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… ill-fated revolution that ended with the re-imposition of Communist rule and the flight of some 200,000 Hungarians to … the revolution. Imre Nagy and other top-ranking Hungarian officials who had sympathized with the revolution were … (Source: Embassy of Hungary in the Netherlands) Numerous sites of memory—including a 1956 monument where Stalin’s …

… bring us first-hand stories of how the Great War is being commemorated across the globe. Brenna Miller joined us from … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone … Bosnia and Sarajevo, you know, including those government officials, maybe the veterans from the 1990s wars that you …

… the American imagination. America’s fixation on Cuba’s Communist government has led to many regrettable results: … from any new American products. The Kennedys no longer visited the Tropicana, the 1950s Ford Fairlane would be one of … transformed the island’s religious practices. Communism was officially atheistic and many Catholic churches were …

… Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Smith was visited that night by an angel who told him of an ancient … spiritual and folk obsessions, Smith first claimed to be visited by the Angel Moroni in September 1823. Smith had only … of worldly riches, but rather of sacred truths, once he visited the burial spot the next day.  Smith alleges that the …

… threaten the cultural makeup of Europe due to the alleged incompatibility of the Islamic faith of the majority of new … very well define the 21 st century. As globalization has become the rule, and as the West has generally benefitted … determination should be made in each individual case, but officials should err on the side of caution because the …

… Yemen’s internationally recognized government is sitting comfortably in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 900 miles away from … northern highlands have been united for centuries by common religious beliefs, tribal alliances, and a history of … and Jizan. The 1934 Treat of Ta’if made this annexation official while also setting the stage for a perpetual …

… population walked out of the Istanbul meeting as well, complaining that the SNC had no intention of setting up a … or excesses, and ensure equitable representation of all components of society." The Covenant envisaged the … widespread unrest flared around Dir'a in mid-March, state officials alleged that General Supervisor al-Shaqfah had …

… Musicals are the quintessential American dramatic art form, combining spoken dialogue with music, song, and dance. For … Man in the Moon," from Evangeline, or The Belle of Acadia. Composer Edward E. Rice and librettist J. Cheever Goodwin … the island, and as the mines began to run out, government officials turned to increasingly outlandish schemes to …

… demands to inspect the cargo they carried, and Israeli navy commandos boarded the vessels before the boats pulled into … The conflict's causes are (it almost goes without saying) complex, combining conflicting land claims of rival … under the Oslo framework since the early 1990s did the opposite of achieving peace. Horrific sequences of suicide …

… economically most important countries in the world, the outcome of these elections is significant not just for … world recognizes Brazil for its fútbol, carnival, and the upcoming 2016 Olympics. But, to understand this landmark … under Lula from 2003-8. After the first round she officially pledged her support to Aécio Neves and the PSDB, …

… Brenna Miller     Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … in environmental history, and recent author of "A Cold Welcome: The Little Ice Age and Europe's Encounter with North … Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website …

… believed that anyone who opposed the military regime was a communist, including religious figures. This slogan, … to establish a doctrine that would serve poor and oppressed communities: liberation theology. While historically the … More than 30 years later, the two-highest-ranking military officials at the time were deported from the United States …

… cloud was detected over Sweden did the full extent become known to the authorities in the Soviet Union’s capital … we—an international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars—visited in June 2016, we posed for a sombre photograph in … We were permitted to visit the exclusion zone on an official tour. We were stopped at check points at the …

… a strong hold on the imagination of the American public. To commemorate “Honest Abe,” Origins offers ten of the most … with the biggest questions himself, leaving a few glancing comments about such landmarks as the Emancipation … yield even when Lincoln offered the Confederacy gradual, compensated emancipation in 1862 and again in 1865. …

… of the German Army moved out of their encampments and into combat. It was the beginning of a war over the future of … short speech, telling the assembled deputies and Nazi party officials “Danzig was and is a German City. The Corridor was … Polish soil and in the ensuing six years Poland became the site of a majority of German concentration camps. Though it …

… to the cost saving measures of the FDLP, especially when compared to the money funneled to private banks through … few decades, the task of making school affordable has become an ever more important social and economic policy goal … Board reported that in 2009, the total cost of a year at a community college was $4,552, at a public in-state …

… perceive that reality. In so doing the words we use also become a part of the world we are trying to understand. One … the threat posed by Islamic fundamentalism. "We have yet to come to terms fully with the threat that Islamic … the less "mischief" it can make. When senior government officials gave commencement addresses at the Naval Academy, …