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… soldiers and townspeople and by early 1770, fights had become commonplace. The death of a young man, Christopher … night could have started a war. The headstone at the burial site of the victims of the Boston Massacre. Although the … grenadiers stood trial in Boston, adeptly defended by the future president John Adams. Only two of the soldiers were …

… as the Bastille. Simon-Nicolas-Henri Linguet, Mémoires sur la Bastille (1783) . Frontispiece. The palace of the … by historians, depicted by artists and celebrated by common people. In 1880, the French chose to make the … have in their possession in order to help document the future trial of royal despotism. The citizens of Paris …

… old. When the tops of the volcanos first broke through the surface of the Pacific Ocean, 600 kilometers off the coast … devoid of animal or plant life. This initial isolation, combined with its location at the confluence of three … human-directed artificial selection may now determine their future. [All photos by author and Leonardo Carrizo.] David …

… the 1700s, European smallpox epidemics seem to have been comparatively mild, with minimal death rates. But thereafter … We now estimate that epidemics among the native peoples of North and South America killed about 90 percent of … sterility, miscarriage and blindness. More than half of the survivors had permanent scars. To the millions of people it …

… Political administrations have changed and negotiators have come and gone but the conflict between Israelis and … liberations, 4) golden ages, 5) current sad decline and 6) future rebirth. Problems arise when two such myths conflict … national myths of each community, such diametrically opposite attitudes toward the founding of Israel were …

… prisoners, the Valley of the Fallen is a mass burial site that was designed to commemorate the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) as a … monarchy with a parliamentary system based on the principles of representative democracy. Once hailed as a model, the … Milestones …

… Leticia Wiggins   This is your host Leticia Wiggins and welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … Dr. Stephanie Shaw and Hasan Jeffries.   Dr. Kevin Boyle   Sure, my name is Dr. Kevin Boyle, and I teach 20th century … Wiggins. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at our website …

… speculative thinking with his new biography on Trotsky. Coming after his previous biographies on Lenin and Stalin, … voluminous political writings, but rather on the often surprisingly mundane aspects of his personal life. Believing … the years 1879-1913 in rich detail. Service expertly chronicles the path of Leiba Bronstein (Trotsky's given name) from …

… tri-color Armenian flag and filled with hope for a better future, the crowd roared with enthusiasm when the … role in the mobilization of the population. Indeed,  some commentators noted  that it had more in common with … the pitfalls and violence of Ukraine and Georgia.  To be sure, these were choices realistic for a small country …

… pageants. It’s a charming story, but it’s a myth. To be sure, it’s a powerful one — one that will be repeated many … are uncertain. The only documentary evidence of the event comes from the journal of Plymouth Colony’s governor, Edward … for a feast that lasted four days. No one worried about cholesterol or obesity in 1621! Though they don’t have much …

… on tape, "South Vietnam probably is never gonna survive anyway." Since Nixon couldn't enable South Vietnam … it. Halfway through his first term, he secretly decided to complete American troop withdrawals around election time. … for the president and his party, continuing the war posed less risk politically than ending it. We can't know Bush's …

… holding an infantalized Donald Trump. This worldview, not surprisingly, has deep historical roots. The conspiracy … War I and after the 1917 Revolution and to signal their commitment to the new Bolshevik cause.   Mikhail, the elder … people wanted it to be that way, that we should be the opposite of the West. It just happened that way. I should say …

… for nothing less than a total redefinition of the social compact. Peronism permeated and penetrated all aspects of … rituals, and the annual celebration marking 17 October, the future Day of Loyalty, would be its centerpiece. The events … books until Perón’s overthrow in September 1955; it would surface again during Perón’s short-lived presidency from …

… executive. History suggests that even a president primarily committed to enacting a domestic agenda can achieve … policy successes. For example, Woodrow Wilson, who won less than 42 percent of the popular vote in 1912, took over … not a serious student of international affairs, Bush has surrounded himself with experienced hands. His primary …

… The Complexity of Brazilian Race Relations … Between Black and White: The Complexity of Brazilian Race Relations … Betw-een Black and -white: The Complexity of Brazilian Race Relations Despite the … In the absence of the psychological and political prerequisites, organizing an Afro-Brazilian mass movement may prove …

… Sea.” About a year later, President Barack Obama visited Manila to mark the signing of a new Enhanced Defense … While not explicitly backing Manila, Obama stressed his commitment to preserving stability in  the South China Sea . … as the key to wealth, prestige, and regional stability. The future of the Philippines will be tied closely to …

… Kong. The demonstrators' demands have also expanded to encompass an investigation into police brutality, the … government, and Beijing? How did Hong Kong’s autonomy come about in the first place, and how might it be at risk? … article, Hong Kong in Protest, by Melvin Barnes Jr. Be sure to check our other coverage of the region: Remembering …

… a battle fought here at home. The advocates of containing communism clearly defeated those led by General Douglas MacArthur who demanded unconditional surrender, even if securing it meant using nuclear weapons. … did in 1953. For all practical purposes, though, the lesson of the Korea armistice still prevails. We must share …

… to the Supreme Court.   T.R. recognized that those who become judges invariably have had close association with … T.R. and Obama understood that empathy is often a prerequisite for impartiality.   Justice Holmes’s great colleague, … that is really designed to help achieve it.   To their credit, Theodore Roosevelt and Obama recognized that a judge …

… Loving v. Virginia , the most pertinent film is Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1968), which features a stirring defense … in which lovers look at each other, rather than in opposite directions. Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton as Mildred and … on the couch laughing at the TV. As Nichols’ film ends, the credits reveal the actual photograph of the Lovings on the …

… John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and Charles Sumner, to the Senate. Occasionally quests for Senate … the honor. By the 19th century’s end, the U.S. Senate had become widely known, as it still is today, as a “millionaires … embarrassed the Senate, the Lorimer scandal increased pressure to reform the process for selecting Senate members. …

… God is on our side, President Bush assures us. Speaking at the National Cathedral on September … he proclaimed that “our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a model to the world.” This … Bush, who believes America to be ordained by God and who credits God with the fact he is in the White House, has …

… that day, Desmond became the target of a racist incident, a common event for Blacks in Canada. Her decision to challenge … following an open call for nominations and a public opinion survey on the Bank of Canada website is indicative of a willingness to acknowledge a small …