, I saw …

… While not explicitly backing Manila, Obama stressed his commitment to preserving stability in  the South China Sea . … that retains a strong presence, has been particularly complex. Historically Philippine leaders have resented … an unassuming role in the western Pacific, unable to compete with European power or Russian and Japanese …

… WWII, the United States began to boldly pursue a global community modeled upon American political, economic, and … menace seeking to snuff out America’s light. The godless Communists, American logic went, would stop at nothing to … Today, we delve into how and why t he Cold War, drugs, and communism became inextricably linked in the minds of …

… the machine when I heard some Greek expletives and saw a commotion in front of me. The ATM ran out of money. I spent … accept the bailout conditions proposed by the European Commission. What felt like a scene from some apocalyptic … A 2015 march against the financial measures the European Commission, European Central Bank, and International …

… at … well, any number of things. Lumping them together, the commentariat called all these angry voters “populists” and … ( bottom right ). Whatever else they may or may not have in common ideologically, these populists share an antipathy … as a snob and elitist ( right ). But “elite” has become an epithet lately in our political discourse. The …

… ties were also immensely important, for one often needed community support at the assembly to win a legal case. Thus, … means that contemporary accounts of the Viking Age largely come from the people being raided.  There are many later … these gods hundreds of years later. Even their law codes come to us from a later time, though they were thought to …

… by failing to address the problems in Russian society that compelled the radicals to violence, Russian leaders … condemned him for his willingness to work with Italy’s communist Party, an act that they believed would undermine … and the controversial nature of his initiative toward the communists led to numerous conspiracy theories regarding his …

… other business carried out virtually over Zoom. The theater company, Gemini CollisionWorks, gathers most of its 22 … working remotely as they were banded together in an office. Companies might therefore continue to allow employees to … reduced—assuming that the airlines even survive the coming pandemic-induced recession. The economic consequences …