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… Let's stop wringing our hands over the recent rash of fake autobiographies. James Frey and … give us the cliches we want about life on the margins. Only when we end our romance with what we imagine is authentic … touring as a speaker for the Anti-Slavery Society in 1841, was told by abolitionist leader William Garrison not to …

… dream about. He’s rewritten a part of American history. The Hollywood actor recently capped a bizarre speech to … member of the Whig and then Republican parties, Lincoln was a thoroughly committed advocate for the development of … system. But if anything, an actor knows a good line when he hears one — and Beatty must have understood that his …

… When George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind and Ira and George Gershwin wrote "Of Thee I Sing" in 1931, they created a vice president named … Throttlebottom, whose relationship with government was so tenuous that he saw the White House for the first …

… The United States is in its third week of a war with no … wiretaps to a specific phone number is obsolete in an age when people commonly  have multiple telephones and e-mail. … repression only to find later that the targeted population was little or no threat. When John Adams believed the nation …

… political analysts claim that without quick resolution of the current presidential election, Americans will lose all … As members of Virginia's lower House of Assembly, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson themselves "intervened" in … reveals thousands of pages devoted to contested elections. When elections were questioned, common sense, rather than …

… “Divide and Rule” was the motto of British colonialism in India . 1919 saw a classic example of this policy in action when hundreds of unarmed, peaceful civilians in Punjab were …

… In the renowned Hong Kong crime thriller Infernal Affairs … to the People’s Republic of China  (PRC). The bill was introduced after Chan Tong-kai murdered his girlfriend, … the Yue peoples, who controlled the region until 111 BCE when the Chinese Han Empire conquered it. From that point …

… The supporters of presidential candidate John McCain … McCain. Wisconsin Senator Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette was 69 when he ran for the presidency in 1924. Like McCain, he …

… inspectors be given months or even a year to complete further investigations in that country, President George W. … outlets at the time for discussion of political issues. When American military action expanded in Vietnam in 1965, … prospects for conflict in the Middle East. This volatility was particularly evident when prospects for peace improved. …

… to look in such an unlikely place. But it turns out that there's much to learn about how to handle the Iraqi quagmire … provide patronage and line the pockets of an elite. Nowhere was this noxious trend more pervasive than in what was then … the rest is where it gets hard. That is especially true when the people who would be free have spent their entire …

… To mark the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, both … for the people shall not perish from the earth.” Lincoln was saying that the best way to honor the country’s brave … was addressing Congress and the nation on January 6, 1941, when Germany cast its shadow over Europe and Japan loomed …

… On the first day of 2014, Colorado became the first state to … marijuana is expected to be offered for sale in Washington State later this year. Recently, the District of … danger of these drugs or the effectiveness of prohibition. When New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and the New York …

… J.E. Lendon's  Song of Wrath: The Peloponnesian War Begins   excellently blends popular … Greek life, particularly the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides was so enveloped in this concept, argues Lendon, because it … sense of wrath followed by exacting revenge. Only when revenge had been achieved, the Greeks believed, could …

… century ago on April 12, 1961, Russian Yuri Gagarin became the first person to reach outer space and orbit the Earth. … years later the Space Race ended in an American victory when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the moon. … for human space flight.   Racing to the moon in the 1960s was possible for two reasons:  First, major military …

… The Pentagon has put out the word that the United States … “Ultimately some President might have to decide that it was his duty to strike the first blow against the USSR. You … also used nuclear threats as psychological weapons. When Communist China shelled Taiwan’s outposts on the …

… John Adams, while serving as the nation’s first vice president, characterized his job as … there were two brothers: one ran away to sea, the other was elected vice president — and nothing was ever heard from … Southerner and, until his nomination, a lifelong Democrat. When Harrison died of pneumonia a month into his presidency, …

… Reframing the Year of Africa: Independence as a Process By Katherine … Everett The year 1960 is known as the “Year of Africa,” when 17 countries across the continent celebrated the joy, … and possibilities of independence. But liberation in Africa was more than this one moment in the global process of …

… an ambitious education plan that would significantly boost the federal government’s role in public education. If his … educational results only makes sense. This is a rare moment when both Republicans and Democrats are calling for more … “A Nation At Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform,” was made public. It detailed the educational malaise that …

… A week before the historic election of 2008, a small group of historians and journalists was invited to the White House to chat and lunch with First … it means Americans might not have appreciated her when we had her.   Our new First Lady, Michelle Obama, is …

… Watch out for George W. and his gas and oil pals. They’ve got an energy plan for us! White House chief … reigns and fossil fuel is still King. Not since the 1950s, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Republican … We Americans seem to prefer simple answers. Jimmy Carter was probably the only president to understand that supply …

… The unexpected and nearly unprecedented resignation of Pope … media star. His down-to-earth style, which included his washing the feet of two female juvenile inmates in a … Byzantine emperors to force them to adhere to Chalcedon. When the Muslims completed their conquest of Egypt in 641, …

… On April 24, 2015, much of the world will commemorate the centennial of one of the most … thousand and 1.5 million Armenian people. The result was the physical annihilation of the Armenian communities … writing on the Armenian Genocide, key questions of why and when the Ottoman authorities ordered the deportation and …