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… four years of Nazi occupation. Following a week of guerilla combat between Resistance fighters and the occupying German … General Philippe Leclerc’s Second Armored Division of the Free French Army rolled through the city on the night of … destroying it, remains undeniably compelling to all who visit Paris today. American soldiers from the U.S. 4th …

… congregated in streets and squares and demanded the end of communist rule. These are indelible images deeply impressed … Resignations of Communist Party officials and talk of free elections followed. By the end of the year, what seemed … sense of this shift from wonders to worries, one must revisit the history of communism, explore its collapse, and …

… decided this month that the state’s constitution does not forbid same-sex civil marriages. It therefore paved the way … more years before all slaves in Massachusetts would be set free, the Commonwealth v. Jennison case of 1783 ensured that slaves … History News Service …

… already been showing up in recent history. Millennials have come of age hearing they are the first generation in … President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan visit a classroom at the Pathways in Technology Early … the virtue of “a middling level of development,” with freedom from the pain of want and from the burdens of …

… in World War II . After facing almost certain defeat before Stalingrad, the Soviets advanced (with a few setbacks) … "The Battle of Stalingrad" in 1985 ( left ), and visitors passing by armored vehicles outside the museum ( … Glory, at Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd, Russia. The monument commemorates those who died defending the city 1942-1943. In …

… of the courageous men and women who answered the call for our country. We must carefully preserve not only the … however, the layout poses real difficulties for elderly visitors and veterans who cannot walk well. Guests have to … experience. Chosen with the help of a veterans advisory committee from a pool of 250 potential candidates, the 25 …

… A New York Times editorial has declared it “ A New Chapter for America and India .” India’s Prime Minister Narendra … has made a point to reach out to the United States and will visit America for a second time at the end of September 2015. Does Modi’s … Potyondy   Narenda Modi, Prime Minister of India, is visiting the United Nations in New York at the end of this …

… claim that John F. Kennedy’s 1960 speech about religious freedom made him “throw up” would rank as one of the most … suggested that Kennedy’s Catholicism should disqualify him for the presidency, Kennedy confronted the role of religion … the public acts of its officials.”   Kennedy affirmed his commitment to an America that is “officially neither …

… Taras Shevchenko monument. Bullets had hit the great poet’s forehead. The pillar holding him up had been damaged by … of prominent Russian and Ukrainian artists purchased his freedom. Liberated from bondage, Shevchenko turned to … was, but we should keep this as it is now.” Learn More: The Complete Kobzar: The Poetry of Taras Shevchenko. Translated …

… Native Americans visited colonial cities from New Orleans to Montreal, … in between. Historians have traditionally focused on the outcomes of “the chiefs now in this city,” namely, treaties. Colin Calloway’s book focuses our attention before and after those formal negotiations, and asks questions …

… From 2011 to 2014, breathtaking political changes transformed the lives of men and women in Egypt . First, with the slogan “bread, freedom and social justice,” the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 … seats in parliament. Morsi was the winner of Egypt’s first competitive presidential election, but his government was …

… dying lay beneath the rubble and remains of their homes and communities, American televangelist Pat Robertson stated … people made with the Devil centuries ago to gain their freedom from the French. At the same time, other news … splashed across the news, and the blogger, Paul Shirley, a former NBA basketball player and ESPN commentator, was later …

… On December 6, 1922, Ireland’s struggle for independence from the United Kingdom reached a turning point. With the creation of the Irish Free State, 26 of 32 Irish counties received considerable, albeit not complete, independence. The following day, however, six …

… slaveholding as a matter left to individual states, and for decades many had found this a comforting justification for their tolerance of an … he asserted that “if I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by … History News Service …

… Delaware Senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell's recent comment–wondering whether “separation of church and state” … respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."   Jefferson's language about the … Danbury Baptist Association in 1802 to thank them for an earlier greeting. He assured the Baptists that he …

… Americans looked to the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., for leadership and direction.  King inspired Northern white … American South, and has paid little attention to the black freedom struggle outside of the former Confederacy (with the … never passive victims.  From the very beginning of black community development in the North, African Americans fought …

… Grace Wisher, a free-born Black girl from Baltimore, Maryland, helped stitch … Caroline, and one of her nieces all receive recognition for sewing the most popular flag in U.S. history—the flag … Three years into Grace’s apprenticeship, Pickersgill was commissioned to create the Star-Spangled Banner in …

… percent of surveyed cities have seen increases in the need for emergency food aid. These findings coincide with a … its children.”   Today millions of school children receive free or low price meals because of this initiative that had … the effect of child hunger in war-torn Europe, started a committee to bolster the existing national school lunch …

… even have gorilla enclosures in the first place? It should come as no surprise that zoos make headlines. According to a 2013 report, U.S. zoos attract more than 160 million visitors annually, more than do all NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB … parks sought to control animals’ independent action and freedom. Throughout the history of animal display, …

… ever indicated that he was dependent upon Congress for a declaration of war. Yet that is exactly what the … The Founding Fathers balanced the power of the president as commander-in-chief with that of Congress, the people’s … openly arrived at” and Roosevelt’s fight for Four Freedoms — freedom of speech and expression, freedom of …

… The United States was a nation forged in the ideological fires of a democratic revolution … leaders and citizens ever since have denied or rejected a foreign policy guided by ideology. Why? If ideas and … Distinguished Lecturer, Nichols is a frequent public commentator on U.S. politics and foreign policy. Nichols is …

… Welcome to Prologued ! Prologued is a serial podcast from … and against Hitler, and, you know, in defense of the freedoms that Americans enjoyed. So, women became involved … be found on our website and we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations ot background …