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Bust of Abraham Lincoln.

Getting Wrong with Lincoln

… our more prominent pundits have actually repeated, and thus compounded, the movie star’s error. The bogus quotation … a nagging flu bug, this strain of misinformation has been passed along to infect yet another generation. Admittedly, … Pennsylvania, and is a writer for the History News Service. …
Soldiers from 3rd Infantry Division provide perimeter security for Iraqi policemen at a traffic control point in Tikrit, Iraq.

The Limits of Shock and Awe

… Smith returned to England, proclaiming his mission accomplished; but the Virginia Indian wars lasted for decades. … as they called it — and fighting face to face. These lessons of the limitations of "techno-war" were forgotten, … and "Arming America," and is a writer for the History News Service. …
Judge Charles W. Pickering, Sr.

Ghosts of Mississippi Haunt Pickering’s Nomination

… The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will vote early in March on the Bush … bar court-mandated desegregation.   Charles Pickering's trespasses are grave and abhorrent. By any reasonable standard, they disqualify him from service on the appellate court. In the 1970s he worked with …
Henry Ford with a Model T in 1921.

What Bill Ford Is Learning from Great-Grandpa

… Now that Ford Motor Company has announced its “Way Forward” restructuring plan, … countless visitors, among them Charlie Chaplin, who visited it before he produced “Modern Times,” the classic … rare in corporate circles, where conventional numbers crunchers frequently prevail. One need not overlook Henry’s …
A dry ice bomb mid-explosion.

It’s Not How to Make a Bomb That’s the Problem, But Why

… from the Internet. Once again, the Internet has become the target of law makers who seek a simple remedy for … shakiest of evidentiary foundations, our politicians have passed legislation such as the Feinstein Amendment, … Michigan State University and a writer for the History News Service. …
An allotment delegation approaches the Nez Perce

The Dawes Act

The 1887 passage of the Dawes Act upended this system of communal land ownership and, in doing so, struck a historic blow at Native Americans’ political rights, economic sufficiency, and cultural heritage.
… the United States owned their reservation lands as a community: families could settle, plant their crops, and own … to the entire nation for future generations’ use. The 1887 passage of the Dawes Act upended this system of communal … rights, economic sufficiency, and cultural heritage. ( Teachers: Use our Edpuzzle. ) Written by John Bickers. …
Group of people wearing masks

Going Viral: COVID Conspiracies in Historical Perspective

How do conspiracy theories of the past compare with current ones?
… As national governments and the global scientific community struggle to contain the spread of the coronavirus, … Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. The Origins' editorial team includes Editors … for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily …
"Freedom From Want" - NARA poster 1943

The Spirit of 1947: This Thanksgiving Feed a Silent Guest and Build World Peace

… to world peace.” Americans did not let this opportunity pass them by. They understood that the defeat of hunger was … a peaceful Europe. At the time, many worried that Communism might gain power in Europe. Could a third world … send a donation to pay for feeding that silent guest to a committee in Plymouth, Mass., the home of Thanksgiving. …
This photo shows Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR), which was transported from bases in the U.S. and air dropped to regions of Afghanistan where the displaced people are at risk of starvation.

Democracy’s Vital Ingredient — Food

… after World War II, who observed that "democratic principles do not flourish on empty stomachs." Marshall's words … wise to heed Marshall's warning and rally the international community to increase food aid to the Afghan government. … appeal has not been fully answered by the international community. Another tragedy is unfolding in the isolated …
Exterior view of the Stonewall Inn

Stonewall and the Unfinished Gay Revolution

An uprising on June 28th, 1969 at New York's Stonewall Inn has become iconic as the spark for a new radical lesbian and gay activism.
… an uprising at New York’s Stonewall Inn. The event has become iconic in popular memory as the spark for a new radical lesbian and gay activism.  Written by Marc Arenberg. … on June 28th, 1969 at New York's Stonewall Inn has become iconic as the spark for a new radical lesbian and gay …
National Guard Soldiers wearing gas masks and holding rifles

The Kent State Massacre

Just past noon on Monday, May 4, 1970, a squadron of Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire at a loose collection of students gathered across an expanse of leafy lawns and campus parking lots at Kent State University in northeastern Ohio.
… Just past noon on Monday, May 4, 1970, a squadron of Ohio … Just past noon on Monday, May 4, 1970, a squadron of Ohio …
Zbigniew Brzezinski at Camp David in 1978.

Meddlers Hamstring Iraq Policy

… was antiwar advice given by self-appointed experts from past administrations, Republicans and Democrats alike, who … as the voice of prudence, the realpolitik strategic thinker compelled to inform the naive, idealistic newcomers from the … the entire world. Neutralizing executive powers is wrong unless there is a credible alternative or a reason to suspect …
Alfonso García Robles at the Public Hearing on Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament in 1981.

A Model for a Nuclear-Free Middle East

… programs. These recent developments no doubt bring comfort to some. But we can't rest easy. The dangers of … avoid the vicious cycle of nuclear proliferation, as one past example suggests. More than 40 years ago, the nations … zone. Just one month later, the Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. The resulting Cuban missile crisis almost led …
The Dream of Worldwide Democratic and Social Republics – The Pact Between Nations, a print prepared by Frédéric Sorrieu, 1848.

Nationalism in Decline

… used to the idea that national sovereignty belongs to the past. Before the invasion of Iraq, it was possible to … concerns. Whether subduing Iraq and Afghanistan, combating sex trafficking, restricting nuclear weaponry or … supranationalism in its remaining two years in office. Examples of supranationalism abound. Nigeria accedes to a ruling …
Republican Party Logo.

Republicans Should Look Back to the Future

… recently to consider their party’s future, many of them complained that conservatives had lost their way. They … argued, because he stressed bedrock conservative principles. But they’re wrong. This isn’t the Reagan era. … stands.   The example of a more pragmatic leader from the past, Dwight D. Eisenhower, looks like a much better example …
The Senate's side of the U.S. Capitol Building.

The Framers vs. Sen. Frist

… at least be faithful to one of the Framers’ core principles. But they aren’t doing so. Instead, ignoring that … needed for decisions we’re stuck with. The Framers weren’t comfortable with slender majorities when the nation’s … extended period. The longer the duration of the democratic commitment, the greater the degree of consensus they …
A Sea Fight with Barbary Corsairs by Laureys a Castro, c. 1681

Hostage Taking in Algeria Is a 200-Year-Old Story

… The State Department is probably very pleased with the outcome of last week’s hostage crisis in Algeria, although … shows that when hostage crises drag on and the public comes to make a personal connections with the captives, … marked by much government secrecy.   But an interesting and lesser known precedent occurred in Algeria itself more than …
President Kennedy surrounded by cameramen after signing the Cuba Quarantine Order on October 23, 1962.

How Bush Might Have Profited from Kennedy’s Example

… in the quality of American presidential leadership than comparison of John F. Kennedy’s handling of the Cuban … strategy against an enemy driven by anti-American passion. The administration’s brash decision to storm into … an independent historian and a writer for the History News Service. …
Admiral William D. Leahy in 1944.

Hiroshima: Military Voices of Dissent

… atomic bomb on Hiroshima continues to be the subject of  impassioned debate. Every year the bombing anniversary — which … the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. I was not taught … defense of the bombing of Hiroshima does us all a disservice. It substitutes a simplistic history for a complex …
1866 cartoon by Daumier, L’Equilibre Européen, representing the balance of power as soldiers of different nations teeter the earth on bayonets.

Democracy by Force, or by Example?

… Spreading democracy has become the nation’s principal foreign policy goal. Yet there … Educated people in Europe and the United States had long cherished ancient Greece for its political and moral values. … about whether modern Greeks possessed the elementary principles of freedom necessary to govern themselves. And so the …
Philippoteaux - Lamartine in front of the Town Hall of Paris rejects the red flag.

The Challenges of 1848 Reprised in the Middle East Today

… Some pundits have compared the recent uprisings in the Middle East to the … face today. Specifically, the 1848 "springtime of the peoples" shows that overthrowing a government is just half a … — Europe in the 1840s and the Middle East in the recent past — existed in the shadow of democracy elsewhere. …
PPI Drug Testing by Cambodia, PPI Network, CC BY 2.0, Flickr

Pro Sports Can Run, But They Can’t Hide

… The chair of the House Government Reform Committee, Tom Davis, House Democrat Henry Waxman and Senate … quiz show scandal during which a Columbia University teacher, Charles Van Doren, admitted that he had been handed … threatened to kill him. If we discover that our national pastimes are filled with doped-up players, athletes and …
Aftermath of the al-Qaida bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania in 1998.

When America Was Considered a Rogue Nation

… kingdom were convinced that the United States had become a base for terrorists. No one then actually used the … the U.S. government tolerated filibustering, just the opposite was true. It was hardly in the national interest to … America" (2002) and a writer for the History News Service. …