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The Brazilian flag and a soccer ball

Brazil’s Soccer Mania: An Example for the World

… to beat the Brazilians. 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 …
The Terra Cotta Warriors: Xi’an’s most famous attraction

A Postcard from Xi’an: Balancing Past and Future

… People’s Republic of China faces the task of reckoning with history. In order to establish where China is going, the PRC … encounters such reckoning throughout Xi’an in its public history spaces. The emerging field of public history in Xi’an is essential to the city’s identity, and …
Cartoon from Puck: The Bosses of the Senate

Buying American Elections?

… about the influence of dollars on the ballot box in U.S. history. At the core of this intriguing discussion is this: … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , produced by Origins: Current Events in … Perspective at Ohio State University. This is the history podcast for everyone and I'm your host, Patrick …
Fidel Castro in 1959

Easing Up on Cuba

… what is this embargo, and why do we have it? It has a long history. President Eisenhower initiated it in 1960, and … nearly 40 years. Henry Butterfield Ryan is a writer for the History News Service. He is also an associate of the … History News Service …
Photo of William Colby

Casting the Long Shadow of the CIA

Review of Shadow Warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA, by Randall B. Woods (New York: Basic Books, 2013)
… has become a more or less forgotten figure in the turbulent history of the 1960s and 1970s. However, he played a … Colby and the CIA , by Randall B. Woods (New York: Basic Books, 2013) …
Space Shuttle Columbia launching

Can We Boldly Go There Any More?

… discussion about the role of human beings in space. In the history of technology, a visible disaster is a failure of a … Coopersmith is associate professor in the Department of History at Texas A & M University. … History News Service …
American soldiers salute while in formation in 1977.

Time to Ask and Tell!

… like Ricks, were gay. This isn’t news, of course. It’s history. So it’s time to acknowledge the historic service of … It’s time to lift the ban. Steve Estes is a professor of history at Sonoma State University. He is the author of I Am … History News Service …
Immigrant Rights Protest by Betty Tsang, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

The Federal War on Immigrants Is a War on All Workers

… than 7,000 arrests at worksites by the end of 2007. The history of immigrant deportations over the last century … the terrorists. Elliott Young is an associate professor of history and director of Latin American and Ethnic Studies at … History News Service …
Howard Dean in 2014.

How Dean Followed in Goldwater’s Steps

… certainly he proved a poor student of presidential election history. Dean’s early aggressiveness and his antiwar, … Ambassador of the New Era" (2004) and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
Emperor Hirohito of Japan in 1971.

Playing Fast and Loose with Historical Analogies

… analogies cannot do the work of critical assessments. If history teaches any lessons, the most important may be that … in Iraq. Michael Richards teaches modern European and world history at Sweet Briar College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. …
Cartoon in Punch, 1906.

For Iraq, a Lesson from Africa

… so do we. Derek Catsam is an associate professor of history at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Freedom's Main … History News Service …
U.S. Marines holding Sandino's Flag - Nicaragua 1932.

The Costs of Intervention

… years to work out. John R. Bawen is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of California-Riverside and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
Henry Ford with a Model T in 1921.

What Bill Ford Is Learning from Great-Grandpa

… plan. Howard P. Segal is Bird and Bird Professor of History at the University of Maine. He is the author of “Utopias: A Brief History from Ancient Writings to Cyberspace Communities” … History News Service …
Book cover of To Break Russia's Chains by Vladimir Alexandrov

Terrorism as the Path to a Better Russia

Review of To Break Russia’s Chains: Boris Savinkov and His Wars Against the Tsar and the Bolsheviks by Vladimir Alexandrov (New York: Pegasus Books, 2021)
… highlights—perhaps overemphasizes—the “what ifs” of history. At the outset, he argues “if any of the … one family, the novel engages with Tolstoyan views of history. One character realizes that the SR Party leadership … the Bolsheviks by Vladimir Alexandrov (New York: Pegasus Books, 2021) …
Seal of the Vice President of the United States.

The Vice Presidency Should Not Be an Accident Waiting to Happen

… him or her? A candidate who passes this litmus test has history on his or her side. Christopher Bates is an adjunct professor of history at California Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
Crowd photo of protests in Hong Kong

Hong Kong and China: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

… and how might it be at risk? On this month's episode of History Talk, host Lauren Henry discusses this pivotal moment in Hong Kong's history with two experts on modern China: Dr. Denise Y. Ho and Melvin Barnes Jr. To learn more about the history of Hong Kong and China, read our feature article, …
Hessian troops surrendering to General George Washington after the Battle of Trenton.

The Return of the Mercenary

… — have been the rule rather than the exception in the history of warfare. If war was the sport of kings, then … at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
President George W. Bush delivers his remarks on the global war on terror during a visit Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, to Atlanta

War and “The Law of Unintended Consequences”

… unintended consequences. 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 …
Copy of an 1890 lithograph depicting the Battle of New Orleans during the Revolutionary War.

A New Resource in the War Against Terrorism?

… at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the History News Service. Anthony A. Cipriano is an independent … researcher who specializes in military and diplomatic history and works in Washington, D.C. He is also a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …