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… embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The attacks utilized massive truck bombs that nearly … his rhetorical war against America the previous February, when he published a fatwa (religious edict), on behalf of a … between March 1997 and May 1998. The date of the operation was symbolic—August 7, 1998 was the 8-year anniversary of …

… The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000-3500BC … and showing that a "rich and complex world can be found when looking beyond traditional and narrow definitions of … by archaeologists," (p. 85) and it seems that the house was not deemed an appropriate location for displays of …

… Three days before Americans gathered around their tables to carve their Thanksgiving … ceremony in the East Room of the White House. The occasion was to honor female activists who "undermined their … In conscious practice, they refuse to be beaten down. When being repeatedly struck to the ground and "beaten black …

… Concern over the trajectory of the on-going American military commitment … now apparent in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, how and when we get out of these wars may be the most important … the European theater, where in the final analysis the war was brought to a close by advancing Allied troops, conflict …

… Having just presided over Britain’s victory in the Second World War , Winston Churchill had believed he had … Attlee as a figure of little stature or significance. He was, in Churchill’s memorable phrase, “a sheep in sheep’s … a member of the War Cabinet and acting in Churchill’s stead whenever the prime minister was away. By 1945, the Labour …

… Party and Premier of the Soviet Union , arrived in Washington for a tour of the country. The first Russian … Khrushchev, master of captive nations,” a “Murderer.” But when he was able to connect with individuals, Khrushchev had … what he saw as an historical inevitability. If Marxist-Leninist doctrine was correct, then communism would outlast …

… For this reviewer, who believes whole-heartedly that the best years in life fall between third grade and middle … begins its story a period of major historical transition, when the United States began to hurtle along a path of … the grand country-to-city transition in American society was partially responsible for this sheltering of childhood. …

… On December 18, 1898, the Jeantaud electric vehicle set the world’s first … electric vehicles at the turn of the 20th century.  France was an early automotive hub in the late 19th century, … Charles Jeantaud, utilized this new battery technology when he began building electric vehicles in 1881. He first …

… On September 30, 1946, the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany, was a hub of activity. The International Military Tribunal … had waited for since the end of the Second World War , when the victors had agreed to “stay the hand of vengeance” …

… Think about some of the iconic images that you would choose to represent Texas – … tied together since the start of the twentieth century, when oil was discovered close to Houston in Spindletop. The Lucas …

… In June 2009, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) … the nineteenth century, this nakedly extractive system was largely dismantled and replaced with a "settler-colonial … regime, however, did not survive the early 1970s, when a convergence of economic and climatic events produced …

… With The Invisible Bridge, Rick Perlstein—a journalist by … In this newest volume , Perlstein examines a brief period when “America suffered more wounds to its ideal of itself … who just didn’t get it . To the circles, Ronald Reagan was a joke, a B-side version of Barry Goldwater. On the …

… 2011 to 2014, breathtaking political changes transformed the lives of men and women in Egypt . First, with the slogan … of almost two-thirds of the seats in parliament. Morsi was the winner of Egypt’s first competitive presidential … press (written by women and about women’s issues) in 1892, when she founded al-Fatah (The Young Girl). Authors Malak …

… militarily into a civil war among Native Americans to bring the war to the end that the Anglo-American leaders deemed … the direction of their communities. But the civil war was also about justice. Government is rendered illegitimate when people find it unjust, and this occurred in Creek …

… During the Hundred Years War, England's King Henry V also laid … countryside beginning at Harfleur and ending at Calais. When the French army gathered at Agincourt, the vastly … repeats a primary source account of how the young Henry was treated for a battle wound through the face that left an …

… has announced its “Way Forward” restructuring plan, does the auto maker have a real future? Without doubt. Can its … of this great-grandson of legendary founder Henry Ford. When Bill Ford’s new print and TV commercials proclaim that … leisure activities. Henry’s most significant response was the nineteen “village industries” he established in …

… “Greed . . . is good,” said Gordon Gekko when addressing a stockholders’ meeting in Oliver Stone’s … buyouts that produced millions for himself while leaving others in ruins. His words resonated strongly in the 1980s, … malpractice. Of course, Gekko’s provocative observation was not entirely mistaken. Greed is “good” when it produces …

… Whenever an event grips the nation’s attention, the media inevitably turn to … Tuesday’s terrorist strikes, the attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of war carried out by a clearly identifiable … Few Americans in 2001 can expect a similar outcome. When considering sheer carnage, some might be tempted to …

… The 2000 presidential election is unique in the annals of … and electoral votes been close in the same election. When John F. Kennedy squeaked out a victory over Richard … votes the same as 75 percent can thwart the popular will when one candidate garners the requisite number of electoral …

… The detention of a private citizen in a Third World country … would not ordinarily get much attention elsewhere. But when Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi was imprisoned on two weeks ago, world attention turned to …

… On December 18, 1898, the Jeantaud electric vehicle set the world’s first … and Laura Seeger.  Learn more: Massimo Guarinieri, “When Cars Went Electric, Part 1” IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine (March 2011), 62. Massimo Guarinieri, “When Cars Went Electric, pt2” IEEE Industrial Electronics …

… The case of John Phillip Walker Lindh, the young American … for treason date from the trial of Aaron Burr in 1807 when Chief Justice John Marshall adhered to the letter of … last year to study Arabic. He moved to Afghanistan when it was just one of many countries the United States regarded as …

… On his recent trip to Europe, President Bush pushed the Continent's top leaders to adopt tougher economic … policy of economic sanctions is bound to be unproductive when a consensus among allies is not reached. The policy … John F. Kennedy failed to gain the co-operation of allies when implementing economic sanctions toward Cuba. In 1962 …

… This lesson is designed to introduce students to the process of forming foreign policy in the branches of … podcast about the value of an historian’s perspective when making foreign policy decisions.  Through class … question; What is the value of an historian’s perspective when making foreign policy decisions?     Files for …