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… Film Institute ranks the film as the third best American comedy ever made and the 39th best film overall. It would be … can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” But few comedies have endured like Dr. Strangelove, and Strangelove has … War was a farce. And so, rather than preaching to its audience about the possibilities of apocalypse, Dr. …

… morning darkness on December 18, 2011, some 500 U.S. soldiers at Camp Adder in southern Iraq boarded 110 military … some five hours later. This departure of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. … demonstrated Hussein's reckless aggressiveness and the futility of Bush administration efforts to deal with him on …

… manufacturers who overcharged taxpayers and cost many soldiers their lives. Like these divisive measures, the current … draft exemption for college students. At the time, family income was the largest single determinant of who attended … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… some political pundits conclude, negotiations cannot overcome divine principles dictating distinct worldviews that … Rightly Guided Caliphs were chosen by a consensus of the community. This was not a democracy; it was instead a … as  ashura . Shi'is believe that Husayn was a martyr who died the rightful leader of the political community. …

… dying lay beneath the rubble and remains of their homes and communities, American televangelist Pat Robertson stated … Boukman's revolt quickly blossomed into the largest, bloodiest slave uprising in history. By the end of September, … conflicts, in 1802, the French captured Louverture who died in 1803 while in French custody. Naturally, the French …

… religiously intolerant regimes in the world today.   The outcome of the recent referendum in California shows us that …

… time that the United States hosted an international cricket competition. In fact, the first international cricket game … of the game, it also raised questions about cricket’s future and the challenges facing the sport today, including … ,  New Zealand , Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and  Zimbabwe —are regarded as the powerhouses of the …

… Politics." Thanks for being on the show Sarah, and welcome.  Sarah Siff   My pleasure. Thanks.  Patrick Potyondy   … process of writing through that and have your graduate studies, you're a PhD student in the history department here at OSU. I'm wondering if your graduate studies in history have prepared you for only specific types of …

… (Madras) in India. Madras was born in 1636, when East India Company official Francis Day signed a treaty with the Nayaka … British Crown insisted that in return for financial aid the Company would allow missionaries to proselytize freely in … when England went to war, so did her colonies. Indian soldiers became an integral part of the Allied war effort in …

… the Supreme Court and amidst growing public criticism. To compound the confusion, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, sitting … the significance of Israeli-Palestinian relations to the future of the region, the issue was almost absent from … American president. But Netanyahu’s political and personal future came under doubt in late 2016 when the Israeli police …

… audacity, its failures, and what it foretold for Germany's future.  Yet, as we look back, it is time we consider a … nation, Bavaria appointed Gustav Ritter von Kahr as State Commissioner General ( Generalstaatskommissar ), granting … organizations. Lossow joined in alliance with Kahr and the commander of the Bavarian police, Hans von Seisser, to form …

… heavily on Soviet support for arms and many Arab nations welcomed Soviet aid. Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry … that an embargo of sales to the United States was forthcoming. Nixon attempted to assuage Saudi fears, promising to help mediate “peaceful, just, and honorable” outcomes for all parties.  Nixon quickly undercut his own …

… of a permanent facility in which to play football.  When completed, Harvard Stadium cost over $300,000, held 40,000 … Athletic Reform .  Remind yourself periodically that competitive, commercialized, and capitalized athletic … is therefore in an ideal position to understand the basic futility of "big-time college athletic reform," at least as …

… it was being spoken about by fans of literature, who often complained about the stifling power of the novel and the … of pawnbroker Alyona Ivanovna and her sister Lizaveta committed by ex-student Rodion Raskolnikov were “the purest … Punishment was published, a student by the name of Danilov committed a similar crime: killing a moneylender and his …

… since well before Marcos’s declaration of martial law. Committed activists who organized underground in the … de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). Cardinal Jaime Sin, the Archbishop of Manila, called upon Filipinos to support the … and chose instead to defect. This group included soldiers who had grown frustrated with corruption in the …

… the benefit of the clear military or geographic objectives common to more conventional wars. This lack of knowledge … women and children, in concentration camps; over 20,000 died in less than two years of confinement, mostly from … a city designated by Al Qaeda-Iraq as the capital of its future Iraqi caliphate. With the exception of a handful of …

… married in the 1790s before her divorce had officially become final. He won the election anyway, but she died of a stress-induced heart attack before he began his … Washington boarding house and causing her first husband to commit suicide out of shame over her supposed blatant sexual …

… allows us to reflect on such important ideas as justice, communal violence, and political legitimacy. Like any civil … of traditional and modern society. McIntosh thought the future of the Creek people was tied to the development of … 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend (and making McIntosh a brigadier general). But the victorious faction of Creeks soon …

… 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 … the prince got involved in a taboo liaison. When Taizong died, Wu Zetian, 25, was sent to a convent, while Li Zhi …

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… supply global agriculture with one of its most important commodities: synthetic fertilizer. In the process, the … an informal epidemiological study. He examined the local diet, soil conditions, and air quality, but eventually … Health Service (PHS) in Washington, D.C., “that it is futile to discuss it further from any other standpoint.” …

… Three years into Grace’s apprenticeship, Pickersgill was commissioned to create the Star-Spangled Banner in … households worked to contribute to the family income and many white and Black working-class populations sold … role in the establishment of the United States. Their bodies were relied upon for the continuation of the …