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A group of men and women. The women hold signs that say "My Body, My Choice"

Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Justice

… 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 …
Suffragists with signs: "Votes for Women"

The Myth of the Women's Voting Bloc (Prologued, Season 1, Trailer)

… 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 …
1942 photo of an American flag.

The Changing Symbolism of Old Glory

… 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 …
John Muir, the founder of the Sierra Club.

Conservation — An American, and Republican, Tradition

… 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 …
Mosaics from the apse in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna. Justinian is the figure in the center. The mosaics were completed in 547 CE.

The Justinianic Plague

… 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 … …
Senator Joseph McCarthy questioning attorney Joseph Welch during Congress’s Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954.

Media and Politics

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
… 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 …
Flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

NATO Expansion in Eastern Europe: For What and For Whom?

… 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, …

China Dreams and the “Road to Revival”

… 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 …
From left to right, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, and Vice President Dick B. Cheney having a working lunch in 2007.

Foreign Policy Doesn’t Need a Mandate

… 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 …
A protest against the Iraq War held in 2007 in Washington D.C.

“Passive Citizenship is Not Enough”

… 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 …
Portrait of President James K. Polk from 1846.

The Lessons of Mr. Polk’s War

… 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 …
Omagh, Northern Ireland in 2001.

Taking the Guns Out of Irish Politics

… 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 …
The Taras Shevchenko monument in Borodyanka, Ukraine damaged by the Russian attack, April 2022.

Taras Shevchenko, Poet of Ukraine

… 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 …
Martha last passenger pigeon

100 years have gone by... still no Passenger Pigeons

… few links to help you learn all you need to know about the history of our extinct fine-feathered-friend and what the … Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History "The Flight of the Passenger Pigeon, Now 100 Years … , May-June 2014) Project Passenger Pigeon … Connecting History … North America … Animals … Environment … 100 years …
The Chrysler Building in New York City.

The “Unimaginable” Has, in Fact, Often Been Imagined

… 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 … …
President Obama and McChrystal in the Oval Office in May 2009.

The Presidents and the McGenerals

… 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 …
2011 protest in New Jersey by Garden State Equality in support of same-sex marriage and against deportation of LGBT spouses.

Voting Away Others’ Rights

… 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 …
St. Catherine of Siena depicted on a wood panel.

Speaking Truth to Catholic Power

… 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 …
Lyndon Johnson greets American troops in Vietnam 1966.

A Curtain Call for the Domino Theory?

… none of which is inherently stable.   If the recent history of Afghanistan suggests anything, it is that the … of The Atlantic Century (2009) and is a writer for the History News Service. … Kenneth Weisbrode … History News Service … Military/War/Peace … Afghanistan … …
Collage: On the left, a group of men emptying liquor bottles during Prohibition. On the right, a field of marijuana plants

Hooked: Drugs, Prohibition, and American Cities

… a measurable impact on actual drug use. In this episode of History Talk , hosts Patrick Potyondy and Mark Sokolsky interview three experts on the history of drug and alcohol regulation in America: Scott … whether the fight is worth the cost, and what insights history may have for addressing drug use in America today. ( …
A view of the World Trade Center in New York City

Responding to Terror: No Good Choices

… those who might contemplate such acts in the future. Recent history suggests, however, that even massive retaliation … the wind and will reap the whirlwind. Unfortunately, recent history also suggests that a policy of restraint or inaction … as well go down swinging. Daniel Szechi is a professor of history at Auburn University and a writer for the History