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… 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 …

… How have people managed their reproduction throughout history, and what makes our situation today different? Join … these and other questions in this month's edition of History Talk. ( Image Source ) … Mark Sokolsky   Hello, everyone. Welcome to History Talk , where we ask a panel of leading experts to …

… of esteemed scholars, each season will re-construct the history of a major issue society is facing, in an effort to … the perfect time to re-evaluate the political and electoral history of women in the United States beginning all the way … or exciting or complicated they may be, have been made by history. They have been introduced. They have been, as that …

… which we celebrate on June 14, reminds us that we began our history as a people dedicated to the rights of mankind, … however, understand how our flag originated, because its history is shrouded in two centuries of myth spun from oral … last Sept. 11. William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money …

… significant role of the conservation ethic in the nation’s history. Although long present in the attitudes and … in which he operates, he might reconsider conservation’s history. Conservation emerged a hundred years ago in an era … at Occidental College in Los Angeles and a writer for the History News Service. … D. Keith Naylor … History News …

… there have been multiple pandemics of bubonic plague in history, scholars sometimes refer to the Justinianic Plague … account of the plague in Constantinople here: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/542procopius-plague.asp Marcel … Endowment for the Humanities. … Kristina Sessa … Connecting History … Europe … Middle East … Pandemics & COVID-19 … …

… None of these responses are new. When we reflect on the history of government response to natural disasters such as … Rome was devastated by a great fire, the worst in its long history, which destroyed 10 of the 14 districts of the city. … building and fire codes for the first time in the history of the city to prevent future fires. Buildings had …

… taken from the  publisher's website ] … Connecting History … Central Asia … Economics/Business/Trade … Early …

… This lesson plan deals with the history of for-profit media, and how it has evolved with new … the media influenced that election. It also discusses the history of a profit-driven media and it explains how the … with a mini-lecture in which the teacher will describe the history of the profit-driven media, the government …

… to Americans what NATO was and is all about. Perhaps history from the early cold war and before can be a guide. … the aftermath of World War I. What has all of this ancient history to do with the topsy-turvy world of 1997, when the … less NATO expansion. Norman Markowitz is a member of the history faculty at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, …

… pundits explicated its finer points in a rash of academic books and in party theoretical journals such as Qiushi .   … on the daily lives of people than at any time in the history of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Most … Road to Revival , the museum’s exhibit dedicated to the history of China from the Opium War (1839–42) to the …

… to evolve. Corey M. Brooks is assistant professor of history at York College of Pennsylvania. … Corey M. Brooks … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …

… difficult to keep up with a nimble-footed chief executive. History suggests that even a president primarily committed … States to victory in the greatest military conflict in history. Lyndon Johnson confronted an even more daunting … at home. Michael H. Creswell is in associate professor of history at Florida State University. The author of "A …

… while his son did his best to serve the country, his own books, articles, and op-ed pieces accomplished nothing. Yet … ultimately contributed to the conflict’s final resolution. History is rife with patriots like Bacevich whose efforts to … for what is wrong. Nancy C. Unger is associate professor of history at Santa Clara University. She is author of “Beyond …

… of the future course of the war in Iraq, but the actual history of the 1846-1848 war between Mexico and the United … American exceptionalism, arguing that, despite Iraq's long history of foreign occupation, Iraqi civilians would welcome … as "Mr. Polk's War." Jeffrey Mankoff is a writer for the History News Service and a doctoral student in history and …

… Mary McAleese, said recently, it is not our job to unwrite history, it is merely to script a new history. The refusal of the main republican terrorist group, … when they make such inaccurate claims. In fact, there is a history of arms decommissioning in Ireland, but it is not …

… Ukraine as a distinct nation with a people, culture, and history separate from Russia. Inspired by his reading of romantic histories, Shevchenko’s Kobzar appropriated the history of the Cossacks for Ukraine. The freedom they … Times 16 March 2014. … Stephen M. Norris … Connecting History … Europe … Ukraine … Literature … Russia … Taras …

… skyscrapers of Manhattan toppling. We destroy New York in books, on canvas, on movie screens and on computer monitors … Max Page is an Assistant Professor of Architecture and History at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, the … Manhattan" (University of Chicago Press), a writer for the History News Service. … Max Page … History News Service … …

… of these men and the mission they designed will fare.   History is likely to take into account much more than the … for each one, each paid a high price for egotism.   History has not looked kindly upon the first two, whatever … of The Atlantic Century (2009) and is a writer for the History News Service. … Kenneth Weisbrode … History News …

… by the state. They had learned lessons from their own history both in Europe and the American colonies.   Puritan … the Founding Fathers, and lessons not learned from American history or from current religiously intolerant regimes in … no longer be put to public vote. Thomas A. Foster teaches history at DePaul University. He is the author of "Sex and …

… His Eminence could use a refresher course in church history. Mahoney might recall that, in his scathing letters … one of the greatest leadership crises in Christian history. Then, just as now, the church was plagued by … Richard wrote the six-hour documentary series "Louisiana: A History," to be shown on public television this fall. He is …