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… for their lost brethren at the World Trade Center disaster site, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani urged the firefighters’ union … from new opportunities. But the patriotic fervor that accompanied wartime mobilization meant that unions were … who were a key part of the economy servicing this center of commerce. But, like the firefighters turned away from Ground …

… crises and growing debt. Yet estate taxes, and other rules governing the transfer of wealth between generations, … that the blood in their veins distinguished them from the common herd. Despite the rhetoric about property rights that … In the 18th century when a man died his estate often passed complete to his eldest son. This form of inheritance, known …

… King to a packed courtroom on April 29, 1992, Los Angeles erupted in a firestorm of anti-police protest. Looting, … evidence of the LAPD’s excessive use of force and confirmed complaints of police brutality made by black and Latino … African American mayor in 1973, formed the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department on April 1, …

… context renders this change more familiar, perhaps even less jarring. Understanding that there has been a deep … of the mind." [Book description from the publisher's website .] … Connecting History …

… Harry S. Truman. He would do well to consider the fate of less successful wartime presidents, not only Truman but … nation must choose between alternative ways of life, “communist or free,” Truman declared. Truman shook off fears … taught the nation that in a cold war the only possible outcome is stalemate, not permanent safety. As dreams of …

… in Polish-Jewish history. After years of controversies and compromises, the final product represents the dedicated … heart of Warsaw’s pre-war Jewish neighborhood, Muranów, the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto, and it faces directly the … in Warsaw representing the lasting tensions between Poles and Germans after the Second World War; (Right) The …

… The most likely result of unilateralist action is to invite lesser powers to combine to neutralize it.   Therefore, the United States … and unprepared for others' attacks on them; then would come a call for reinforcements. Customarily victory would …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much … uses interviews, oral histories, archival sound clips, and commentary and analysis by scholars in the field of … website , on Stitcher , SoundCloud , and iTunes , and connect with them on Twitter and Facebook . …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like  Origins  – seek to bring history … of the University’s eminent imperial historians. It comprises of one of the largest groups of imperial and …

… take familiar form: While Defense argues that war is necessary, State pushes for multilateral diplomacy. When … as the voice of prudence, the realpolitik strategic thinker compelled to inform the naive, idealistic newcomers from the … the entire world. Neutralizing executive powers is wrong unless there is a credible alternative or a reason to suspect …

… for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for …

… in the late 19th century to where we are today.  This lesson aims at observing these interactions and analyzing … brought us to where our relationship with Cuba is today. Files for download: Cuba-and-US-Lesson-Plan.pdf   Cuba-and-US-Presentation.pptx   …

… they often darkened the day-time sky.       Martha has become a cautionary tale of the human ability to extinguish … into the planet’s sixth period of mass extinction, what lessons should we learn from the disappearance of the … to clone and resurrect the bird.    Here at Origins, we've compiled a few links to help you learn all you need to know …

… act of terrorism. Princip, a Bosnian nationalist, had connections to the Serbian ultra-nationalist organization, the Black Hand. For the … of the Marne. Both sides then dug in along what would become the great Western Front, a series of trenches extending …

… that the lunar mission was “questionable but perhaps necessary because of the Cold War.” Congress obviously … He twice attempted to escape the tremendous financial commitment by promoting a joint lunar trip by the United … more than nine times in a single year. Two of the five shuttles have been destroyed, with their crews, in apparently …

… attacked, but Obama has yet to specify how the cruise missiles fired into Libya or a no-fly zone will oust Gadhafi or … never quite sure what those air assaults should or could accomplish. Though he hoped that Hanoi would abandon its … to preserve a stable South Vietnam could not be accomplished by air strikes alone.   Though President Obama's …

… the party. In July, when the 186 members of the platform committee meet, they’ll have to write a plank on the war in … Democrats hope to win in 2008, they have to remember the lesson of 1972: For millions of voters, war is not a policy … Democrats defected mainly because they drew a direct connection between the culture war and Vietnam. Even many who …

… The State Department is probably very pleased with the outcome of last week’s hostage crisis in Algeria, although … crises drag on and the public comes to make a personal connections with the captives, these situations cause … marked by much government secrecy.   But an interesting and lesser known precedent occurred in Algeria itself more than …

… document a constitution was only symbolic. It offered much less than the earlier treaties that produced today’s … a dramatic reconciliation in the European Coal and Steel Community.Ê Founded with four other countries in 1951, it … to sign up for a unified army in the 1952 European Defense Community. Five of them ratified it. The French parliament …

… the inspectors were too few and too weakly supported to overcome Iraqi resistance. But even if the inspections had … is difficult to sustain, even with total victory. What’s necessary is the creation of a social and political aversion … dismantled its war industries. According to the 1919 Versailles treaty, Germany was forbidden to maintain substantial …

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much … conversation. This month, our Best in History Online pick comes in the form of a history magazine who aims to bring … since it was founded in 1951, as well as most of the articles from History Review - their periodical for history …

… hear their representatives deliberate about a possible war, lest such a momentous course of action be undertaken by the … 2, Section 2, couldn’t be clearer: “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United … there any grant of the sweeping powers now claimed for the commander in chief. Indeed, the congressional power to …