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… world in unprecedented ways. The very long view of human history—revised in the recent research of climate scientists … earth's climate in unpredictable ways. Across most of human history, overpopulation didn't pose a problem to the … the many naturally occurring shifts in climate over human history—threaten our civilizations and our existence. …

… context, it will be difficult for any student of mining history to view congressional action with anything but a … saw the lowest number of mine fatalities, 22, in U.S. history. In 1950, by comparison, 643 U.S. miners died. And … True dedication to oversight and enforcement could break history’s grim pattern. Absent such vigilance, one thing is …

… the need for transatlantic approaches to American history, and longue durée history. Arguably, Murrin’s greatest scholarly contribution … analysis, Murrin argues that the clearest understanding of history comes when we consider fragments as a whole. This …

… ultimate historical irony. But we shouldn’t be surprised. History provides some precedent for this apparent … party’s conservative wing, much as did de Klerk. He had a history of active support for Israel’s settler communities … was to seek rapprochement with Mandela. Perhaps, then, history can teach us a lesson as we watch events unfold in …

… Franklin D. Roosevelt twice sensed that the direction of history required that Americans change. In 1933, his New … must be connected to a transformative mission matched to history’s new directions and demands. Reagan, when his turn … genial to pursue to decisive success. If in our unfolding history the earth continues to warm and the oceans rise, his …

… ago, many observers thought Helmut Kohl would soon be history. The German Revolution of 1989 and the opportunity … the east, was his undoing. Still, he has earned a place in history as the longest serving chancellor since World War II … demands of new situations. Kohl already has his place in history. With luck, he may have shaped something that others …

… arts, but technologies need support too. Try to imagine the history of the space program without the commitment of … became part of the presidential campaign. As usual in the history of a technology, the truth is more complex — and … Coopersmith is associate professor in the Department of History at Texas A & M University. …

… "provide[s] the essential introduction to the two abbots' history and that of their monasteries in their lifetimes … readers learn more from this account about the political history of England and France than they do about monastic … has written widely on various subjects in medieval French history, and is perhaps the greatest living historian of the …

… 15, Venezuela will face the most important election in its history. It’s a critical election because for the first time … Venezuelan elites. Historian Samuel Moncada, chair of the history department at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, … emerges victorious. The United States, which has a sorry history of supporting military coups and undemocratic …

… of that colonial secretary? Winston Churchill. The phrase “history repeats itself” is overused; the greater tragedy is … escape the lessons that the past can teach us and that history will treat his misadventure in Iraq well. Experience … troops from that nation now. Shannon Monaghan studies history at Yale University and writes for the History News …

… strips that talk of the President’s concern with how the history books will treat him, he should keep in mind the advantages … of course, but if journalism is indeed the first draft of history, the obituaries they received suggest that the … History News Service …

… from the shackles of the past. Steven Conn is Professor of History and Director of Public History at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. … History News Service …

… hopeless, consider one area where the two sides do have a history of working together:  fighting global hunger.  In … Sen. Bob Dole.   As senators, McGovern and Dole had a history of working together on hunger issues, including … History News Service …

… 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 , … 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 … History News Service …

… 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. …

… 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 … Connecting History …

… 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 …

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