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… Lecture Review: R. David Edmunds' "Something Useful for a Change: Historians and Modern Tribal Communities" Wednesday, March 26 at The  Ohio State … law, and federal Indian law, Edmunds helped a legal team to argue that small strips of land along the Arkansas …

… the next president of the United States is destined for failure. By implication, historians can begin to prepare … otherwise, is a dynamic process that revolves around three complex elements — the leader, the followers and the … figure, acting in a vacuum. But a leader's behavior and ultimate effectiveness depend upon multiple factors. There …

… It seems as if apologies are becoming a regular part of business and politics. Pope John Paul II apologizes for the Crusades, the Inquisition and the long tradition of … happen was acting in accord with prevailing opinion and the latest economic theories. The Aetna insurance salesmen of …

… damaging sanctions against the Russian state, its companies, and its citizens. The sanctions were intended to … and inflict such a high economic cost that it could not afford to continue the war.  As the war grinds on, Russia’s … microchips increased from 2% to 40%. At the same time, prices of substituted products and gray market imports have …

… 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 . In his Second … police raid in August 1966. It was Stonewall, though, that ultimately triggered a revolution. Monument to the LGBTQ …

… Vladimir Putin has gone to extraordinary lengths to commemorate the Second World War. Even though the war ended … Professor of History and Director, Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching, The Ohio State University … Neo-Nazis in present-day Ukraine. This rhetoric of course, ultimately providing Putin's justification for his invasion …

… of actors, including African patients themselves, families, communities, traditional healers, healthcare workers, and … sweep and broad geographic reach of this book allow for a consideration of larger dynamics and patterns over … providers over causation and therapeutic approaches to combat particular diseases. Coercive and racialized health …

… marking the first time humanity broke atoms in anger. For the people of Hiroshima, the day was one of unimaginable … its efforts to build atomic bombs after a series of shortcomings and failures convinced its government to focus on a … and demonstrate for peace. This historic torii welcomes visitors to Istukushima Shrine which is both a UNESCO "World …

… Crimea was absorbed into Russia, and what the future holds for Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula. ( Image Source ) … Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … in fact, there are some opportunities here, and that ultimately, whether they like it or not, the new Ukrainian …

… southernmost point. But U.S. - Cuba relations could be in for a dramatic change since President Obama's mid-December …   Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone from … week. And as a delegation of US congressional Democrats visits Cuba, and other US political and economic interests …

… to the world that people of any religious faith would be welcome. To Penn we owe our freedom of religion. Penn was a … a “holy experiment.” As a Quaker he had been persecuted for his religious beliefs in England. His Quakerism, and his … it, led to his expulsion from Oxford University and ultimately to jail. For Penn, religion was a matter of …

… California has something to offer the nation as it comes to … to fight the suit and retained a private law firm which ultimately spent $22 million on it. During the successful … History News Service … When a Good Public Education Becomes a Constitutional Right …

… early spring of 2013. Thanks to the explosion of electronic forms of communication, even since the election of Benedict in 2005, … in choosing the three finalists. On the other hand, the ultimate choice remained in the hands of God. As Pope …

… put it. On the eve of World War I , new technologies of steam and telegraphy had made the world’s nations … the exports of strategic goods to the Soviet bloc in the ultimately unfulfilled hope of constraining the Soviet arms … absolutely no fear of you!” ( top ). President Bill Clinton visiting Hanoi in 2000 after normalization of relations …

… For the last several years, the United States has depicted … lives are controlled in those nations observing some form of Islamic law. The Taliban first came to the world’s … – our ally in the fight against terrorism — women are even forbidden to drive cars. Social and political control over …

… in 1945, the United States took control of Earth’s destiny for the first time. After the Truman administration dropped … postwar economic boom took hold, with America becoming the world’s leading hyper industrial and military … Revolution , Douglas Brinkley pays tribute to those who combated the mauling of the natural world in the Long …

… The war between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary militia Rapid Support … because SAF leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, … the Darfur conflict came from those factions.  Gaddafi was ultimately defeated in 1988, but members of the forces he …

… the global war on terror is the central event of our time, comparable to the great struggles of the last century … has become Americas mission to defend the peace through the forward march of freedom. Yet to peel back the rhetoric is … as if it didn’t exist. Pass through a major airport, visit a mall or grocery store, shop for a new car do …

… its economic and technological power via a military show of force for its territorial claims in the South China Sea and … put the entire  global economy in disarray and for years to come. Estimates of possible losses differ, but they are in … The split opened the door for Richard Nixon’s historic visit to the PRC in late February 1972, a trip facilitated …

… Rome . If  warnings of the imminent rise of superhuman AI come to pass, he may be the last pontiff crowned during the … which the church was “wont to fish for men of riches.”  The ultimate symbol of corruption was St. Peter’s Basilica, … respect for natural order and human limitations is worth revisiting.  As AI datacenters threaten to surpass the  energy …

… ticket, join us as we trace the bumpy road of women running for elected office.  … of the 19th amendment, female candidates failed to pick up steam and, between 1919 and 1970, the average total number of … tepid support at best and minimal financial backing. Ultimately losing the nomination by a wide margin, …

… Mugabe has dominated Zimbabwean politics since 1980, having come to power on a wave of popular support developed during … to illustrate to the Mugabe administration how high food prices kept them in constant threat of hunger. Several … The Political Ends of Human Rights Awards WOZA's second visit to Washington in November 2009 was more than just …

… delegation to Sochi. Inadvertently, the Sochi games have become the gay games. Homosexuality in Russia Today The … of the new legislation, and Putin’s own remarks about visitors to Olympic Games, have focused on pedophilia as a … weeks in Sochi and a solid showing by the Russian Olympic team to salvage some glory and win an Olympic victory. So …

… sex, drugs, and financial and electoral manipulation have become mainstays in political reportage. From Watergate to … Hastings' rule in India changed the justification for British imperial expansion. 2 According to Dirks, the … his analysis is the Hastings impeachment trial. Hastings, ultimately acquitted, was brought up on charges ranging from …