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… Erecting a monument for Martin Luther King, Jr. on the National Mall in Washington will honor a great American. … and his fellow civil rights workers intentionally created national discomfort in cities, north as well as south, … be like for all Americans and people around the world if national leaders and common citizens alike exercised our …

… to apply those legal rules. Even though there had been a nationally visible civil rights movement since the … exciting, off-year contests. The decline of private-sector unions since the mid-1960s across the North has contributed … the Democrats since the 1930s have relied heavily on unions to turn out their voters. And so when state …

… from the outset.   When Texans decided to secede from the Union, for example, they did so, according to their official … which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union, because "the destruction of the existing relations …

… war on terror? The question answers itself.  Dedicating the National World War II Memorial last month, President Bush … of our democracy.  Andrew J. Bacevich is professor of international relations at Boston University and writes for the …

… outages caused by natural disasters. In the 1970s, the national energy crisis struck California. It most visibly …

… principle might trump skin color as the basis of American nationality. A freed slave, James Mars, exuded confidence in … attractive in the North. Reintegrating the South into the union came at the cost of any serious study of its peculiar …

… notion that American “socialism” can be equated with the Soviet Union, Stalin, the Cold War, atomic spies, and almost any …

… fissure, a system of craters near present-day Vatnajökull National Park. That eruption lasted ten months, led to the … appear even in Benjamin Franklin’s diary. Þingvellir national park, just east of Reykjavik. And, in our age of …

… the war; now the soldiers he commanded fought not only for union, but for freedom—in some cases, their own. Lincoln’s … as well as slaves in regions of the Confederacy occupied by Union troops. The Proclamation was also somewhat redundant; … in 1920. Even with legal equality established on the national level in the twentieth century, African Americans …

… of American States, the Carter Center, the European Union, and thousands of international electoral observers, there should be no question of … a capitalism in their countries that benefited labor unions and workers. Chavez’s charismatic hold on the vast …

… the major business associations, professional groups, labor unions, and peasant organizations. Public resources are … … Francis Adams … History News Service … Diplomacy/International Relations … Democracy/Elections/Voting Rights … …

… too. Big business leaders called on presidents to use the national guard and even regular army units to put down … M. Schocket is author of “Founding Corporate Power in Early National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture …

… committed by both sides did not go unnoticed by the international community and spawned numerous humanitarian relief … government, withdrew its support. Into this vacuum, the Soviets began providing munitions to the revolutionary … for the Greeks and was a strategic victory for the Turkish National Movement. For the Greek forces, this defeat …

… The Last Passenger Pigeon," Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History "The Flight of the … Pigeon, Now 100 Years Extinct," by Krishnadev Calamur (National Public Radio, September 1, 2014) "Century After … And Scientists Hope to Bring Them Back," by Carl Zimmer ( National Geographic , August 31, 2014) "Why the Passenger …

… under leaders committed to promoting Islamic identity. The Soviet war in Afghanistan and the influx of ideas and money … of their country. In India, the rise of a new wave of Hindu nationalist movements threatened the subcontinent’s secular …

… (xxi). Byrne, who is the Deputy Director for the National Research Archive, challenges the oft-accepted idea … United States to ask for assistance in delivering weapons. National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane approached Reagan … were joined together when Oliver North suggested to the National Security Council that future arms deals happen …

… €2.5 coin. France's objections generated widespread international ridicule, particularly in the United Kingdom. … striking given that Britain, which left the European Union after a contentious 2016 referendum, never actually … On the eve of Waterloo's bicentennial, the tension between national pride and international cooperation remains no less …

… (BLT) of the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit at the Beirut International Airport. Originating from a truck that had rammed … and French forces were serving in Beirut as part of a multinational peace-keeping force . Sectarian political and … to accept the essentially Arab nature of Lebanon, and the “National Pact” was established. The sides agreed that a …

… the day after the evil Ceausescu had been toppled, the National Salvation Front issued two decrees: it lifted the … Conn … History News Service … Women & Gender … Global/Transnational … Sexuality & Reproductive Rights … Romania … Which …

… … William Lambers … History News Service … Global/Transnational … Military/War/Peace … Food & Agriculture … International Organizations … Diplomacy/International Relations … Food for Peace Must Remain an American …

… allows us to see what is unique about the threat to our national security today and perhaps make better judgments on … Pacific coast and the removal from them of anyone deemed a national security threat. While the order legally … need to protect “homeland security” with a “comprehensive national strategy” involving FBI agents, intelligence …

… Martin Dugard, 2012) comes to life in a docudrama on the National Geographic Channel this month. James Marsden plays … and keen fashion sense, JFK and Jackie served as a perfect national fairy tale that played out on the covers of popular … obsession with Kennedy persists because it was the first national tragedy truly mediated through television and the …