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… sear the souls of witnesses and the suffering alike. Yet history teaches that resorting to war often has consequences … Serbia. The result was World War I, the largest war in history to that time. Among that war’s fruits were the … government more than any other president in American history. What he could not have known was that his use of …

… full-page public-service ads celebrated “Milestones in the History of U.S. Higher Education.” The first ad had “1862” … that serves as the title of one of his most important books. In fact, Morrill and his fellow legislators … of the act.   Howard P. Segal is Bird and Bird Professor of History at the University of Maine. His new book is …

… Join your usual History Talk co-hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick … Conn , and Tamara Mann as they discuss the contentious history of healthcare policy in the United … Leticia Wiggins   Welcome to History Talk Produced by Origins , a project of the public history initiative and the Goldberg Center and the …

… This month History Talk  hosts   Patrick Potyondy  and  Leticia Wiggins …   Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone from Origins at Ohio State. I'm …

… this evocative study, Heather Cox Richardson, Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts—Amherst, places … exploration of party politics and Indian relations. Books, documentaries, and even an HBO movie have dramatized … century politics and not in my separate Native American history section, for it is in the political realm that the …

… the campaigns of reformers in earlier periods of American history. When hazardous practices created troubles in the … by bureaucrats in Washington, but twentieth century history suggests that effective regulation can help both … the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has published books on popular culture and politics, and is a writer for …

… affected readers. The committee produced a report on comic books that resulted in the industry adopting a … knocking at their door. Julian E. Zelizer, a professor of History at Boston University and the author of "On Capitol … its Consequences, 1945-2000" (2004), is a writer for the History News Service. …

… that has been reached in only a few other times in American history. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” … said the attack ended Americans’ “decade-long holiday from history.” So, too, one suspects, did it end Americans’ … States that has been seen only on rare occasions in our history, most notably during the “Good War” in the 1940s. …

… Susan Levine's book, School Lunch Politics: The Surprising History of America's Favorite Welfare Program , is timely. … offers an accessible narrative for anyone interested in the history of welfare, education, and federal policymaking in … Review of School Lunch Politics: The Surprising History of America's Favorite Welfare Program , by Susan …

… their benefits are a “slam dunk” guarantee.   But if the history of the Goldwater campaign is any guide—Goldwater … secure, and trying hard to change the subject. But, as the history of the Goldwater campaign suggests, it won’t be … campaign. Mark Nevin is an assistant professor of history at Ohio University-Lancaster. He is working on a …

… Leticia Wiggins   Welcome to History Talk produced by Origins , a project of the Public History Initiative and the Goldberg Center and the Department of History at The Ohio State University. The American …

… of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a writer for the History News Service. His radio commentaries on "Engineering … History News Service …

… 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 …

… Why should  1989 matter to us now? On this edition of  History Talk , hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins … Wiggins   This is your host Leticia Wiggins and welcome to History Talk , smart conversations about today's most … 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) … 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 …

… 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. …