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a man harvesting wheat - Lviv, Ukraine 1991 Wheat Harvest on Collective Farm 1991 by Manhhai, Flickr, cc-by 2.0

Ukraine: The Breadbasket of Europe

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has returned to its pre-revolutionary positin as a major agricultural exporter of key commodities.
… a large portion of Ukraine's cultivated agricultural land in the south, as well as blockading ports on the Black Sea, a significant amount of grain for export is stranded in Ukraine. Written by Ian M. Sheldon. Narration by …
We Are Our Mountains (Tatik u Papik) Monument, Stepanakert.

A Postcard from Nagorno-Karabakh

… recently been scarred by violence and remains trapped in a frozen conflict.  Tucked away in the South Caucasus near the frontiers of Russia, Iran, and Turkey, this gorgeous mountain land boasts stunning …
Schools often have dedicated computer labs which different classes share for studying and research.

The Fifth Wave?

… it mean three-to-five-year lturists watched the heavens and built monuments to mark the vernal equinox, the first … a time of rejuvenated hope. The puebloans of the American Southwest marked the beginning of spring, and the other three seasons, by tracking the path of the …
Portrait of General Winfield Scott.

When “Sensitivity” Has Opened the Road to Victory

… In a critique of John Kerry’s presidential candidacy, Vice President Dick Cheney invoked historical … of America’s wartime leadership: Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Generals U.S. Grant, Dwight D. … issued for the protection of civilian property in the South, but Lincoln, always “sensitive” to the knowledge that …
A photograph from the tumultuous German-Czech border in 1938 during World War II. The Sudetenland had long been a hotspot of contact between the two groups.

The Space In Between

Review of Cleansing the Czechoslovak Borderlands: Migration, Environment, and Health in the Former Sudetenland, by Eagle Glassheim (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016)
… the 20 th century borders have been fought over, drawn and redrawn, and today the “integrity” of those borders in the face of … when examining the American West, certain parts of Africa and other places where borders don’t function as a …
Ellis Island, New York City.

Hiding Behind Reform

… has caused a stir in California, Minnesota, North Carolina and South Carolina by unveiling plans to put up anti-immigrant … immigration in the name of reform goes back centuries and relies upon two time-tested formulas, both of which are …
President Clinton and Vice President Gore sitting in the Oval Office in 1996.

An October Surprise Again?

… involving Hubert H. Humphrey, the incumbent vice president, and Richard Nixon, his Republican opponent. This prospect … the October Surprise. The Nixon team beseeched the South Vietnamese to await a Republican victory and promised an ample reward. Talk of a conclusion to the …
Palestinians during the first intifada, 1987. (Photo by Peter Stepan)

The Long Shadow of the June 1967 War

… U.S. relations with key states of the Middle East, and resulted in territorial and political changes that remain consequential on this … Israel, in collusion with Britain and France, to secure its southeastern border by invading Egypt and causing the …
A traditional glass of Weissbier

Keeping Beer “Pure”: The 1516 Reinheitsgebot

… is today lauded as an early food safety regulation. And, as beer-making elsewhere has taken off in all sorts of … shape new tastes and different interpretations of beer. In Africa, major beer brands like SABMiller and their … Zambia, and Zimbabwe . In countries such as Mozambique and Southern Sudan , adopting cassava in the brewing process …
Refugee tents in Piraeus port.

A Postcard from a Piraeus Refugee Camp

… arrived to Greece as refugees , fleeing war, destruction, and persecution in their homelands. As the already beleaguered Greek state, bolstered by … that more than a million refugees had traversed through southern and Eastern Europe towards wealthier and presumably …
The military cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II in Nettuno, Italy.

A Day for Remembering — and Accepting Responsibility

… On Memorial Day, Americans pause during picnics, parades, and softball games to remember those who died fighting our … jeopardized our security, diminished our international standing, thrown Iraq into chaos, and, not incidentally, … at the Italian seaside town of Nettuno, which lies just south of the Anzio beachhead. Anzio was a poorly planned and

Treaties and Sovereign Performances, from Westphalia to Standing Rock

… Its route crosses the Missouri River directly adjacent to and upstream of the Standing Rock Reservation, one of … late 1820s, the Potawatomis and Ho-Chunks (Winnebagos) of southern Michigan and Wisconsin awarded dozens of land … obliged them in their peace treaties to emancipate their African-American slaves and grant the freedpeople …
The colorful buildings of Tirana, viewed from the steps of the National Museum.

A Postcard from Tirana: Overcoming the Past

… Tirana is Albania’s capital and, with a population of nearly 1 million, over one-third … past that began under the oppressive rule of Enver Hoxha and continued into the post-socialist era with political … in 1920, replacing Vlora in the country’s still-turbulent south. In 1939 the city succumbed to fascist forces and
Marchers for LGBTQ rights

The Debate Over Same-Sex Marriage and LGBTQ Rights

… memory. But with these changes have come many questions and tensions. Is the focus on the politics of marriage … Netflix's Orange is the New Black has Laverne Cox, who's an African American trans woman who's one of the sort of … of large tech companies just like in the Sun Belt in the south and the West move to California to the suburbs, …
The remains of the crash of TWA Flight 5 in 1931 [Photo from the Kansas Historical Society]

Top Ten Origins: Aviation Disasters that Improved Safety

… We take off our shoes and coats and send them through the X-ray machine with our … a bright and sunny day while flying over the desert of the Southwest. Neither aircraft’s crew were in contact with air … Security measures at Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina in the early 1970s. King Hussain of Jordan, …
This 1878 engraving shows the chaos at the scene of the Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre

… On the night of March 5, 1770, a man and a British sentry exchanged heated words in Boston, … While little about him is known, he was probably of mixed African-Native descent. Far from unusual, Attucks’s … in the French and Indian War. Crispus Attucks, of mixed African and Native descent, was one of the five victims of …
Courtesans such as Lilly Langtry (in this 1885 photograph) are claimed to have started utilizing underwear as tool of seduction.

Where’s that Sexy History Under There?

Review of Exposed: A History of Lingerie, by Colleen Hill (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Yale University Press, 2014)
… of seduction. Given the vast number of people , both men and women, who watch the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show … same time the Shelly Easy Rider Bra and panty designed in South Africa was described as “practically nothing to wear under …

Energy Policy and the Long Transition in America

… problem of energy resources: what sources we should produce and consume, the environmental impacts, and who should … during the Suez Crisis.By the 1960s, Middle Eastern and African oil producers began to work among themselves and … plagued the Midwest and Northeast while consumers in the Southwest had plenty of gas, but paid high prices. State and
Scene from the 11th century Bayeaux Tapestry depicting Norman cavalry attacking Anglo-Saxon soldiers.

The Norman Conquest of England, 1066

… English Channel resulted in the conquest of Anglo-Saxon England by William, the French Duke of Normandy. It is a reminder that the complicated, ambivalent, and … later, William, Duke of Normandy, landed his fleet in the south of England at Pevensey, which forced Harold to rush …
book cover of Empire of Cotton - A Global History

Top Ten Origins: Summer 2018 Must Reads

… while you stay out of the heat? I can help you. Analyzing and teaching books are large components of my job, and, … Arc of Justice follows the murder trial of Ossian Sweet, an African American doctor who bought a house in an all-white … an African American teenager named Latasha Harlins in South Central Los Angeles. A jury later convicted Du of …
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Joseph Smith Discovers the Gold Plates

… York.  Smith traveled to the hill in question the next day and uncovered gold plates on which he claimed were written … scripture by over 17 million worldwide members of the faith and has been translated into more than 100 languages. Even … skewered in popular culture, e.g., the television show South Park . But 200 years later, the story of how the Book …
Valerie Plame in 2008.

A Dirty–and Deadly–Trick

… security. In the long list of presidential misdeeds and scandals, this one stands out. It’s the first time a president … whether Saddam Hussein had tried to buy uranium from that African country. Revealing her identity was a clumsy attempt …
Sir Christopher Wren

The Society That Started It All: The Origins of Modern Science

Review of The Royal Society and the Invention of Modern Science, by Adrian Tinniswood (New York: Basic Books, 2019.)
… Adrian Tinniswood begins The Royal Society and the Invention of Modern Science by describing … in for concentrated scrutiny. For example, Sir Robert Southwell brought his unicorn horn to a meeting in 1661. An … scathing ridicule from clergymen-scientists, such as Robert South, and even from contemporary authors, like Jonathan …
The last Soviet forces leave Afghanistan via Friendship Bridge in February of 1989

What They Left Behind: The Soviet Union in Afghanistan

… Afghanistan to stabilize the pro-Soviet Afghan government and offer support in its fight with rebel forces. After … Kabul. Of the luxury high-rise buildings in Kabul, a South African urban planner, Jolyon Leslie, recently said, “ …