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… Great Lakes Creoles: A French-Indian Community on the Northern Borderlands, Prairie du Chien, … book from Ohio State historian Lucy Murphy "A case study of one of America's many multi-ethnic border communities, Great … Great Lakes region." [Book description from the publisher's website ] …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like  Origins  – seek to bring history … conversation. This month, our Best in History Online pick comes in the form of a collaboration of historians from … major historic disasters on a timeline. As stated on their website,  DisasterHistory.org  “grew out of a research …

… presented a version of the past that is highly selective. One of the many embarrassing truths about the debate over … Understanding the history of this tangled relationship, one of American history’s more bizarre examples of … Amendment does not prohibit robust gun regulation, it compels it. Today’s gun rights ideology is antithetical to …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … respond to some of the questions being raised. Why do we so commonly talk about the golden age of piracy the way that we … Bioshock Infinite‘s portrayal of power and religion?” Watch one such episode from their recent videos that discusses …

… the twenty-fifth anniversary of Roe v. Wade. For opponents of abortion, the Supreme Court’s decision in that … to have an abortion–by ignoring morality, tradition, and common sense. Those who seek to ban abortion frequently … can be found in western Europe in the Middle Ages. Many medieval legal codes were explicitly based on the Bible. …

… This lesson plan focuses on comparing the spread of information due to both railroads … internet’s mass spread. It gives the point of view of someone who had yet to see how much of an influence the internet … of what each perspective brings. Students will discuss with one another what people believed the railroad and the …

… of the story, Pickersgill, her daughter Caroline, and one of her nieces all receive recognition for sewing the … Three years into Grace’s apprenticeship, Pickersgill was commissioned to create the Star-Spangled Banner in … role in the establishment of the United States. Their bodies were relied upon for the continuation of the …

… to thrive. Sarah Brady Siff To sum up the drug wars in one sentence, I would say they go on and on and on. Michelle … United States. Brionna Mendoza The war on drugs is perhaps one of the most infamous political and cultural symbols of … Isaac Campos Rather, its development is was a very complex process that occurred on a global scale really, and …

… in American history. Burr fatally wounded Hamilton, who died the next day. Hamilton’s premature death transformed him from one of the last stalwarts of the fading Federalist Party to …

… of psychedelic exploration . The Summer of Love marked the coming out party for the counter-culture we now associate … to be the center of the hippie revolution. The Dead was one among several Bay Area bands that helped create a … she burst out onto the scene receiving incredible audience enthusiasm and critical reception. D.A. Pennebaker …

… on display, Andy Warhol’s 32 Campbell’s Soup Cans have become a canonical symbol of American Pop Art. Warhol, an … own museum in Pittsburgh and his 32 Campbell’s Soup Cans is one of the prized pieces at the New York Museum of Modern … consists of thirty-two 20”×16” screen-printed canvases, one for each of the varieties sold at the time. They were …

… from the Likud Party, has undertaken something that no one would have thought possible: He has been engaging in … for this apparent transformation. Sharon is working toward complete Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip, … this far. Two historical comparisons spring to mind when one considers the path that Sharon unexpectedly walks today: …

… bomb on Hiroshima continues to be the subject of  impassioned debate. Every year the bombing anniversary — which … the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. I was not taught … about a White House decision to the question of what soldiers in the Pacific believed, when the relevant historical …

… latest round in the Israeli-Palestinian battle nears its one-year anniversary, the violence mounts with no end in … Pinsker, set the pattern in 1881. Anti-Semitism “can never die,” he maintained. Wherever Jews live among foreigners, … as a permanent fact of life. The Zionists aimed to overcome that psychological infirmity by making the Jews a …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … public conversation. This month, our Best in History online comes in the form of a podcast.   In Our Time is one of the BBC’s most popular radio shows. Each week, around …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … This month, our BOH (Best in History Online) pick comes in the form of a website dedicated to reinventing the way we think about …

… single kilometer. Although the only electric vehicle at the competition, the Jeantaud handily beat its gasoline-powered … car of 1898 reminds us that electric vehicles once were superior to gasoline cars. If they beat the gasoline competition before, perhaps one day they’ll dominate again. Written by Jennifer Eaglin. …

… synthesis of the history of an extraordinary nation--one that has been shrouded in myths, many of its own … seeks both to understand these myths and to uncover the complicated and often contradictory realities that underpin … and information." [Book description from publisher's website ]. …

… The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded virtually every one of the importance of history—and of understanding past pandemics in particular. Comparisons abound. Historical “lessons” have spread almost … amazing moment: the fastest successful global race to not one but several effective vaccines in human history. …

… How the United States deals with China is one of the greatest foreign policy challenges Americans face … exchanges and cooperation between their armed forces. A competition in armaments between China and the United States … intent. In 2005, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said, “One has to be concerned by increasing Chinese military …

… part of Georgia, unrecognized until recently by anyone in the international community. It has its own government, though largely staffed … international community—pushed Georgian villagers and soldiers out of the Kodori Gorge. This is part of Abkhazia that … Stephen Jones …

… Jung.  Jung suggested that alcoholism might only be overcome through a profound spiritual experience. Following … general form:   We … (1) admitted we were licked; (2) got honest with ourselves; (3) talked it over with another … several recent rigorous reviews have found that AA is superior to many other treatments in its ability to increase …

… The holiday season is a time of giving to loved ones. It can also be a time of giving to those unseen or … Food supplies were devastated, and recovery would not come easily. The American Relief Administration, led by … starving children in war-torn Europe. Hoover asked everyone to feed an “invisible guest” at Christmas. A series of …