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Alfonso García Robles at the Public Hearing on Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament in 1981.

A Model for a Nuclear-Free Middle East

… programs. These recent developments no doubt bring comfort to some. But we can't rest easy. The dangers of … With the Treaty of Tlatelolco in 1967, that goal was accomplished. Latin America is now a nuclear weapon free zone. … same capability. Iran has been scolded by the international community for failure to accurately report its use of …
Abraham Lincoln Campaign Poster 1860

"Great God, What does it Mean?" - Lee's Escape at Williamsport

… history is the Battle of Gettysburg. While many will commemorate the battle itself, the decision not to press … and gravel roads in makeshift wagons, begged to be left to die. Cavalry guarded Lee’s precious supplies as the army, in … the conservative clique, fumed later that “The national soldiers … wished with a united voice to be led to the work of …
Karzai with former US President George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush at Camp David in 2007.

Keep Karzai in the Loop

… shown the agreement, he felt presented with a fait accompli and refused to consent.   Believing that he had been …
Indian troops in Burma, 1944.

A Forgotten Theater of War

Review of India’s War: World War II and the Making of Modern South Asia, by Srinath Raghavan New York, NY: Basic Books, 2016
… 1939 to over two million in 1945 (64). This process was accompanied by considerable growing pains. Indian troops … it could be made to produce wartime goods without unduly competing with Britain (89). Early in the war, India’s … do occasionally include perspectives from ordinary soldiers that add a welcome human element to the fighting. …
The Thinker by Auguste Rodin

Graduate Students Discuss Public Intellectualism

… as the case might be. If we really want to engage the community with historical thinking, a better model might be … facilitator who makes the past relatable to a broad audience. While most academics may not have access to a … television channels to hundreds, as well as thousands of websites and blogs, means that it may be a mistake to refer …
President Bush makes remarks in 2006 during a press conference in the Rose Garden about Iran's nuclear ambitions and discusses North Korea's nuclear test.

After 50 Years, a Great Military Debate Resumes

… whether the United States should send troops to Europe and commit itself to acting in concert with NATO allies.  … Senator Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio) led the forces against this commitment. The Taftites were not isolationists. They wanted … cannot be heard. Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer …
A U.S. FBI agent sorts through rubble. (Photo by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation)

The 1998 East African Embassy Bombings

… but at the time it seemed like a relatively minor threat in comparison with established groups like Hamas and Hizballah. … And the attack was executed in a manner that would soon come to characterize al Qaeda operations. The trucks were … Nairobi, the blast sheared off the face of the embassy and completely destroyed a neighboring seven-story office …
 Haile Selassie in 1942

Emperor Haile Selassie I Returns Triumphant to Ethiopia

… capital city, Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian Emperor was accompanied by battle-tested companies of Patriot guerilla fighters (the Arbanyoch). … Orde Wingate led Gideon Force and an assorted mix of Commonwealth fighters from Egypt , Sudan , and Kenya . …
Illustration of global public health by Giovanni Maki, 2004.

The WHO and International Public Health

… epidemiological data on infectious diseases, and offer recommendations on sanitation. The OIPH would later become a partner of the League of Nations Health Organization … for the WHO. There are many possible reasons why: Lee died suddenly in 2006, and his successor, Hong Kong-born …
Obama wore Isabel Toledo clothes made of St. Gallen Embroidery to the 2009 presidential inauguration.

Is Michelle Obama the Ultimate Insider?

… begins to fade, there’s a race among critics to find a compelling Rasputin or a group of gray eminences pulling the … in search of scapegoats in the past often looked to first ladies as the causes of their husband’s difficulties. However … Is she possibly the real power behind the throne?   First ladies have had tremendous influence over the men they’re …
Official Portrait of President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan

“The Reagans”: The Spirit of Censorship Lives

… series was more appropriate for a small, paying Showtime audience than a network broadcast. Reagan supporters also … history. Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee, complained that the CBS script contains language … president says in the drama, “They that live in sin shall die in sin.” After much protest, CBS agreed to remove the …
Crowd with sign: "Black Caucus for Chisholm"

"Earn Your Spurs" (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 7)

… as president of the NCN,W the organization deepened its commitment to the Civil Rights Movement, with Height joining … figures of both the Democratic and Republican National committees to form the National Women's Political Caucus. … deal of success, especially with the Democratic National Committee. While women made up 13% of DNC delegates in 1958, …
poster supporting those lost in Pearl Harbor

Mobilizing for Common Purpose in the COVID Era

… Just how has American society mobilized for a sense of common purpose in the past? And why have we seemed to lose that sense of common purpose today in the midst of the coronavirus … Riders on San Juan Hill. There was an even greater need for common purpose as the Great War , what we Americans came to …

Ideology or Ethnicity? The Israeli Political Crisis

… the Supreme Court and amidst growing public criticism. To compound the confusion, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, sitting … in Israeli society—for example, divisions over territorial compromise with the Palestinians; divisions between Jews and … leadership. Netanyahu, a hardliner who opposes territorial compromises and promotes neoconservative socioeconomic …
Diocletian's Camp in Palmyra

Understanding the Middle East

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk produced by Origins, Current Events in … Middle East today? Dr. Jane Hathaway  When a historian studies the Middle East, he or she is entering what's often a … Ayse Baltacioglu-Brammer   After Prophet Mohammed died in 632. The inevitable question of succession emerged …
The detonation of the Castle Bravo thermonuclear bomb

Top Ten Origins: Civil Defense, Nuclear War, and Duct Tape

… administration and the North Korean regime and an errant incoming missile alert in Hawaii have focused America’s … fallout shelter signs and the wail of emergency sirens more commonly used for tornadoes than incoming nuclear attack. 1. 1949 – Stalin and the Bomb …
A black and white photo of Barry Goldwater in 1962.

Rick Perry, Social Security, and the Ghost of Barry Goldwater

… criticized Social Security but later backed away from his comments after his Republican opponents and the press jumped … President Lyndon Johnson—Perry may not be able to overcome his past attacks on Social Security no matter how hard … damaging to Goldwater’s campaign was a Johnson television commercial featuring two hands ripping up a Social Security …
Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy meeting with Kagan.

What’s Wrong With Kagan’s Confirmation Hearings

… confirmation hearings are underway in the Senate Judiciary Committee, a rite of passage for Supreme Court nominees. … sound reasons why any vetting of court nominees should become more limited and less political. Senators should … to answer questions about her opinions on issues likely to come before the court. The Founding Fathers did not think …
The supreme court of Massachusetts sits at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston.

Gay-Marriage Decision: Just the Beginning of the Debate

… before all slaves in Massachusetts would be set free, the Commonwealth v. Jennison case of 1783 ensured that slaves … by the early 19th century all the Northern states had committed at least to eventual emancipation, slavery’s … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …