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… from viewers and readers and more than 6,000 entries in comment books from exhibitions—Gilburd gives voice to Soviet … during the Thaw, noting that one of the most important outcomes of the new policy of cultural exchange was “a constant … did not really exist. Perhaps there was some truth to the official Soviet narrative of the capitalist world, after …

… 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 …

… an enterprising radio newsman unsatisfied with the comments from an obscure Midwestern astronomer, sped to … in Grover's Mill, NJ commemorating the “Martian landing site” of Welles’s broadcast. It was a fatal decision.  … it at face value.  The voices of authority—government officials, the professor, the reporter—were all it took for …

… policy in the U.S., Europe, and across the world have become fierce and deeply divisive, to say the least, and will surely continue to dominate politics in the coming years. All the while, lives are in the balance as … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Hello, and welcome to Migration and Mobility: Insights from History coming …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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, …

… 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 …

… spirit and with a large gesture invite an enemy to become an angel without further preparation or a flying … in vodka, brandy and other fire waters with the concomitant excitement of thrusting an opponent through the … possession, and re-established Catholicism as the sole official religion of his territory. A Scene of the Thirty …

… 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 …

… 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, …

… emerged as a spokesperson for a diverse global movement to combat the climate crisis following a spate of … Germany. Although it might seem that there is little comparison between today’s climate crisis and the … Vladimir Lenin. One Georgia politician sent telegrams to officials across the state warning that Earth Day might be a …