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… Political administrations have changed and negotiators have come and gone but the conflict between Israelis and … in and around Palestine were generally strained and sometimes violent. In the midst of World War I , the French and … national myths of each community, such diametrically opposite attitudes toward the founding of Israel were …

… to stir the nation after four decades. Yet the black community still struggles to decide whether to follow King’s … biblical approach to leadership that has allowed the black community to proudly maintain its political independence … to convey his vision of a new American society. King then mesmerized the 250,000 marchers by with images of “the sons …

… of the bombing and was able to witness how the Japanese commemorate these tragic events. Hiroshima Peace Memorial … later in Nagasaki he did make such a pledge. Historical commemorations, of course, are often linked to contemporary … to survive the blast, is now a UNESCO world heritage site. Following the official ceremony, smaller gatherings …

… The upcoming millennium is not just about computers; it’s also about religion and religious extremism. … salvation.” According to this logic, if Jews are awaiting a Messiah, and Christians are awaiting a Beast or an enemy of …

… To make the case that an election is momentous, you need to compare it with previous critical ones. The most important … lasted until 1968, when a disastrous, unnecessary war discredited the party.   The 1968 turning point was somewhat … to turn a negative rejection of the party blamed with messing things up into a positive mandate for change and a …

… within, "America’s "Big Brother": A Century of U.S. Domestic Surveillance ," so co-hosts Patrick Potyondy and … Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk, produced by Origins , a project of the … Surveillance , which is found on the origins.osu.edu website say hello, Dave. David Hadley  Hello. Leticia Wiggins  …

… at … well, any number of things. Lumping them together, the commentariat called all these angry voters “populists” and … prices now serving to keep the riff-raff out of his namesake Broadway hit. At the same time, plenty of observers … of forces including railroad shipping rates, access to bank credit, falling farm prices on national and international …

… filibuster, which Republicans invoked more than a hundred times in the session that ended in December. The three … would eliminate filibusters to prevent legislation from coming to the floor for debate, while retaining filibusters … father of the Constitution, called the desire for a supermajority to form a quorum a reversal of "the …

… They have shown no inclination toward the kind of compromise that characterized President Reagan on issues … gubernatorial campaign Ronald Reagan declared his 11th Commandment, “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow … his party in order to rebuild it; that change had to come from within. The result was the Age of Reagan.   The …

… the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The comparison is appropriate. In both cases an attack without … as “a new day that will live in infamy.” Forgotten in the comparisons to December 7, 1941, is the date of an earlier … military and diplomatic action, a way must be found to discredit Osama bin Laden and the twisted brand of Islam he …

… States. But it was still not our very first Thanksgiving. Credit for that event belongs to the Native Americans. Among … Rock had long conducted Thanksgiving festivals six times a year. The date for the first Thanksgiving in America … Thanksgiving.” For 136 years, Thanksgiving has been a day commemorated across America. It gives us a moment to recall …

… of transmission. By contrast, the “miasmatists” (sometimes called “anti-contagionists”) posited that environmental hazards like “bad air” ( mal aria … the poor’s living conditions. In Great Britain, Poor Law Commissioner Edwin Chadwick, from the miasma school, began …

… Belgium's plans to make a special-edition euro coin commemorating the Battle of Waterloo. Belgium still … the larger Napoleonic legacy remain in France. Present day site of the Battle of Waterloo. Many cherished French … that allows individual nations to unilaterally produce coins of irregular denominations. 70,000 2½ euro coins were …

… the story goes. In January 1918, after forty-one months of combat, Allied troops were ready for a ceasefire, but they … joined the freikorps , military units who fought against domestic revolutionaries in 1919-1920. Civil war continued in … capital cities, in town squares, at cemeteries and memorial sites throughout the world—for many an annual ritual—to …

… delegation to Sochi. Inadvertently, the Sochi games have become the gay games. Homosexuality in Russia Today The … while views in the West are moving quickly in the opposite direction. Attitudes towards gays and lesbians have … just ethnic chauvinism, to argue for Russia’s singular and superior culture. Ivan Kireevskii (1806-1856), the most …

… and tied to ropes and anchors off the bay, left to decompose within the ecosystem. Europeans who lived in the … by changing tides, especially in strong tidal rivers and at sites where beaches, sand bars, and other topographic … of real significance. Marine Mammal Life in Medieval Times We know of many medieval accounts of the beachings of …

… most critical elections in decades. European and American commentators almost uniformly expressed shock at the … In recent decades the nation has continued to struggle to come to terms with its past through highly visible war crimes trials. When the Vichy government came to power in 1940 …

… All of those meanings are now reflected in the Jewish community’s ambivalent view of the Middle East conflict. … East peace. Yom Kippur was first celebrated in biblical times by the priests of the Temple of Jerusalem on the Temple … in the first century C.E. A movement to rebuild it has become a rallying point for far-right Jewish nationalists, who …

… rash act against a national celebrity. Meanwhile, Knight complained that he was a victim of changing expectations … led each to his undoing. Both preferred to operate without supervision. After United Nations troops occupied most of … "his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty." He visited New York City, where 7.5 million people gathered to …

… Angela Brintlinger: Hello, and welcome to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine brought to you by … type of political reforms. Whereas Ukraine sees the opposite, says get rid of these rebels with guns, take their … that he operates on principles of grandiosity. Russia as a superpower, Russia as the Great Russia, restoring the land, …

… have met periodically in Vienna in an attempt to accomplish what was long considered a near-impossible task. … the Iranian leaders who negotiated it had staked their names and political careers on the claim that the United … of the Iran-Iraq War. Appearing under the headline “The Superpowers’ Friendship with Us Is Like the Friendship of a …

… had done as First Lady. This impressive list of projects encompasses domestic causes from historic preservation to Katrina relief … Laura Bush’s unwillingness to put herself forward, to take credit to “show off,” as my mother would say is also what …

… had done as First Lady. This impressive list of projects encompasses domestic causes from historic preservation to Katrina relief … Laura Bush’s unwillingness to put herself forward, to take credit to “show off,” as my mother would say is also what …

… to start with: What do Americans fund every year at levels comparable to annual budget of the Pentagon? Answer: the … calls "mass philanthropy." Ordinary Americans, not just the super-rich, were encouraged in a variety of ways to … Russell Sage Foundation calculated that families with incomes of $3000/year or less accounted for 60.4% of charitable …