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A memorial to the Heaven’s Hundred in Kyiv. Serhii Kemsky’s photo is in black and white under the words Nebesna sotnia.

Heroes Never Die

… Taras Shevchenko’s poetry on Maidan. Serhii was featured in books, articles, and films, not just because of his constant … Kemsky also had a vision of Ukraine’s future. Born in Crimea , he studied political science in the western city of … of the author. … Emily Channell-Justice … Connecting History … Ukraine … Revolution … Military/War/Peace … Europe …
Cover of Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750 by Odd Arne Westad.

Putting the Middle Kingdom in the Middle

Review of Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750, by Odd Arne Westad (New York: Basic Books, 2012)
… as decisive in setting the trajectory for China's modern history. Instead, Westad suggests that the boundaries … "schizophrenic" foreign relationship continues to shape history. The willingness to engage the global community … the World Since 1750 , by Odd Arne Westad (New York: Basic Books, 2012) … Lara Di-Luo … Reviews … East Asia & Southeast …
Native woman with her back to the camera

Reclaiming My Family's Story: Cultural Trauma & Indigenous Ways of Knowing

… narratives. Host: Lucy Murphy, Professor | Department of History | The Ohio State University Speaker: Melissa Beard … Center, American Indian Studies, and the Department of History. … Dr. Lucy Murphy  Welcome to Reclaiming My … brought to you by the College of Arts and Sciences, the history department, the Ohio State Newark Earthworks Center …
The Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C.

“What I Did On My Summer Vacation,” by the President

… Pinsker occupies the Brian Pohanka Chair of Civil War History at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and is a writer for the History News Service. … Matthew Pinsker … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
President Gerald Ford in 1975.

The Forgotten Virtues of Gerald Ford

… of both men. Yanek Mieczkowski is an associate professor of history at Dowling College in Oakdale, N.Y. and a writer for the History News Service. His book on the Ford presidency, … 1970s," will be published next year. … Yanek Mieczkowski … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … The …
Northern Alliance Troops in Afghanistan in 2001.

Why Afghanistan Will Not Be a Quagmire

… key to American success against Afghanistan? In the history of warfare, a blockade alone has never defeated an … years ago and for the British a century before that. Using history to understand the present and future is important. … of Predation and Balancing" (2003) and is a writer for History News Service. … Stacy Bergstrom Haldi … History News …
President Ronald Reagan sitting in the Oval Office Study in 1985.

Misremembering Reagan

… year, making it the largest peacetime tax increase in U.S. history. In today’s dollars, that would surpass $100 billion … Michael H. Creswell is in associate professor of history at Florida State University. The author of "A … Cold War Europe" (2006), he is also a writer for the History News Service. … Michael H. Creswell … History News …
Monti's parents receive his Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the White House, September 17, 2009.

Leave the Medal of Honor Alone!

… among Americans, and are not recorded in school or college history textbooks.   The Department of Defense is historically stingy … stories of great warriors and citizen-soldiers throughout history. The uniformed men and women of the U.S. Air Force, …
US president Bill Clinton and Chinese leader Jiang Zemin holding a joint press conference at the White House, October 29, 1997

The Next Cold War?

… of living “on the brink,” the risk of another Vietnam. History never repeats itself. The next cold war may turn out … at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. … Ira Chernus … History News Service … Cold War … Global/Transnational … …
An electron microscopic image of a thin section of SARS-CoV within the cytoplasm of an infected cell, showing the spherical particles and cross-sections through the viral nucleocapsid.

Could SARS Set off Another Great Pandemic?

… microbe mutated to cause the deadliest pandemic in human history. Before it subsided in 1919, it had killed 20 … twentieth century doctors had made good progress against history's greatest killers: smallpox, typhoid, tetanus, … North Dakota State University, and a writer for the History News Service. … Ross Collins … History News Service …
Rosie Castro with her sons, Joaquín, left, and Julián, April 23, 2006 (ZUMA Wire/San Antonio Express-News/Helen L. Montoya)

No Julian Castro without Mother Rosie Castro

… to “start writing. We need to write. We need to reclaim our history.”   Twenty-three years later, Hispanic women’s … and more women could be. Cynthia E. Orozco is professor of history & humanities at Eastern New Mexico University, … American Civil Rights Movement.” … Cynthia E. Orozco … History News Service … Women & Gender … U.S. Politics … …
Muslim depiction of Muhammad - 17th century Ottoman copy from the "Edinburgh codex".

Iraq, Too, Must Separate Church and State

… get on with it. Robert Widen is an instructor in American History and U.S. Government with Central Texas College's Navy PACE program and a writer for the History News Service. … Robert Widen … History News Service … Middle East … Religion … U.S. Laws …
BJP rally in India

The Politics of India

… of India . ( Image Source ) … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone. I'm Patrick Potyondy.   … Potyondy   Today, we asked two experts to join us on History Talk to better understand India's politics and …
In the 2020 presidential election (held using 2010 census data) Joe Biden received 306 (●) and Donald Trump 232 (●) of the total 538 electoral votes. In Maine (upper-right) and Nebraska (center), the small circled numbers indicate congressional districts. These are the only two states to use a district method for some of their allocated electors, instead of a complete winner-takes-all.

Arguing the Electoral College: Pro

… Jr. a historian in Washington, D.C., was co-founder of the History News Service. He is most recently the editor of A … of American Historiography (2009). … James M. Banner Jr. … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
Image of Adonis on a red-figure squat lekythos.

Easter: A Season of Renewal

… and resurrection in spring runs like a deep river through history. Easter symbols, many of them a part of our … based in Las Cruces, N.M., specializing in southwestern history and archaeology, is a writer for the History News Service. … Jay Sharp … History News Service … …
Most U.S. casualties, like these in a C-17 military transport aircraft, return to Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware. (unknown date)

For Mom, Blueberry Pie — and Iraq?

… in freedom for North Korea or Vietnam. The evidence of history is that Americans have little desire to bring … at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. … Ira Chernus … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
Kosovo is located to the south of Serbia.

The Perils of Breaking Away

… secession should be allowed. Ethnic homogeneity, a history of intercommunal violence, and international … on an unprepared world. Jeffrey Mankoff is a writer for the History News Service and a doctoral student in history and security studies at Yale. E-mail:  …
Engraving of René Descartes.

A Triumph for Religion as Well as Science

… Design proves him right. Brian W. Ogilvie teaches the history of science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is a writer for the History News Service. … Brian W. Ogilvie … History News Service … Religion … Science & Technology … …
American soldiers making rolling barbed wire entanglements during World War I.

War Can Take On a Life of Its Own

… was four years of slaughter unprecedented in human history. No one in the emotional days surrounding the … of its own. Keith Edgerton is an assistant professor of history at Montana State University in Billings and a writer for the History News Service. … Keith Edgerton … History News …
1892 Populist Party presidential campaign button.

“Party Like It’s 1892!”

… they too will not survive. Steven Conn is Professor of History and Director of Public History at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. … Steven Conn … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech.

How Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech Still Matters

… too. Kevin Mattson, Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University, is the author of "'What the Heck … Have Changed the Country." He is also a writer for the History News Service. … Kevin Mattson … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
U.S. Supreme Court building.

Tearing Down the “Wall of Separation between Church and State”

… William Rehnquist has rightly criticized this misuse of history, noting the inappropriateness of basing … between religious and political institutions. Indeed, history shows that, as James Madison said, "A mutual … Moore is a doctoral candidate in American religious history at the University of Chicago Divinity School and …