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… dates back well into the Cold War. How did terrorism become a focal point of U.S. foreign policy? How did earlier … deeper history tell us about what terrorism is, how our common assumptions about it might be wrong, and how we … of loosely guided resolution that allows intervention almost at will in multiple countries? To what extent do the …

… and the Equal Rights Amendment being well on its way to becoming the newest tenant of the US Constitution. But it was … only the limited and low paying positions that were deemed suitable for women. Remember that it was Betty Friedan's … could live on dad's single income in the new suburbs, most women didn't have to work. Rather these women were able …

… finally clashed. Looking beyond the events of 1588 to the complex politics which made war between England and Spain … at the English. This is the English. The grand strategy almost works. May I just refer you back to this engraving made … but what really clinched it was the 1000 gold and silver coins, the 12 gold rings, the six gold chains and the 35 …

… over the trajectory of the on-going American military commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan has combined with … how and when we get out of these wars may be the most important decisions we make in these long and important … and the US in Indochina gets a D-, for exactly the opposite reasons, the French in Algeria get a solid F. The …

… opportunity to attack Israel and destroy Jewish religious sites. For 19 years after Israel became a state in 1948 the … which escalated into rocket attacks against two of Israel’s most densely populated cities, Ashkelon and Ashdod. When … flaw in the Saudi proposal. No political or territorial compromise on the part of Israel, including diplomatic …

… full paper to the Russian Chemical Society spelling out the most significant aspect of his system, that characteristics … chemists had worked to find an organizing principle that encompassed all of the known elements and that could be … into the system. The discovery of radioactivity in 1896 seemed poised to destroy the periodic system. Chemists had …

… is not quite as large as Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined. It is also the second-most densely populated society on earth (after Bangladesh). … (where Ma grew up and went to college), Ma has never visited the Chinese mainland. After graduating at the top of …

… going to take their seats the next day and that they were completely resolute in overturning the election and bringing … that subsequently mobs destroyed the railroad tracks immediately behind it, so I wonder if the school is still … compose the second largest block at 27%, with the next most numerous Kalenjin at 11.5%. Otherwise, Kenya's Maasai …

… time that the United States hosted an international cricket competition. In fact, the first international cricket game … States today, it has a much longer history and was once the most popular sport in the country. The 2024 World Cup … British values and served as an important educational medium that could impart British principles of loyalty, …

… body-scan. Airline passengers in the United States have come to expect these kinds of security measures as a … day. Two more days would pass before boats found the crash site. It took two weeks to salvage the wreck. Twenty-nine … incident faded in the public mind. More importantly, most airline and airport officials did not want security …

… , where small teams of mobile gunmen attack multiple sites simultaneously. Nesser’s observation would seem … individuals involved. Drawing from sources as diverse as media reports, expert interviews, judicial papers and jihadi … European cells in Europe and established its own cells commanded directly by leaders in Afghanistan. Despite being …

… it is 1834, and Reverend Charles Grandison Finney, the most popular evangelist of nineteenth-century America, is … Tocqueville noted in the 1830s, Americans are renowned for combining “separation of church and state” with intense, … among men from varied ethnic backgrounds, the group is aimed at white men. Ethnic minorities do not participate on …

… that are landmark moments in baseball’s evolution as a commercial enterprise and its adaptation to the significant … to its status as the only “major” league in baseball. The most enduring of these, the American League, started in … the 1880s. Robinson’s historic and remarkable (he was named the National League’s rookie of the year) season …

… Thanks for being on the show Professor Conklin and welcome.   Dr. Alice Conklin   Thank you for having me.   … when World War II came along and France collapsed, the most of the socialist deputies in Parliament were part of … in France, if that you think maybe the greater news media has missed in relation to his election?   Dr. Alice …

… from the Internet. Once again, the Internet has become the target of law makers who seek a simple remedy for making a complex world safe again. If only it were … Oklahoma City truck bomb was already known, as were most explosives still accessible to amateurs today. McVeigh …

… the word “CHAOS” ripping open the Constitution. The media’s rush to “healing” following his concession revealed … public may not fear political instability, but the nation’s most influential opinion-makers apparently do. They seem to … votes for president. But he looked like a backwoods ruffian compared with the venerable John Quincy Adams. So elite …

… the forces of change against the forces of order. Even the most trivial aspects of the event connected to larger … antiwar movement, Black Power, and the generation gap had come even to Ohio. As the iconoclastic journalist I.F. Stone … that “outside agitators” and “radical elements,” long presumed active in the campus area, were to blame. Kent mayor …

… your right, you will encounter the upscale whiskey house, complete with nineteenth-century stone walls that feature … eyesore. With their place on Scotland’s list of historic sites, they now embody what Edinburgh wishes to remember … art, historic preservation, and a vibrant community. The most significant change for Leith, and what many see as the …

… organization that has united Europeans in ways that were almost unthinkable a century ago. Today, the EU faces an unprecedented combination of challenges, including a lingering economic … Yeah, go for it Lauren. Lauren Henry   Yeah, I think it's almost impossible to understand European integration without …

… No disaster scenario more challenges human hopes to overcome nature’s forces than the sudden and unpredicted strike … indigenous group that resides in central Siberia. The site of the Tunguska explosion in the late 1920s. As Akulina … something suddenly hit her tent and “I was scared, screamed, and woke up Ivan.” As they got up, the tent shook again …

… more control over the risky lending practices that have harmed homebuyers and frightened investors. We've heard such … reacted by pulling their money from banks and trust companies. The stock market lost nearly half its value. J.P. Morgan, Wall Street's most influential figure, helped to end the crisis by …

… George Santayana made one of the world’s best known comments about history when he said that those who learn … politics since the early Republic, striking at the most and least distinguished of American presidents. But … with his slaves, a point that DNA evidence has confirmed 198 years later, albeit not Callender’s specific …