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… in modern history—has deepened the mystery. Over the past twenty years in Afghanistan , the Taliban fought this … them orphans, who studied and lived there. Charismatic teachers whose own lives blended study and fighting dominated … the United States as guests of UNOCAL corporation. They visited Texas, Nebraska, and Washington, D.C. A number of U.S. …

… away from the actual events of the war, movies have become the dominant means for us to envision them. But can you … well; that is, offer meaningful interpretations about the past or otherwise engage thoughtfully with previous … Still from Germany, Pale Mother  (From the BFI re-release site). Taking its title from Bertold Brecht’s prescient 1933 …

… For the past four years, the remote Sudanese region of Darfur has … called it "genocide." The violence and destruction is often compared to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. These tragic events … people deemed secular were purged from the army, the civil service, and the police, while the regime's opponents were …

… On a sunny day in late April 2003 at a site about 150 km from the North Pole, Artur Chilingarov, … So what? Why didn't you worry so much? The moon did not pass into the United States' ownership." Chilingarov, by … of personal heroism and national achievement. Arctic researchers, explorers, and scientists have remained prominent …

… great paradox. With its fast-growing economy, China has become the leading producer of CO2 (though not on a per-capita basis). Simultaneously, it has become the world's leading producer of green and renewable … environment, and what global role China might play in the coming years in confronting climate change. ( Image Source ) …

… on its head, focusing on Jewish out-migration from Palestine and Israel between 1945 and the late 1950s. Based on … the Jewish homeland, many Jews instead saw the country as a site of displacement or a way-station to more desirable … many questions as we can. Now, without further ado, let me pass you over to Professor Yehudai, who will take us on an …

… your right, you will encounter the upscale whiskey house, complete with nineteenth-century stone walls that feature … eyesore. With their place on Scotland’s list of historic sites, they now embody what Edinburgh wishes to remember … League. As Edinburgh’s port, it saw many royal figures pass through its gates. Mary, Queen of Scots, Charles I, and …

… to today’s regional violence depend on us getting the past right. Who are the Kurds? The Kurds are one of the … related to Persian. In the largely mountainous region that comprises their homeland, over the centuries Kurds practiced … treaties reordered the map of the Middle East, paying lip service to this idea. Thus the colonial takeover of many …

… On its “Milestones in UN History” website, the United Nations features smallpox eradication, … it “has favored our enterprise. Powerful and warlike as the pastoral tribes are, their pride has been humbled and our … ended in failure, but through years of diligent work, researchers were able to create a few. Two particular facts about …

… of thousands of books, periodicals, and manuscripts had become fuel for the flames.  Newspapers around the world … the issue of the destruction of cultural and intellectual sites in wartime is by no means resolved.  Recent United … de la Bibliothèque universitaire d’Alger.”  Algérie Presse Service . June 6, 2022,  …

… The invasion of Ukraine resurrects images of the past: conquering armies, cities under siege, widespread … not obscure the fact that this conflict, with all its complexity and tragedy, belongs firmly to the present. This … to a huge crowd at the Gazimestan monument near the site of the battle of Kosovo , Milosevic was able to equate …

… across the United States owned their reservation lands as a community: families could settle, plant their crops, and own … to the entire nation for future generations’ use. The 1887 passage of the General Allotment Act, colloquially known as … summer in the Indian Territory meeting with leaders of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole, known as …

… Over the past months, the news media has presented dramatic scenes of … Potyondy  And I'm your host, Patrick Potyondy. Over the past several months, the world has observed dramatic scenes … Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, which is revisited in 1946 when it becomes the IRO, the International …

… for the virus and denied the possibility of extensive community spread among the Soviet population—offers a … official number had grown to around 565. An AIDS testing site in Moscow, 1987. The number of infected was initially … Soviet Union. The Ministry of Health, the USSR’s all-encompassing health and wellness institution, also stated that …

… political and social issues, many attributed the outcome of the 2016 election to the frustrations of just 15% of … versus skyscrapers. Is this an accurate depiction of the past and present of U.S. demographics? Or is there a more … Blissit. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcast and more on our website …

… town’s proposal to topple a metal statue inspired so much passion? Because, of course, memorials are more than just … ground. They are fronts on political theaters of war: sites where vying factions negotiate history, a society’s … that of Nero’s by Vitellius. Damnatio memoriae was most common after regime change. Note however, that the names of …

… This presentation commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster … A Global Perspective that came out in 2018.  Now let me pass you over to Professor, Madhumita Dutta, over to you, … will share of course, comes from that work, not as a researcher, but you know, as a fellow traveler, as an activist, as …

… 1896, participants from 14 countries converged on Athens to compete in a festival that was simultaneously ancient and … archaeological excavations revealing the Games’ original site at Olympia on Greece’s west coast only strengthened … festivities designed to provide some continuity with the past, and would be governed by an agreed code of …

… variolation vial with smallpox virus. Outbreaks of measles across the globe have once again set off the great … among the most important public health achievements of the past 200 years. They have saved millions upon millions of … child as a man stands outside with a cow (from the Wellcome Trust). The term vaccination comes from variolae …

… the initial onset of symptoms. Measles often causes severe complications, including pneumonia and encephalitis … and have had complex and varied rationales. Over the past three centuries, resistance to vaccination has emerged … wrote of the good work of vaccination. Evangelical preacher Rowland Hill spoke of vaccination as a good cause and …