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… from British colonialism on April 18, 1980. The nation commemorates this political milestone annually, with the … project. The Pioneer Column, a unit of British soldiers and settlers, administered the occupation of … First Matebele War) of 1893. However, their efforts were futile due to the superiority of colonial weaponry coupled …

… the money). This refusal brought him a torrent of negative commentary and helped to define for the future what Americans expected of parents caught in such … children. At the same time, the frantic search for remedies, and the wide media fascination for these cases, has …

… of the bombing and was able to witness how the Japanese commemorate these tragic events. Hiroshima Peace Memorial … so severely that they had little skin left on their bodies. Several cried out for water, though when she fetched one man a cup of water, he died soon after drinking it. With buildings destroyed and …

… the machine when I heard some Greek expletives and saw a commotion in front of me. The ATM ran out of money. I spent … occupied by Nazi Germany, Bulgaria, and Italy. German soldiers raising their flag over the Acropolis in 1941 ( left … failed to ensure a positive outlook for the country’s future. By 1955, Greece was able to stretch Marshall Plan …

… whether the United States should send troops to Europe and commit itself to acting in concert with NATO allies.  … immense force to be reckoned with in every respect. In the future, when Germany has recovered from the shock of … cannot be heard. Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer …

… whose members can deliberately and calmly assess the outcome of an election and judge its impact upon the public …

… are also experiencing moderate to severe drought, and this comes on the heels of a very dry decade. This long drought … we are experiencing now. Long dry stretches during the Medieval centuries (especially between 900 and 1350 CE) had … based as it is upon heavy water usage. In addition, future changes in the global climate will interact with the …

… Swat, Pakistan, where he was pursuing a graduate degree in computer engineering. He left seven months ago because he … likely accumulate in Serbia. Only time will tell what their future will hold, but for those waiting in limbo time moves slowly and hope dies fast. [All photos by author] …

… a national security threat. While the order legally encompassed Germans and Italians, in practice only the … internment, once it began, was relatively easy to accomplish, it met fierce resistance from the U.S. attorney … months after Pearl Harbor reflects Biddle’s stubborn, if futile, resistance to the plan. Currently, the attorney …

… the department to upgrade other decorations that soldiers have received in action to the Medal of Honor. They … whether there is an inadvertent subjective bias amongst commanders that has contributed to the low numbers of awards … only about the present or the past; it is also about the future and how succeeding generations will look back upon …

… economic system. Apollo was also a stunning technological accomplishment. NASA moved in eight years from launching a man … last year, six American rockets, three military and three commercial, have failed, with a loss of more than $3 … demonstrate that interest in space exploration has never died. What is changing now is the economic and political …

… remain determined, said Bush; if we waiver, Iraq will become another Vietnam. No one should be surprised that Bush … but also freedom to guide their own economic and political futures. They require autonomy.   As an American … in the departments of history and interdisciplinary studies at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., and a …

… Bakken oil-shale region in western North Dakota to a tank complex in Illinois. Its route crosses the Missouri River … of Tears in Oklahoma. An estimated 3,500 Native Americans died along the 1,200 mile journey. Indian treaty-makers did … weapon on Native American leaders and families. In 1809 future president William Henry Harrison threatened to …

… that the blood in their veins distinguished them from the common herd. Despite the rhetoric about property rights that … this was a radical proposal. In the 18th century when a man died his estate often passed complete to his eldest son. This form of inheritance, known …

… into the White House primarily because they were effective communicators. In recent weeks the public has heard a good … comments, too. Hillary Clinton joked that Obama's audiences expect to hear "celestial choirs" promising that … that America was "moving" and that "our high noon is in the future." He inspired listeners with a promise of change. In …

… and Russia, and with nearly two times the per-capita income of China, Brazil is on track to become a major force in … global leader in the petroleum industry and within the near future, a regional leader in petroleum exports (Brazil is … After her release, Rousseff returned to college and studied economics, and began a career in government service. …

… to sustain themselves in deep sea until the vessel actually comes by." Under the pirates' command, the Sirius Star … ordeal, the exception being the captain of the Faina , who died of a stroke soon after his capture. Ancient Traditions, … from well-armed Somali gangs who killed scores of soldiers, most famously those of the U.S. helicopter crew whose …

… President Bush likes to tell his usually hand-picked audiences that Iraq will become more democratic and prosperous because of America’s … failure to agree about the direction of their nation’s future. After World War II, America made a sustained and …