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… aided our enemies. Such are the consequences of ignoring history when making present policy. We should leave, and we should leave now. John Weiss is an emeritus professor of history, Lehman College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a writer for the History News Service. …

… important factor that stands out in California’s energy history has been its citizens’ desire to build a prosperous … has been a terrible mistake. James C. Williams, who teaches history at De Anza College in Silicon Valley, is the author … Making of Modern California" (1997) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… bigger debacles–including the first such failure in U.S., history, in the 1830s, and the most recent, in the 1980s.  … History News Service …

… often happens, economic theory turned out to be economic history — that is, an explanation rooted in a specific time … need to be waging right now. Steven Conn is Professor of History and Director of Public History at The Ohio State University, Columbus. … History News Service …

… sold more tickets to its opening weekend than any movie in history, and the New York Times has called it “a defining … the comics provide better clues. T’challa explains his own history and that of his country in Fantastic Four (#53). Mr. … Connecting History …

… (MAD).  The Atomic Age as we once knew it is now history.  Nuclear power plants will slowly dwindle in … end. Michael Richards teaches modern European and world history at Sweet Briar College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… creating the first large-scale farm crisis in the nation’s history. “In God we trusted, in Kansas we busted,” so the … our heads out of the sand. Steven Conn is Professor of History and Director of Public History at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. … History News Service …

… well within constitutional limits.   Throughout U.S. history, the government has functioned best when its leaders … have wanted. Jeremy C. Young is a doctoral student in U.S. History at Indiana University and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… really seeks is a permanent, glorious place in his nation's history. So how should a constitutional democracy like the … means at their disposal. Daniel Szechi is a professor of history at Auburn University and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… not simply rhetoric but reflects what Iran sees as the long history of U.S. enmity. While Americans understand relations … see the relationship as part of a long and troubling history of foreign intervention and exploitation that … between Iran and the United States are to improve, this history will have to be addressed and rectified. The past is …

… his administration and European leaders. What's more, the history of economic sanctions as a tool of foreign policy … useless. Matt Jacobs is a Ph.D. student studying diplomatic history at Ohio University. … History News Service …

… Changing Ottawa’s mind will be difficult. Canadians have a history of reacting unpredictably when placed under pressure …   King, the most successful Canadian prime minister in history, recalled how a similar ethnic divide during the … History News Service …

… “A Fistful of Dollars.” Robert Brent Toplin, professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has published books on popular culture and politics, and is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… depression. John Paul Rossi is an associate professor of history at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He writes on business and economic history and is a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… a two-card game. Domestically, the party plays the Remember-History Card, stressing how much it has done since taking … independent. Internationally, the party plays the Forget-History Card, calling attention to ways the current era … often talked about North Korea when playing the Remember-History Card. Beijing’s ability to aid a neighbor threatened …

… hearings to the public for the first time in the nation’s history.        The United States foreign aid program has … University in Norfolk, Virginia and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… This month marks the 60th anniversary of a watershed in U.S. history: the August 1941 Atlantic Charter. The alliance … hour 60 years ago. Itai Sneh is an assistant professor of history for world civilizations, human rights and … History News Service …

… these outcomes inspire some Palestinians to believe that history favors them and that they will ultimately inherit … Robert L. Tignor is professor of modern African history at Princeton University, the author of "Capitalism … at the End of Empire" (1998) and a writer for the History News Service.  …

… Some of those factors may come into play, yet the recent history of vice-presidential selection suggests that the key …   Sen. John McCain ignored this lesson of recent history in part because he thought he needed to gamble to … History News Service …

… presidential election is unique in the annals of American history. Because of its indeterminacy?  No. Its singular … professor, is author of "The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism" (2010). … History News Service …

… Era of Eternal Prosperity. One clear, generic lesson that history teaches us is this: “It won’t last.”  Robert S. McElvaine, a writer for History News Service, is a professor of history at Millsaps College and the author of "The Great … History News Service …