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… of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a writer for the History News Service. His radio commentaries on "Engineering … are heard on public radio stations. … William S. Hammack … History News Service … Europe … Science & Technology … Early …

… are not alone. With little understanding of Tibetan history and politics, Congressional and journalistic critics … “feel-good” appointment shows a woeful ignorance of the history of United States-Tibet and Sino-Tibetan relations. … the hand of the hardliners who repeatedly invoke the history of the Dalai Lama’s intrigues with foreign powers …

… part of a much larger Republican project of rewriting the history of their own party to expunge it of anything that …   In the current political climate, however, this is the history that the Republican party wants to repudiate. Tea … late as the 1930s Republicans campaigned proudly on their history as the party that ended slavery. In the 1950s, …

… Why should  1989 matter to us now? On this edition of  History Talk , hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins … still being fought in the former Soviet Union. I was in a Crimean in elementary school, and I was treated to their … they've done in Bulgaria, over the content of history textbooks. And they did a survey of you know, what kids knew …

… are a liberal, too.   Don’t believe me? Let’s do a quick history lesson and compare the conservative position on … Security. FDR won one of the biggest landslides in American history, and few remember Alf Landon anymore.   Likewise, as … conservatives have consistently been on the wrong side of history, and Americans have demonstrated that they don’t …

… In this episode of History Talk , hosts Jessica Blissit  (Jessica Vinas-Nelson) … and where we go from here.   … Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a panel of … on the fringes in the culture too, at least in terms of new books that have gotten lots of attention, White Trash, for …

… These folks like to read about the movements such books spawned. In this category, most of the books are crap. … and throughout the text Critchlow oscillates between a history of Schlafly and a history of conservatism in the late twentieth century. Yet, …

… world in unprecedented ways. The very long view of human history—revised in the recent research of climate scientists … earth's climate in unpredictable ways. Across most of human history, overpopulation didn't pose a problem to the … the many naturally occurring shifts in climate over human history—threaten our civilizations and our existence. …

… context, it will be difficult for any student of mining history to view congressional action with anything but a … saw the lowest number of mine fatalities, 22, in U.S. history. In 1950, by comparison, 643 U.S. miners died. And … True dedication to oversight and enforcement could break history’s grim pattern. Absent such vigilance, one thing is …

… the need for transatlantic approaches to American history, and longue durée history. Arguably, Murrin’s greatest scholarly contribution … analysis, Murrin argues that the clearest understanding of history comes when we consider fragments as a whole. This …

… ultimate historical irony. But we shouldn’t be surprised. History provides some precedent for this apparent … party’s conservative wing, much as did de Klerk. He had a history of active support for Israel’s settler communities … was to seek rapprochement with Mandela. Perhaps, then, history can teach us a lesson as we watch events unfold in …

… Franklin D. Roosevelt twice sensed that the direction of history required that Americans change. In 1933, his New … must be connected to a transformative mission matched to history’s new directions and demands. Reagan, when his turn … genial to pursue to decisive success. If in our unfolding history the earth continues to warm and the oceans rise, his …

… ago, many observers thought Helmut Kohl would soon be history. The German Revolution of 1989 and the opportunity … the east, was his undoing. Still, he has earned a place in history as the longest serving chancellor since World War II … demands of new situations. Kohl already has his place in history. With luck, he may have shaped something that others …

… arts, but technologies need support too. Try to imagine the history of the space program without the commitment of … became part of the presidential campaign. As usual in the history of a technology, the truth is more complex — and … Coopersmith is associate professor in the Department of History at Texas A & M University. … Jonathan Coopersmith … …

… widely available in many poorer countries. A brief global history of HIV: 1981-2005 While HIV has a long and complicated history , experts consider the global HIV pandemic as having … a journalistic biography by Jonny Steinberg (2008). History and Anthropology of Medicine: Scrambling for Africa: …

… "provide[s] the essential introduction to the two abbots' history and that of their monasteries in their lifetimes … readers learn more from this account about the political history of England and France than they do about monastic … has written widely on various subjects in medieval French history, and is perhaps the greatest living historian of the …

… of that colonial secretary? Winston Churchill. The phrase “history repeats itself” is overused; the greater tragedy is … escape the lessons that the past can teach us and that history will treat his misadventure in Iraq well. Experience … troops from that nation now. Shannon Monaghan studies history at Yale University and writes for the History News …

… strips that talk of the President’s concern with how the history books will treat him, he should keep in mind the advantages … of course, but if journalism is indeed the first draft of history, the obituaries they received suggest that the …

… from the shackles of the past. Steven Conn is Professor of History and Director of Public History at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. … Steven Conn … History News Service … United States … Slavery … Science & …

… hopeless, consider one area where the two sides do have a history of working together:  fighting global hunger.  In … Sen. Bob Dole.   As senators, McGovern and Dole had a history of working together on hunger issues, including … for Kids Around the World” (2009). … William Lambers … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … Food …

… History can be instructive and often inspiring. Take, for … in “Amistad,” Steven Spielberg’s latest effort at cinematic history-telling. The film ought to inspire Americans to … he would doubtless be pleased, if also appalled that history is now more viewed than read. The film’s audiences, …

… what legacies might we be forgetting? In this episode of History Talk, we speak to three experts— Jennifer Siegel , … today. ( Image Source ) … Jessica Vinas-Nelson   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a panel of … a specialist in modern European diplomatic and military history, in the Department of History at The Ohio State …

… need life-saving food aid. Will Americans respond? History suggests that they will.   America has a long and … there in 2010. But American humanitarianism has a history that reaches much farther back.   Ninety years ago … for Kids Around the World" (2009). … William Lambers … History News Service … Food & Agriculture … International …