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a ceremony in Ukraine

Soviet Ukraine in a Nutshell

When the Russian Empire collapsed in 1917 during World War I, the lands of today’s Ukraine became a battleground of violence and instability until 1922.
When the Russian Empire collapsed in 1917 during World War I, the lands of today’s Ukraine became a battleground of … Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. … When the Russian Empire collapsed in 1917 during World War …
women Labeling and packing Iletin brand insulin, 1924, National Museum of American History, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED

The First Insulin Injection for Diabetes

Although observations and attempted treatments of diabetes date back to ancient times, the most important milestone occurred when a new treatment—insulin injection—was first successfully used on January 23, 1922.
… treatments of diabetes date back to ancient times, the most important milestone occurred when a new treatment—insulin injection—was first successfully used on January 23, 1922. Written by …
the monument of the Soviet army in Sofia, completed in 1954

11/4/2014: Empty Fountains: Communist-Era Monuments Revisited

The demolition of the Berlin Wall—as well as the removal of Lenin’s statues, images of local communists, and red star … Bulgaria. The Bulgarian communist leader Todor Zhivkov was removed from power on 10 November 1989, a day after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Soon after that, when citizens gathered in public squares to demand reforms, …
Collapsed bridge

America's Infrastructure Challenge

… A highway bridge collapses in Minnesota, lead poisons the water of Flint, Michigan, and Americans are reminded of … aviation, bridges, dams, drinking water, energy, hazardous waste, inland waterways, levees, ports, public parks and … that is actually, in 2013, higher than it was in 2009, when it was at a D.   Patrick Potyondy  Okay, so there has …
Cover of Trotsky A Biography by Robert Service.

Trotsky: A Biography

Review of Trotsky: A Biography, by Robert Service (Cambridge, MA, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009)
… and not Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) had served as Vladimir Lenin's (1870-1924) successor. Taking Trotsky's post-exile … member of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party who was actively involved with the Soviets in St. Petersburg … from exile had few connections to reality, such as when he called for a popular uprising against the Stalinist …
Top view of person serving themself a rice dish from a table of food

Food for Thought: Diet in History

… nowhere, so normal that we rarely consider how radically the production and consumption of food have shaped not only … of a trivial subject." You'd only think that if, if food was, had always been really abundant for you, and you would … of history, and go right back to the Neolithic Revolution when humans actually settled down and started farming, you …
Cartoon from Puck: The Bosses of the Senate

Buying American Elections?

… Money and politics. While some think these two should be like oil and water, the simple fact is … question. What's the first thing that comes to your mind when I say money in politics?   Patrick Potyondy  Well, for … Always a good way to get votes.   Dr. Paula Baker  Liquor was, even more than kind of payoffs with inside deals on …
L to R - Indigenous, African American, and Jewish Peoples

Ideas of Race and Racism in History

The issues of race and racism remain as urgent as ever to … what is race? And where did the idea develop from? And when, for that matter also? How have race and racism been … today, in these brief remarks, that the very idea of race was invented in the West quite recently, that it is …
The FBI’s finely tuned image as a scientific, fact-driven investigative force, cultivated in images like this, often overshadowed how the Bureau’s priorities on issues such as homosexuality were shaped by popular fears rooted in homophobia.

G-Men, Gays, and Government

Review of Hoover’s War on Gays: Exposing the FBI’s “Sex Deviates” Program, by Douglas M. Charles Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Press, 2015.
The shift in public opinion in favor of gay rights, … in his book, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was viewed with fear and apprehension by gays and lesbians … to ensure his continued tenure as FBI director” (39). When Welles failed to behave to Hoover’s satisfaction, …
A long line of migrants in India

Migration and Mobility: Yesterday and Today

… With more than 80 million forcibly displaced people in the world and another 260-plus million international … that you have sent in. Many of you submitted questions when you registered. And we'll answer some of those to begin … take for granted is the fact that, you know, World War I was the end of the era of empires, right, you know. So, …
pile of syringes

The Global War on Drugs

… panel of historians reevaluates what we think we know about the War on Drugs.  When and where did it really begin? Why has it persisted? … at great length .... several of the reasons cannabis was considered dangerous. The old pot myths, you see him …
A red AIDS ribbon outlined in candles

The Global History of HIV

… On World AIDS Day 2020, in the midst of another pandemic, Ohio State University History … about the way that it's spread, and that also a point that was controversial at some time that HIV, the virus, causes … response to this. And you know, from this history of HIV, when we think about that, in the United States, there are …
Large group of suffragists on steps

One Hundred Years of Women and the Vote

… On the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment the … author of "Colored No More: Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington, DC". And last but not least, we have Sarah … exercising the actual right to vote. And so, it's important when we think about these amendments, both the 15th, which …
Idi Amin addresses troops during a visit to border regions

Idi Amin's Uganda

When Idi Amin, commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in Uganda on 25 January 1971, there was hope among many Ugandans that a new beginning beckoned.
… Amin’s coup d’état was in some respects the culmination of Uganda’s tumultuous decolonization. … Weiss, Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, and Laura Seeger. … When Idi Amin, commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power …
Wrangell-St Elias Natl Park by CheWei Chang, Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0

America’s National Parks: 10 Moments of Insight

When you “pair the intellect with emotion and place,” what often results is a moment of insight: an unexpected instance where you suddenly understand something deeper about history, about nature, about others, about yourself.
… Harmon offers ten “Moments of Insight” that he has had in the parks over the years. The list should be understood as a … park experiences.  (Author’s Note, November 2023: My essay was originally written for  Origins: Current Events in … Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, and Katherine Weiss.    … When you “pair the intellect with emotion and place,” what …
Collage: On the left, a group of men emptying liquor bottles during Prohibition. On the right, a field of marijuana plants

Hooked: Drugs, Prohibition, and American Cities

… Since the 1970s, the " War on Drugs " has absorbed billions of … illegalization of marijuana. Siff explains how marijuana was made illegal in the first place in the early twentieth … sits down with Ohio State's Clay Howard, to discuss when drugs first became a matter of public concern, pointing …
A Church in Novgorod Russia

Russia and the World

… In recent years, Russia has gained prominence on the world stage. From hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics, to … centuries ago, or even three, four centuries ago, Russia, when it emerged on the global stage when did the Orthodox Empire over the course of the nineteenth century, was much more desirous of being a pan-Slavic empire than, of …
King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan, Drugs, and the Cold War (Prologued, Season 2, Episode 4)

… On this episode of Prologued , we follow the Global War on Drugs to Afghanistan. Opium has played a … Mendoza In the postwar period, though, the United States wasn’t the only nation that aspired to international … insurgencies or governments; in fact, the reverse was true. When Mao came to power, he enacted legal restrictions …
British Fleet Spanish Armada of 1588

1588: the Spanish Armada Still Loses

… historian Geoffrey Parker for a definitive history of the Spanish Armada. In July 1588 the Spanish Armada sailed … how they looked, sounded, and smelled; and what happened when they finally clashed. Looking beyond the events of 1588 … Sciences and the British Academy. And just this year, he was inducted into the American Philosophical Society, one of …
Sheikha Mozah

Beyond the Veil: Women in the Mideast and North Africa

… Sellman , Gulsah Toronoglu , and Sabra Webber discuss the diverse and dynamic history of women in the Middle East … in historical perspective. I'm your host, Mark Sokolsky. When Western media turns its attention to the Middle East … that covers your face then applies to that. And there was another French law on secularity and conspicuous …
Free speech march at Ohio State University in the mid-20th century

Politics and Protest on College Campuses

… In the last year, college campuses have seen growing currents … travel ban. And protests at Berkeley and the University of Washington turned violent after controversial political …   Jessica Vinas-Nelson   Thanks for joining us today. When most people think about the history of campus protest, …