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… people gathered to honor his life of activism. Elsewhere, some states refused to recognize the holiday or diminished it by linking it to Confederate commemorations.  Federal recognition had finally arrived, … emerged—unpaid holidays, ceremonial proclamations, or commemorations folded into existing calendars. These efforts …

… Mugabe has dominated Zimbabwean politics since 1980, having come to power on a wave of popular support developed during … several of the country's economic allies, including the European Union and the United States, withdrew aid and … lice-infested cells with their children strapped to their bodies. After describing the courageous acts of WOZA activists …

… and architect seem to have forgotten their potential audience. Inside, the museum distinguishes itself from a … experience. Chosen with the help of a veterans advisory committee from a pool of 250 potential candidates, the 25 … culture. To plan a visit, start with the museum’s excellent website . The entrance to the National Veterans Museum and …

… carnage in Iraq has made public a dirty little secret: some of the personnel on duty there are not volunteer … phenomenon. This is why Congress should examine the recommendations made in a 2002 British government Green Paper … sector military operators. Mercenaries — professional soldiers who fight for pay rather than out of ideological …

… One of my professors recently told me she was beginning to believe the best … my professor is onto something. Patterson shares with other commentators the feeling that 1965 was a “pivot” or a … options: looking soft on communism or sending Americans to die. Patterson emphasizes the feasibility of Johnson’s …

… would help define American life for generations to come. In 1964, the relatively new musical genre of rock and … marketing these genres to their customers, white Americans sought a term to define this new part of the popular music … left to hold it up. By the early 1960s, Buddy Holly had died in a plane crash, Elvis was making movies, Chuck Berry …

… working conditions, and a union, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), to many factories in the … to engulf them—rush to the windows, desperate for someone to save them.  But no one could save them.  The … watching scores of young women and several young men die, combined with the awful realization that this tragedy could …

… United States. The press, the government, and the medical community claim, often and loudly, that these numbers augur … Neither of these conclusions was foregone; both were expedient answers to social and political pressures. Indeed, … in Germany, social insurance programs spread quickly across Europe. American yearnings for such programs emerged with …

… Chinese navy of the main maritime shipping routes and chokepoints surrounding Taiwan would put the entire  global economy in disarray and for years to come. Estimates of possible losses differ, but they are in … and vocal age of open demonstrations. Chiang Kai-shek died in 1975. Faced with a revolting society led by the …

… On the season premiere of Prologued, we confront the myth of the … Revolution--and learn that women in America have never been completely united.  … The Way We Never Were (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 1) … Take, for instance, Abigail Adams’s famous “Remember the Ladies” letter, in which she implored her husband, John Adams, …

… unceasing warfare from the very beginning: a decorated soldier returns to his village to begin life in the new China … be state of the art for the 1970s, but as her supervisor points out, it is a stunning testament to the remarkable … of Khruschev’s speech were mitigated in Eastern Europe   (which also experienced  political unrest in the …

… Vladimir Putin has gone to extraordinary lengths to commemorate the Second World War. Even though the war ended … Hoffmann, College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, Department of History, The Ohio State University Nicholas Breyfogle (Moderator), Associate Professor of History and Director, Goldberg Center …

… On the Season 1 Finale of Prologued, we look back and what we have … The New Normal (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 8) … only on that, then they went and found that a lot of studies are done only on men, because women, it'd be more of an … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …

… than it is today. The deceptions of Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, plus their rough treatment of the … he appeared before a joint session of Congress and pledged “communication, conciliation, compromise, and cooperation” … The strategy almost worked. After trailing Carter by 30 points in polls, Ford staged a dramatic comeback, losing the …

… an enterprising radio newsman unsatisfied with the comments from an obscure Midwestern astronomer, sped to … to drink a bottle of poison.  Two people reportedly died from heart attacks.  The Washington Post declared … to new forms of mass media, including radio, as a European one. In the long run, the mass-culture theory of …

… Fear of cataclysm often numbs. It renders the trembling disoriented and inert, unable to imagine how to act. Sometimes … No disaster scenario more challenges human hopes to overcome nature’s forces than the sudden and unpredicted strike … so too can a homo-apocalypse. This miniscule possibility becomes all the more unnerving because increasingly scientists …

… achievement gaps between students of different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. These gaps in educational … of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Weingarten complains that the administration's plans "put 100 percent … years since—and it is still a substantial gap (at least 26 points on a 0-500 scale, in all subjects, at each tested …

… in several Chinese industrial cities made headlines some weeks ago. These events are worth thinking about now as … and the June 4th Massacre that horrified television audiences around the world. It’s natural to use 1989 as a … a way to use history when trying to make sense of China’s complicated present. Another kind of continuity between 1989 …

… This lesson explores different perspectives revolving around the … the standard and article by highlighting the importance of Communism, one key aspect of the Cold War, and also … foundation of what the Vietnam War was is established, key points are who was involved, why the conflict was happening, …

…   Listen to Origins author  Peter Mansoor  talk about the Senate's report on CIA interrogation … going forward." [Podcast description from WOSU's website ]    More of  Peter Mansoor's work with Origins : 11/12/2014: Top Ten Origins: The …

… 26 of 32 Irish counties received considerable, albeit not complete, independence. The following day, however, six … Party introduced the possibility of Home Rule as a way of compromising on the so-called Irish question. Home Rule would open an Irish …