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… 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. …

… 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. …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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. …

… 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. …

… 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 …

… 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. …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… Just past noon on Monday, May 4, 1970, a squadron of Ohio … Just past noon on Monday, May 4, 1970, a squadron of Ohio …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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. …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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. …

… 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 …

… 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. …