Search Results

… but the game itself made no money. Men’s college basketball commenced with a similarly obscure contest.  In 1895 at … Athletic Association (NCAA)’s multi-billion-dollar business of intercollegiate sports .  In 2018-19, a century … universities began to use “ringers” to win games. It was common practice for colleges to enroll baseball players, …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone … relationships between local law enforcement and the communities they protect.   Patrick Potyondy   Things are … nothing new. Indeed, issues of policing have been with us since this nation's very founding.   Leticia Wiggins   So …

… hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes! Can't even go for a damn jog man! Like … Georgia. The clip sparked national outrage, especially since the local police initially decided not to arrest the … Floyd's murder also spurred athletes from social media commentary into action. Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics …

… Loving v. Virginia , the most pertinent film is Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1968), which features a stirring defense … who could lie in bed with whom, and whom to lynch for collapsing the sexual space between white and black folks. Stills … Shelter (2011) and Midnight Special (2016), is rapidly becoming one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the United …

… Patrick Potyondy   This is your host Patrick Potyondy and welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone … of Buckeye football. But the game has certainly changed since its inception as has what this sport means for the … play for the love of the sport without any expectation of compensation, financial or otherwise.   Patrick Potyondy   …

… are ruthlessly terrorizing Nuevo Laredo and other border communities. In the past, though, security-first strategies … palliative for the problems associated with the drug trade. Since 2000, the United States has poured several billion … fare any better. In Mexico as in Colombia, the obstacles to combating the drug trade go well beyond a simple lack of …

… Christian organization.  In the early 1930s, Rhode Island businessman Roland Hazard sought help for his alcoholism from … Jung.  Jung suggested that alcoholism might only be overcome through a profound spiritual experience. Following … alcohol including Edwin “Ebby” Thatcher, a former drinking companion of Bill Wilson.  Thatcher achieved sobriety and …

… . Young Hamilton survived this encounter and went on to become the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United … like Braudel, explores an expansive geographic area, crossing political and cultural boundaries, over a span of … 1700s, hurricanes were seen as God’s wrath unleashed upon sinning humanity. Prayer and fasting were means to bring …

… the rights of his novel to a printer. He was buried in a common grave. Most profoundly, our modern sensibility is … of the Bible, the  Iliad  and  Odyssey , the  Divine Comedy  and the  Canterbury Tales —didn’t explore our inner … festivities around the world to commemorate 400 years since their deaths. Shakespeare’s Globe Theater started …

… Reagan. This did little more than add insult to injury since Reagan had already swamped Mondale. The historical … With charges of fraud flying, Congress set up an electoral commission to settle the issue of who would be the next president. The commissioners were supposed to be like the original …

… signed between the PRC and a minority people and is part of communist China’s larger nation-building process in its … historically constitute Tibet had ruled their own affairs since the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. Central Tibet … principles of “ cho-si sungdrel, ” or religion and politics combined. Mao Zedong (middle), Ngabo Ngawang Jigme (left) …

… (Madras) in India. Madras was born in 1636, when East India Company official Francis Day signed a treaty with the Nayaka … British Crown insisted that in return for financial aid the Company would allow missionaries to proselytize freely in … the University oversaw English education in the ever-increasing territory of the Presidency. Pictured here is the …

… Vietnam analogy is not so much the difficulty of drawing comparisons between two different situations. The problem is … By the early 1970s, American involvement in Vietnam had become a strategic disaster. The war was sucking U.S. economic … an international environment that had changed substantially since World War II. Ending the war in Vietnam helped produce …

… met to plan Operation “Ikrit and Biram” under mission commander “Issa,” Arabic for Jesus. Ikrit and Biram were two … to avenge the slaughter.  The secretive organization assassinated Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi Al-Tell. The Israeli … nine hostages arrived at the airport. Issa and second-in-command “Tony” hurried to inspect the Boeing but encountered …

… discussion of issues over party politics but make political compromise even more difficult than it is today. In 1787, … ratified as the law of the land, he argued that competition among many interest groups was the genius of the … would cancel each other out in a national legislature. No single group would be able to monopolize politics. He …

… ranged from seven to fifteen dollars per week. Talking or singing during working hours was forbidden and bathroom … watching scores of young women and several young men die, combined with the awful realization that this tragedy could … They turned to the justice system, but justice was not forthcoming. Blanck and Harris were tried in criminal court for …

… 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 … Brazilian society, however, remains very unequal, possessing one of the world's highest Gini coefficients (the …

… roles during war, from utilitarian functions like housing displaced people to the symbolic functions of … Derzhprom building on Kharkiv’s Freedom Square is the most complete example of constructivist architecture in the world … was the largest single structure in the world when it was completed in 1928. To complete the project in a speedy two …

… American Revolution , and the Early American Republic. This compilation gathers together some of his important essays … is his discussion of “Anglicization.” Rather than becoming less and less British as the 17th and 18th centuries … the elites reached out to the lower classes to fight for a singular cause, using ideology to explain how Great Britain …

… a century ago. Today, the EU faces an unprecedented combination of challenges, including a lingering economic … But as our guests tell us, the EU has proven to be surprisingly resilient and adaptable, constantly reinventing … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a …

… without understanding what preceded it. “There is a complicated history between the United States and Cuba,” … the desire to leave “behind the legacy of colonization and communism,” concluding with the recognition that “change is … loyalty to those who died in defense of our principles since the beginning of our independence war in 1868.” Three …

… In 2015, the Business Round Table, a lobbying organization promoting the … ongoing capital campaign. Workers survey the damage after a commuter train crashed into a passenger car near Valhalla, … and institutions: the financial sector (banks, insurance companies, mortgage firms, stock exchanges), energy delivery …