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Statue of Sancho Panza in Madrid, Spain

Kindred Spirits: Shakespeare and Cervantes in Life and Death

… the rights of his novel to a printer. He was buried in a common grave. Most profoundly, our modern sensibility is … of the Bible, the  Iliad  and  Odyssey , the  Divine Comedy  and the  Canterbury Tales —didn’t explore our inner … festivities around the world to commemorate 400 years since their deaths. Shakespeare’s Globe Theater started …
The Ganden Monastery in Lhasa was one of the many victims of bombing during the 1956 uprising. The destruction caused to the monastery is still visible in the ruins.

The Seventeen Point Agreement: China’s Occupation of Tibet

… signed between the PRC and a minority people and is part of communist China’s larger nation-building process in its … historically constitute Tibet had ruled their own affairs since the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. Central Tibet … principles of “ cho-si sungdrel, ” or religion and politics combined. Mao Zedong (middle), Ngabo Ngawang Jigme (left) …
Queen Mary’s College, opened in 1914.

A Postcard from Madras: A City Born of the Colonial Encounter

… (Madras) in India. Madras was born in 1636, when East India Company official Francis Day signed a treaty with the Nayaka … British Crown insisted that in return for financial aid the Company would allow missionaries to proselytize freely in … the University oversaw English education in the ever-increasing territory of the Presidency. Pictured here is the …
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines packing up gear to withdraw from Al-Taqaddum Air Base, 24 March 2020.

Vietnam and Iraq: The Benefits of Getting Out

… Vietnam analogy is not so much the difficulty of drawing comparisons between two different situations. The problem is … By the early 1970s, American involvement in Vietnam had become a strategic disaster. The war was sucking U.S. economic … an international environment that had changed substantially since World War II. Ending the war in Vietnam helped produce …
The Olympic flag flies at half-staff during a memorial service to the slain Israeli athletes, September 6, 1972.

The Munich Olympic Massacre

… met to plan Operation “Ikrit and Biram” under mission commander “Issa,” Arabic for Jesus. Ikrit and Biram were two … to avenge the slaughter.  The secretive organization assassinated Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi Al-Tell. The Israeli … nine hostages arrived at the airport. Issa and second-in-command “Tony” hurried to inspect the Boeing but encountered …
Mehmed VI, the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, leaving the country after the abolition of the Ottoman sultanate, 1922

The Long End of the Ottoman Empire

… Ottoman rule for centuries. The Balkan Wars saw atrocities committed against civilians on a massive scale. The … However, the overall impact of these conflicts paled in comparison to the  First World War .  The magnitude of death … of its former subjects and most of its Arab provinces—comprising contemporary  Syria ,  Iraq , Jordan,  Israel , and  …
Mourners picket after the Triangle fire. Their signs, hung with black crepe, accuse shop owners of graft, locked doors, and managing workers in fire traps.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

… ranged from seven to fifteen dollars per week. Talking or singing during working hours was forbidden and bathroom … watching scores of young women and several young men die, combined with the awful realization that this tragedy could … They turned to the justice system, but justice was not forthcoming. Blanck and Harris were tried in criminal court for …
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10/21/2014: Top Ten Origins: Brazil's Presidential Elections

… economically most important countries in the world, the outcome of these elections is significant not just for … world recognizes Brazil for its fútbol, carnival, and the upcoming 2016 Olympics. But, to understand this landmark … Brazilian society, however, remains very unequal, possessing one of the world's highest Gini coefficients (the …
Emergency servicemen and volunteers remove rubble and demine territory after Russian shelling, Kyiv, Oblast, 2022.

Ukrainian Architecture at War

… roles during war, from utilitarian functions like housing displaced people to the symbolic functions of … Derzhprom building on Kharkiv’s Freedom Square is the most complete example of constructivist architecture in the world … was the largest single structure in the world when it was completed in 1928. To complete the project in a speedy two …
European Union flag

The EU: Past, Present, and Future

… a century ago. Today, the EU faces an unprecedented combination of challenges, including a lingering economic … But as our guests tell us, the EU has proven to be surprisingly resilient and adaptable, constantly reinventing … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a …
Cover of Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's Founders by Dennis C. Rasmussen

Such a Disappointment

Review of Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America’s Founders, by Dennis C. Rasmussen (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2021)
… by the idea that the present seems pretty terrible in comparison with the past, even if that past is mythic or not … thing, and Rasmussen pairs each founder with a particular complaint. For Washington, it was partisanship. Even as he … That slavery vexed Jefferson isn’t altogether surprising since slavery had contorted Jefferson’s thinking for …

As Cuba and the United States Reengage: The Presence of the Past

… without understanding what preceded it. “There is a complicated history between the United States and Cuba,” … the desire to leave “behind the legacy of colonization and communism,” concluding with the recognition that “change is … loyalty to those who died in defense of our principles since the beginning of our independence war in 1868.” Three …
Photo of a healthcare worker holding an elderly person's hand.

Ducking Out on Retiree Benefits

… on a mix of public and private pensions. Like it or not, company pensions are part of public policy. This struggle … private benefits and social responsibility has deep roots. Since the 1890s, American firms have instituted a range of … old-age security, but these were mainly posturing. Among companies claiming to offer pensions, 84 percent did not …
Cover of Song of Wrath The Peloponnesian War Begins by J. E. Lendon.

A Time For War

Review of Song of Wrath: The Peloponnesian War Begins, by J.E. Lendon (Basic Books, New York, 2010)
… chapter two by the motivations and actions that led to the coming of the Ten Years' War. In chapter three, Lendon … of timê, and continues in chapters four through eight discussing various campaigns within the larger war, concluding … in the political dimension. If one Greek state gave a command to another, this usually implied that the commanded …
Cover of 428 AD: An Ordinary Year at the End of the Roman Empire by Giusto Traina.

The End of the World as They Knew It

Review of 428 AD: An Ordinary Year at the End of the Roman Empire, by Giusto Traina (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. pp. xix, 203. Trans. by Allan Cameron)
… in 428 was still a "real entity" and not a "mere concept," since it was the "key reference point" for all of our … sphere of influence. In this context Flavius Dionysius, commander of Rome's eastern military forces and a native of …
President Eisenhower in Holland in 1951.

Will the United States Start a New Nuclear Arms Race?

… Bush faces the prospect of North Korea or even Iran becoming a nuclear power. China, India, Pakistan, Great … reduce tensions between the two superpowers. Today, a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty (banning all types of … to an Eisenhower adviser, Dr. James Killian, increasing nuclear weapons technology would “steadily complicate …
A card celebrating March 8 as International Women’s Day.

International Women's Day

… it will be yet another transformation of a holiday that since its inception in the early 20th century, has undergone … break with socialist tradition. Though ideologically committed to human equality, socialists had long argued that … On March 18, 1911, the fortieth anniversary of the Paris Commune, International Women’s Day was marked for the first …
Cartoon from Puck: The Bosses of the Senate

Buying American Elections?

… national politics as much as many fear? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Check out a lesson plan … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , produced by Origins: Current Events … whenever you mix money in politics sparked popular outrage since it redefined the landscape of campaign finance reform. …
Children at Play: An American History, by Howard Chudacoff Book Cover

Children at Play: An American History

Review of Children at Play: An American History, by Howard Chudacoff (New York: New York University Press, 2007)
… play, adults' efforts to provide protective spaces indoor (community centers, YMCA) and outdoor (playgrounds, sports … one of America's most respected historians. He has served since 1970 as a professor of history on the faculty of Brown … and stronger peer associations formed as a consequence of compulsory schooling in the mid-nineteenth century, a gap …
The Trojan Nuclear Plant in 1973.

The Atomic Age

… The Social Democratic/Green government in Germany is discussing how quickly to close down its remaining nineteen … of 1989 in eastern and central Europe and the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union in 1991 brought an end to the … know about, there are several other nations which hope to become nuclear powers in the near future. Add to this those …
Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon walking on White House grounds.

Don’t Believe “Peace Is at Hand”

… 35 years ago, when National Security Adviser Henry A. Kissinger announced it about Vietnam. We long to hear it again … it. Halfway through his first term, he secretly decided to complete American troop withdrawals around election time. … off final withdrawal. If Bush follows the Nixon game plan completely, next year he will launch a big bombing campaign …