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… King. Jury selection began November 15. The case hardly comes as a surprise. In recent years, the King family has … a fairly straightforward case like the King assassination become complicated with such stale, predictable theories that it …

… indefensibility of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima is becoming a part of the national conservative creed." But times … In recent decades most American conservatives have become uncritical of America's use of atomic weapons and … and profoundly offensive to all Americans and Japanese who died in that war, and to those Americans who still possess …

… his party's $12.6 million, thanks to the Federal Election Commission, which ruled in a recent 5-1 decision that … In the late 19th century, Republicans in Congress, such as future president William McKinley, led the charge for higher … in response to economic crises. George Wallace found an audience in a country worried by inflation and economic …

… Both sides have long known that the solution lay in compromise and talks have endured intermittently, and … The major divide remains the issue of Tibetan independence. Compromise is essential. China must openly embrace the Dalai … the far more difficult issue of Taiwan. Now that Deng has died, both sides now appear determined to find a solution. …

… most critical elections in decades. European and American commentators almost uniformly expressed shock at the … In recent decades the nation has continued to struggle to come to terms with its past through highly visible war … While a far-right victory this Sunday is unlikely, a future social and political earthquake, such as happened …

… immortality. A better approach than polling is to compare Reagan with past presidents who are now regarded as … Reagan left office. Great presidents are also effective communicators. Lincoln was the finest speechmaker in … support for New Deal legislation. Reagan, dubbed the “Great Communicator,” was an enormously successful speaker. A …

… to remain an unsettled and unsettling question. In years to come, hundreds of articles and books will flow from the pens … of that state's election such as instructions and e-mail communications between the Florida secretary of state's … historical record and let the documents themselves speak to future generations. Bruce Craig is director of the National …

… John Marshall’s seat, he was able at long last to overcome the strong objection of the Whigs during his third, and … full Senate ultimately confirmed him, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s initial rejection and strong opposition to his … hearing, which set the precedent for nominee attendance at future hearings. He was confirmed 47-22.   5. The Judicial …

… to Byzantium , Herrin relates a story of two builders coming to her office after passing it daily to ask her what … Empire. Byzantium fulfills some of our ideas about the Medieval period, with political and religious influence … not know enough about Byzantium to extrapolate a complete immersion from a spare description. But perhaps that is my …

… free consent of over 500 rangatira (chiefs) and the tribal communities they represented. A 1939 reconstruction of the … from a British colony to an independent nation-state, becoming increasingly diverse, with over a quarter of its … with missionary-led humanitarians over New Zealand’s future. In 1839, the New Zealand Company dispatched an …

… my professor is onto something. Patterson shares with other commentators the feeling that 1965 was a “pivot” or a … the fact no one knew how much it would cost; and struck a compromise on the issue of federal funding to parochial … options: looking soft on communism or sending Americans to die. Patterson emphasizes the feasibility of Johnson’s …

… the world, trailing only Russia. The prison industry has become big business: billions of dollars are being spent on … reprisals and crackdowns on inmate reading material became common. Television replaced reading as the preferred source … but the way we’re handling our prison populations, the future surely holds more Atticas. Keith Edgerton is an …

… Although the United States has often wavered from that commitment, the tragic events of Sept. 11 compel us to return to it, more today than ever before. Few … coming years will determine how Old Glory is viewed in the future, both at home and abroad. Our flag, like the flag of …

… thousands of non-Islamic monuments and temples, and committing genocide.  To some South Asian Muslims, he was an … that the war of succession broke out not after their father died, but when he simply fell ill and continued despite his … predecessors.  When forced to choose between political expediency and religious orthodoxy, politics generally won out. …

… unrecognized until recently by anyone in the international community. It has its own government, though largely staffed … international community—pushed Georgian villagers and soldiers out of the Kodori Gorge. This is part of Abkhazia that … the leaders of federal republics like North Ossetia. The Future This war was a miscalculation by all involved, …

… see Israel’s response to the capture of three of its soldiers as entirely justified. Why not, they ask, punish those … so today will ensure that Israelis and Lebanese continue to die in vain. Michael H. Creswell is in associate professor …

… Tibet. They demand that President Clinton act forcefully to compel China to change its policies toward Tibet. This … done. Clinton will seem like an activist president without committing himself to very much. And the Tibetans? In … religion and would just as soon wait for the Dalai Lama to die. Meanwhile, its members encourage the migration of …

… taxes and keep the peace, the more than one thousand soldiers were heavily resented by Bostonians as an affront to … soldiers and townspeople and by early 1770, fights had become commonplace. The death of a young man, Christopher … grenadiers stood trial in Boston, adeptly defended by the future president John Adams. Only two of the soldiers were …

… Sankara led a coalition of radical military officers, communist activists, labor leaders, and militant students to … government’s rise and fall, demonstrating how it embodied the critical transition period in modern African … James E. Genova is Professor of History and Film Studies at The Ohio State University-Marion. He's the author of …

… colonial era has been relegated to the periphery of most studies of this period. In African Dominion: A New History of … how interconnected each empire was and how intricate and complex politics were in West Africa during this period. He … history in the African context, Gomez blazes a path for future pre-colonial historians. Interested parties will …

… on how you score the Democrats in 1860) at which the outcome wasn’t clear at the outset. Anti-Masons 1831 William … sovereignty.” Permit territorial settlers, sometime in the future, to determine the status of slavery themselves. By … Protester standing in front of a row of National Guard soldiers, across the street from the Democratic National …

… helped orchestrate the deaths of thousands of American soldiers. After the Civil War, James Longstreet atoned for his … No one asked: What kind of message does it send to soldiers to name one of United States most important bases … moves from the Jim Crow era. The opportunity to change our common legacy rests fully in our hands. Renaming these bases …

… Places, backyards, and basements filled with televisions, computers, and Playstations. Riney-Kehrberg describes how … of newspapers, periodicals, television programs, films, websites, and published works to tell her story, but she … War Two. Fear is also a significant topic in cultural studies, sociology, and psychology. For the historian of modern …

… number of letters that prove he was no dummy. A historian’s complaint, however, is larger than chagrin at the number of … nation to alter its perceptions, values and policies. The comfortable old ways will no longer do. Reagan had an … 1972 National Commission on Population and the American Future, and the 1980 report, Global 2000) had arrived at …