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… public interest. Neither did Whitewater in the 1990s. Commentators can’t decide whether Americans are too complacent, too desensitized or too patriotic right now to … in the Early Republic" and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …

… The medieval period was full of confrontations between the dual … documents written to persuade the public, Whalen uncovers a communications battle between the papacy and the Holy Roman … and the Holy Land, they often disagreed on how best to accomplish these goals. Because they agreed on so much, the …

… his party's $12.6 million, thanks to the Federal Election Commission, which ruled in a recent 5-1 decision that … in response to economic crises. George Wallace found an audience in a country worried by inflation and economic … University South Bend and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… some ten thousand years ago to the seventh century of the common era. They tell the stories of successive … which contain financial accounts, muster lists for military service, and receipts for staple goods, such as oils and … 883-859) provides the first evidence we have for the pork dietary proscription in this region of the world. Among its …

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… with President Obama's birth certificate, still not completely laid to rest, is an extreme version of a tactic … American birth (in Colorado) and U.S. military service, his opponents succeeded in portraying him as not … Eisenhower's running mate, Richard Nixon, told audiences that the Russians were hoping for a Democratic …

… motives and the messianic revolutionary ideals of Russian communism. 2 Originating in Czarist Russia, traditional … the Soviet Union's security. On the other hand, messianic communist ideals, which date back to Bolshevik upheaval of … security and regime-building were two sides of the same coin. 3 Stalin hoped he could build an empire without …

… the French Duke of Normandy. It is a reminder that the complicated, ambivalent, and sometimes hostile relationship … In January 1066, Edward the Confessor, King of England, died without an heir, which motivated several claimants to … demanded a loyalty oath from his subjects and conducted a comprehensive land survey, which was recorded in the …

… be eclipsed by the next scandal before too long. If we’re becoming a more liberal society, shouldn’t there be fewer and … that have governed our culture since the colonial era. Some commentators will bemoan the apparent moral corruption of … of these scandals broke in the news media of the day. One commonality among political sex scandals today is that the …

… Ida B. Wells-Barnett with her four children in 1909. The complex international connections and strategies that … for women’s rights before a mixed-race and mixed-sex audience—embraced a diasporic vision of freedom when she asked … few even took on the British term “suffragette” (initially coined by the British Daily Mail as an epithet) to signal …

… united in a struggle for civil and political rights, they comprise various tribal affiliations and speak different … are adherents of the Yazidi faith, a religion that shares common elements with Christianity, Islam, and … writer Khachatur Abovian was the founder of Kurdish Studies in Russia. Educated at Dorpat (present-day Tartu, …

… Daniel Walker Howe wrought? The answer is a sweeping and commanding synthesis of the political and economic history … the bases. It is also in the nature of such big overview studies that they often devolve, text-book like, into tedious … supremacy, resolute and explicit, constituted an essential component of what contemporaries called 'the Democracy' – …

… a strong hold on the imagination of the American public. To commemorate “Honest Abe,” Origins offers ten of the most … since the murderer proclaimed his identity to a stunned audience in Ford’s Theatre. Non-academic writers have … interest in the President’s life. Maybe it is just a coincidence that this burst of scholarship began in an age …

… Tibet. They demand that President Clinton act forcefully to compel China to change its policies toward Tibet. This … religion and would just as soon wait for the Dalai Lama to die. Meanwhile, its members encourage the migration of … (2nd edition, 1996), and a writer for the History News Service. …

… by failing to address the problems in Russian society that compelled the radicals to violence, Russian leaders … condemned him for his willingness to work with Italy’s communist Party, an act that they believed would undermine … on September 11, 2001 and successfully carried out the bloodiest and most consequential terrorist act in history.  They …

… Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund and others had already commenced litigation. As summarized by the United States in … an alien's unauthorized attempt to solicit work, and the commercial transportation of unlawfully present aliens. And … and a local desire literally to drive away unwanted newcomers—all of these impulses, evident in Arizona today, …

… Wilson bitterly called “a sullen and selfish isolation,” becoming an observer in the League but never a full member. As … Roosevelt planned to open the conference himself, but he died shortly before it began on April 25, 1945. The 16th … to do so. Five-cent stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service in 1945, in commemoration of the San Francisco …

… trade, encouraging the development of the European common market and paying the lion’s share for NATO, the … supporting right-wing dictatorships in the name of halting communism, but also saw the United States as a defender of … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… plants, while also accumulating in water , soil, and the bodies of fish, birds, and people.  Rachel Carson devoted her … became editor-in-chief for all U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service publications in 1939 and wrote popular books on … on chemical over-use. While the public, USDA, chemical companies , and farmers embraced pesticides with a fervor …

… Film Institute ranks the film as the third best American comedy ever made and the 39th best film overall. It would be … “You can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” But few comedies have endured like Dr. Strangelove, and Strangelove has …