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Nixon shakes hands with Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

Nixon and China, Bush and Cuba?

… Fidel Castro is not exactly welcoming the new president of the United States with open … Cuba? Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN …
Crucifixion of Saint Peter by Caravaggio (1600, Cerasi Chapel).

Persecuted Christians?

… of the early martyrs are wildly exaggerated, if not completely fictional. But later, better documented deaths … it easy. Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN …
President George W. Bush

Propaganda: Necessary but Difficult

… World War I, President Woodrow Wilson established the Committee on Public Information, led by journalist George Creel, to craft and communicate America’s message. But the nation’s first … Radio messages carried word of the American commitment to audiences around the world, largely through the format of …
Melissa Drexler on trial

Infanticide: Something New Under the Sun?

… What would cause an apparently normal young woman to commit such a brutal act? Some commentators believe they … society. Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN …
A photo of the Great Synagogue of Rome.

The Catholic Church and the Holocaust

… “Christianize” the Holocaust in order to play down Catholic complicity in Nazi atrocities. This controversy comes at a … did. Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN …
An unidentified U.S. Marine Corps corporal fires his weapon at a wounded, unarmed Iraqi lying on the floor of a gutted mosque in Fallujah, Nov. 13, 2004. by Kevin Sites found on NPR.org

Shooting the Wounded: What Are the Rules Now?

… shooting a wounded Iraqi prisoner in Fallujah. The soldier in question has been removed from duty and may face a … have been killed before and will be killed again by soldiers making split-second decisions under almost … the last decades of the 20th century. Tales of Americans committing atrocities in Korea have persisted for decades. …
Women at the Women's March in DC with signs: "Can't Believe We STILL Have to Protest", "Keep your Hands and Laws Off my Body", "RAPE CULTURE" with a line through it

The Long History of #MeToo

… new allegations against powerful men emerge as more women come forward. But, while many are heralding the rise of the … Ohio State University's Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department, where she specializes in African American … Vinas-Nelson, song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcast and more on their website
KKK members displaying the Nazi salute and Holocaust denial signs.

Facing Anti-Semitism and American History

… 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 … eventually go to war against Nazi Germany, and American soldiers did help liberate the concentration camps, but some of …
a woman at a witch trial. she is wearing white and has her arms up in air with lightening bolts coming out of them. A judge, lawyer and an audience of people look on.

What was Wrong with the Judges at the Salem Witch Trials?

… Speaker's Note: Matt Goldish would like to add a more complete response to one of the questions asked him after … Nicholas Breyfogle:   Hello and welcome to “What was wrong with the judges at the Salem Witch … Jewish-Christian intellectual relations and Sephardic studies. Matt has a B.A. from the University of California Los …

With a Little Help from Our Friends?: The Costs of Coalition Warfare

… Hornet pilots defied the orders of their American commanding officers. These pilots independently aborted 40 … device. The "blue on blue" incident killed one British soldier and wounded another. These two incidents are cautionary … In 2007, the war crimes case against seven Polish soldiers for killing Afghani civilians heightened already …
poster supporting those lost in Pearl Harbor

Mobilizing for Common Purpose in the COVID Era

… Just how has American society mobilized for a sense of common purpose in the past? And why have we seemed to lose that sense of common purpose today in the midst of the coronavirus … Riders on San Juan Hill. There was an even greater need for common purpose as the Great War , what we Americans came to …
A gay march in Minneapolis on June 30, 1973, the first in the country with the headline "Gay Pride".

Homosexuality and Prohibition

… protection for gays?  Perhaps the same impulse — the same combination of religious fervor and fear of social collapse … today. Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN …
A sign from a DC Women's March that reads, "70% anti-abortion leaders are men; 100% of them will never be pregnant."

Abortion, History, and the Beginning of Life

… to have an abortion–by ignoring morality, tradition, and common sense. Those who seek to ban abortion frequently … can be found in western Europe in the Middle Ages. Many medieval legal codes were explicitly based on the Bible. Despite this, medieval writers and jurists disagreed about how serious a …
The front of the National Security Administration in Fort Meade, MD

America’s Big Brother

… Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk, produced by Origins , a project of the … Surveillance , which is found on the origins.osu.edu website say hello, Dave. David Hadley  Hello. Leticia … it would just it's of a size that would make real direct supervision a difficult thing. I mean, the NSA is over …
The laser system of a CD-ROM drive.

From Manuscript to CD-ROM: A Longer Journey Than We Think?

… claim being made lately about the ever-advancing Computer Age. After all, cyber-data is easier to store, … word. Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN …
The aurora borealis over the Arctic

Climate Change, Russia, and the Race for the Arctic

… international race for the arctic . He tells us about the complex and perhaps explosive historical dimensions of … Jeffrey Dunifon. Thanks for being on the show, Nick and welcome.   Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Thank you so much, Patrick. … mean is that we may have to give up some of the great goodies that we have, you know, at the moment, I mean, I think …
Laura Bush May 18, 2008.

The Legacy of a Lady

… had done as First Lady. This impressive list of projects encompasses domestic causes from historic preservation to … Her care for women and children, her focus on healing bodies, uplifting minds and soothing hearts truly showed her … when little girls didn’t necessarily grow up to be ladies; they became women. Women do a lot of unladylike …
typewriter

The Legacy of a Lady

… had done as First Lady. This impressive list of projects encompasses domestic causes from historic preservation to … Her care for women and children, her focus on healing bodies, uplifting minds and soothing hearts truly showed her … when little girls didn’t necessarily grow up to be ladies; they became women. Women do a lot of unladylike …
Earth covered in trees and water

"Pale Blue Dot": History of Our Environment

… boys, River and Blue. Folks, you can unveil yourselves and come on to the screen if you'd like. Welcome thank you for … we'd want to think about and some of them may be in the audience today are young people, especially associated with … this will be my last comment on this, is to go check out a website, and we'll send out a link in a second, I'll see if …
Campaign poster attacking Cleveland's morals.

Morality and Presidential Elections

… Elections Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN …
Senator Joe Lieberman

Accepting Joseph Lieberman: The Electorate Grows Up

… "more faithful" to Israel than the United States. But these comments have drawn a negative reaction from the most blacks … a nation. Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN …
Royal Irish Rifles in foxhole at Battle of the Somme, 1916

Legacies of the Great War

… of U.S. entry into World War I. But, as the world commemorates the centennial of the war, U.S. events have … us to learn why World War I is remembered so differently in combatant countries, what the war's most important … where all of these nations are using armies of citizen soldiers, where they're conscripting instead of using …