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… it remains a part of the United Kingdom or separates to become an independent state.  As the prospect of an … One Head     In 1603, Elizabeth I of England and Ireland died. Her successor, James Stuart VI, King of Scotland, … from the North Sea? Would Scotland automatically join the European Union ? Would it be a member of NATO? Where would …

… around the country. Lawrence Halprin A self-declared Socialist, he spent several of his formative years outside of Haifa, then Palestine , working on a kibbutz (a communal farm). When Halprin returned to the U.S. he trained … drugs at one end of the fountain, walk to the other end and die. This was not the “interactivity” Halprin had in mind. …

… you do not discuss religion, sex, or politics in polite company. Sex to one side, in America’s Religious Wars, … beginning, Americans have viewed many of their acrimonious social relations through the lens of religion or through its … of the Modernists," by E.J. Pace. Creationism was driven by Euro-Protestant fundamentalism, whose core tenet was to …

… of actors, including African patients themselves, families, communities, traditional healers, healthcare workers, and … part of the book examines a set of four disease case studies: HIV/AIDS, mental illness, tropical diseases and … illnesses have largely been ignored by historians. As Lee points out, “—apart from a handful of fairly recent …

… of future discussions of gun control for decades to come. It might even have an impact on the dynamics of the … view. The NRA even endowed a chair in Second Amendment studies at George Mason Law School with the express purpose of … the Albany Government Law Journal , historian David Konig points out that this quote had nothing to do with firearms. …

… of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency reached South Carolina on Nov. 8, 1860, joyful Charlestonians took … initiated." That evening, in a foreshadowing of events to come, fireworks lit the sky above Fort Sumter. Who could … slavery, or that slavery was not the root cause of the bloodiest conflict in our history.   And Masoff has company in …

… Nick and Maria decided they must flee from Escobar’s soldiers. Entrance to Hacienda Napoles, the main Escobar compound, with a gate adorned with Escobar's first smuggling … in other parts of the Americas. And as Robin Kirk points out in the book More Terrible than Death: Massacres, …

… Beatty’s pseudo-presidential campaign, he’s already done something that most candidates can only dream about. He’s … our more prominent pundits have actually repeated, and thus compounded, the movie star’s error. The bogus quotation … he hears one — and Beatty must have understood that his audience would respond better with an appeal to Lincoln’s …

… economically most important countries in the world, the outcome of these elections is significant not just for … Vargas governed Brazil as a corporatist state modeled on European fascism. He courted the industrial working classes … direct involvement in politics ended in 1985. (Right) Soldiers guarding Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro, March 31, …

… As national governments and the global scientific community struggle to contain the spread of the coronavirus , they have also spent the last few months confronting a different type of … of political and scientific elites and institutional bodies—among them Bill Gates, Anthony Fauci, CDC director …

… series was more appropriate for a small, paying Showtime audience than a network broadcast. Reagan supporters also … history. Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee, complained that the CBS script contains language … all docudramas have offered hard-hitting, opinionated viewpoints. Most film and television dramas that have excited …

… enact this substantial change to Title I. This 35-year-old compensatory education legislation has failed to reach its … to education. In the 1870s and 1880s, Democrats, especially Southerners, fought proposals that would have given federal … and the editor of the Federal Education Policy History website. He is the author of "Failing Grades: The Federal …

… about immigrants for the past thirty years. Of course they come from a long line of immigrant restrictionists. FAIR … a bit of coal from Pennsylvania, the Indian Territory and points between. Even after the frontier closed and the … home to people from every part of the globe, not just from European nations. Blatant nativist opposition to immigrants …

… U.S. general killed in World War II, are not names that come to mind for most people.   That's because this is not … Indian history, arts and crafts, and the national tragedies of the 19th century. This is important material, but … (Cherokee) received Medals of Honor for their actions in Europe with the Army's 45th Thunderbird Division. The Army …

… relations between the United States and Iran have been complicated and edgy as long as anyone can remember. … satisfy the Royal Navy's rapidly expanding appetite for diesel fuel by pumping oil from the world's largest refinery … from Iran to America's Cold War allies in Japan and Western Europe. Convinced that the White Revolution was …

… an acid test of constitutional government when Thomas Jefferson's party peacefully replaced John Adams's. What made that … taking power.  What ought to be changes of government become changes of regime. Putsches and revolutions substitute … republic. As a result, no doubt the day will soon come when parties in Mexico, like those in the United …

… Tibet. They demand that President Clinton act forcefully to compel China to change its policies toward Tibet. This … and journalistic critics of the administration also badger President Clinton to act. Yet, in reality, there … religion and would just as soon wait for the Dalai Lama to die. Meanwhile, its members encourage the migration of …

… the roots of "class warfare" in the United States. ( Image Source ) … Politics." Thanks for being on the show Sarah, and welcome.  Sarah Siff   My pleasure. Thanks.  Patrick Potyondy   … process of writing through that and have your graduate studies, you're a PhD student in the history department here at …

… When confronted with the visceral nature of warfare soldiers often articulated their experiences using religious … that Americans tended to draw on historical resources from European popular culture to shape their ideas about the … , and Shakespeare’s plays are constantly used as reference points in pamphlets, letters, and speeches. Blum and Matsui …

… see Israel’s response to the capture of three of its soldiers as entirely justified. Why not, they ask, punish … Balance: How France and the United States Created Cold War Europe" (2006), he is also a writer for the History News …

… the surrender of tens of thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers to the Japanese in the Philippines stunned the … the mercurial personality of General Douglas MacArthur, commander of the U.S. and Filipino forces. Overconfident … Peter Mansoor … East Asia & Southeast Asia …

… as the case might be. If we really want to engage the community with historical thinking, a better model might be … facilitator who makes the past relatable to a broad audience. While most academics may not have access to a … television channels to hundreds, as well as thousands of websites and blogs, means that it may be a mistake to refer …