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… Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk, produced by Origins , a project of the … We hope you enjoy what you find. Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to the inaugural relaunch of the Origins podcast. I'm … anything we do digitally is private strikes me is unsurprising in any sort of a way. David Hadley  And I do think that …

… is abominable. Meanwhile, other Americans and Cubans increasingly think it’s time for major steps, not baby ones, to … the Cold War was at its peak, and the Soviet Union had become Cuba’s patron, pouring billions annually into its … disappeared, and Russia stopped subsidies to Cuba in 1991. Communism still exists in the world, but it is a diminishing …

… the inspectors were too few and too weakly supported to overcome Iraqi resistance. But even if the inspections had … through alliance and diplomacy. There are two principal components to creating a WMD-averse environment, both … essentially psychological: a sense of the humanity of opposing forces or neighboring populations, and confidence that …

… Republican presidents have occupied the Oval Office since the first, Abraham Lincoln, was elected in 1860. Now, … when was the last time you heard some Republican politician singing the praises of Dwight Eisenhower or even Teddy … to study photographs of official Soviet events to see which Communist Party members were visible and which had been …

… seventh human coronavirus that scientists have discovered since the mid-1960s (four of which just cause a common cold in humans). A microscopic image of SARS-CoV It … 2002- July 2003. While these numbers are miniscule in comparison to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mysterious nature …

… early in the nineteenth century, but whose adventures and accomplishments were so much admired they made him an … has faded from our imagination. Most people have some passing familiarity with Darwin; one suspects that many … name. By one estimate, 20% of the world's fish catch comes from the extraordinary ecosystem called The Humboldt …

… With the horrific assault of Sept. 11, “terrorism” has become the new American watchword and scourge. Yet as George … nor anyone else has defined what terrorism is or where it comes from. Doing so may help us to face a frightening … some 12,000 people deemed enemies of the Revolution. Since the Jacobins governed the state, we wouldn’t call them …

… circle had begun to show indiscipline by way of embarrassing leaks; and foreign leaders from Nicolas Sarkozy to … cautious, thoughtful Obama was just plain weak, or worse: incompetent. Well, health care legislation has passed, the … and permanent. Everyone’s attention span is short. But the complex job of the president adheres to a different time …

… been a minor Jewish festival. Yet this holiday — which commemorates the successful Israelite revolt in the second … assimilate into the prevailing Hellenistic culture — has become “the Jewish Christmas.” How did this happen? And is it … — the rise of department stores, mass marketing and advertising. Christmas parties, gift-giving, and greeting cards …

… ultimate solution to problems of (pick one, or pick many) communication, commerce, travel, learning, teaching, thinking? Much of the … up with the Central Pacific at Promontory Point in 1869, a single track had been thrown across the nation and America’s …

… in the moment. Some, however, really do represent something completely new in American political history, and not always … set subsequent political norms, permanently altered the composition of national political coalitions, or revealed … assumed the Presidency without violence from the losing side. 2. 1824 Cartoon depicting 1824 presidential …

… of Syria , and Syria's Islamic Movement and the 2011-12 Uprising. ( Image Source ) … Eric Michael Rhodes: Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together … operations or U.S. counterterrorism effort in Yemen since 2001. As a dimension, I would think about the proxy …

… Vladimir Putin has gone to extraordinary lengths to commemorate the Second World War. Even though the war ended … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Hello, and welcome to World War II Memory in Putin's Russia, brought to … of the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania increasingly condemned the 1939 Nazi Soviet Pact. In response, the …

… Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , produced by Origins: Current Events … Potyondy  And I'm your other host, Patrick Potyondy. Discussing climate change is nothing less than discussing human … or even millennia changed here and how have humans really come to shape the climate? And Sam, if you wanted to start …

… As the president made his way to the train, chatting companionably with Secretary of State James G. Blaine, a man … and reporters delved further into the mind of the assassin, Charles Guiteau, they found that the answer lay with … ballot, Congressman and Senator-Elect Garfield emerged as a compromise candidate, ultimately winning the nomination on …

… Leticia Wiggins   This is your host Leticia Wiggins and welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … host. In late spring of 2014, the finishing touches were completed on the redesign of the National Civil Rights … Act of 1964.   Leticia Wiggins   The redesign was the first since the museum opened in 1991. Interactive Media, oral …

… delegation to Sochi. Inadvertently, the Sochi games have become the gay games. Homosexuality in Russia Today The … against gays—both official and street-level—has worsened since the law’s passage last summer. Some Russian … the diverging paths of Russia and Western countries when it comes to homosexuality. Russian public attitudes are …

… congregated in streets and squares and demanded the end of communist rule. These are indelible images deeply impressed … anniversary brought discord. People could not agree on a single celebration and the festivities were split between … Party forced the resignation of their aging leader, Todor Zhivkov. Opposition groups organized anti-government …

… [photo by author]. Although the revolution focused on a single demand (the resignation of … role in the mobilization of the population. Indeed,  some commentators noted  that it had more in common with “democratic movements in Latin America [in the …

… Just how has American society mobilized for a sense of common purpose in the past? And why have we seemed to lose that sense of common purpose today in the midst of the coronavirus … conflict. Wallace Robinson, 1915. German submarines were sinking American ships, or British ships (like the …

… The St. Louis No. 1 Cemetery sits on Basin Street, within the Tremé neighborhood and about a block north of New Orleans’s famed French Quarter. Completely walled in, the cemetery is unwelcoming. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans placed …

… we think about this political family, but it is a mostly comprehensive overview in Ken Burns’ trademark engaging … FDR into the candidate he was in 1928, in particular by focusing on his empathy for the suffering of others. Burns … . This episode lays out the standard New Deal narrative as comprehensively as it can moving quickly through the …