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… broken by, to hear him tell it, two of the most fickle and shallow women in all of Britain. His friends admired him for his intelligence, honesty, and commitment to virtue, but thought that maybe a little … physically comfortable existence to the plight of the African slaves whom Day sought to liberate, and yet Moore …

… Act (DOMA) in June 2013, in fact, the question of children and their parents was at the very heart of the case. In … v. Windsor , children were a central focus in both pro- and anti-DOMA arguments. The Family Research Council, a … role as husbands and fathers.” Likewise, Vera Martin, an African American lesbian mother who raised her children in …

… activities, ensure that it doesn’t develop nuclear weapons, and thereby mitigate one of the most pressing international … of historically tense U.S.-Iranian relations was overcome and the nearly impossible realized in the form of the … diplomatic achievement fell victim to the regressive and reactionary foreign policies of the Trump presidency. …

… The end of the Roman empire is punctuated by important and well-known events: Alaric's sack of Rome in 410, which … end to the institution of the imperial office in the west; and the attacks of Attila the Hun, which terrorized the … the book begins its return to the east through Spain, Africa and Egypt. His final stop within the Roman world is …

… Russian police foiled an assassination attempt on Tsar Alexander III.  Three young members of the self-proclaimed … mark the sixth anniversary of the assassination of Tsar Alexander II by tossing bombs into the carriage of his … and Kamenev, taught a Party School for Bolsheviks in the south of Paris.  Then, in the summer of 1912, when an …

… fires of a democratic revolution to overturn monarchy and imperial control. Yet many American leaders and citizens ever since have denied or rejected a foreign policy guided by ideology. Why? If ideas and ideologies help us to order and explain the world, often …

… Caroline B. Shelton of Oregon for a weekend in 1909, and later New Mexico Secretary of State Soledad Chávez de … elected two women governors—Nellie Tayloe Ross in Wyoming and Miriam Amanda Ferguson in Texas. Each state claims …    Jefferson Walker, “Public Servant and Southern Lady: Public and Private Tensions in Lurleen …

… During this presidential campaign, Barack Obama and John McCain have each spent a great deal of time talking about their dreams for the 21st century. And they have worked to persuade voters that the policies … at play in 1968 but the central one was foreign policy in Southeast Asia, and Richard Nixon was the narrow winner over …

… usual. He thanked his coaches, he talked about hard work, and he praised baseball.  Then, he went where no white Hall … pleaded, “I hope that someday, the names of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson in some way can be added as a symbol of the … Tygiel, Shades of Glory: The Negro Leagues and the Story of African American Baseball. National Geographic. Satchel …

… The Caucasus Mountains are one of history’s great transition and contact regions, crossroads of a dizzying array of civilizations, cultures, and belief systems. In the Late Antique and medieval eras, … the seventeenth century by Hindus—presumably merchants from South Asia—as a site for the worship of the god Shiva. …

… United States, the turmoil of ’68 probably compares to 1861 and 1919. There was an A-list of nearly monthly events, from the Tet Offensive for January and February to the triumph of Richard Nixon in November’s … of the establishment order. With the great exception of African American activism, the forces of change in the …

… Equal Rights Amendment. Today, we turn to Phyllis Schlafly and her fellow conservative women who saw what feminists' … sexist discrimination as privileges that they had earned and refused to relinquish.  … Mom and Apple Pie (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 6) … Tom,” a reference to an Uncle Tom, a derogatory term for an African American seen as subservient to whites. But …

… away from the machine when I heard some Greek expletives and saw a commotion in front of me. The ATM ran out of … several hours scouring the city, but every bank was closed and every ATM was empty. A line at the National Bank of … when Britain and France employed a blockade of grain into southern Greece. When Greece did enter the war on the side …

… When our group of sixteen historians and geographers arrived on the banks of Russia’s Kama River … region, we followed a venerable tradition of Urals travel and exploration. Naturalist Johann Gmelin (1709-55) was so … in the ground as is this copper-rich former hill on its southern slope. Copper crater, seen from atop the High …

… excessive pesticide use ravaged birds, annihilated bees, and sickened the town’s inhabitants. Carson revealed to … suspected carcinogens, indiscriminately killed insects and plants, while also accumulating in water , soil, and the … Toxic Drift: Pesticides and Health in the Post-World War II South. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2005.  …

… was developed, which produced the world's first poetry and prose and led, eventually, to the development of the Greek … cannot be quantified as objects can. Now, especially in the south, looting is well-organized. Gangs of hundreds of men … of Civilizations of Ancient Iraq , by Benjamin R. Foster and Karen Polinger Foster (Princeton: Princeton University …

… which advances in science, industrialization, urbanization, and novel ideas about human expression took hold. It also … connections, performed on the piano to an admiring public, and published several compositions. Among these were his … Carol A. Hess.  “The Symphony in Latin America.” Part 1 (South America), part 2 (Mexico, Central America, the …

… On the Season 1 Finale of Prologued, we look back and what we have learned over the last seven weeks and forward to what this means for the future of women in … of women's history who recently joined the University of Southern California's history department. And she found that …

… are beginning to give greater attention to this problem and, at times, to stand against misogynistic violence in all its forms. … levels." This month, History Talk hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins sit down to discuss the origins of … interesting case in 1977 in Oakland, California, where four African American women brought one of these lawsuits against …

… For millennia, dams have played a central role in human life and natural systems.  They have served myriad uses for … from collecting water for irrigation, drinking, bathing, and leisure, to mitigating flooding, milling grain, stocking … and Xilodu dams, and the Itaipu and Belo Monte dams in South America). 8. Under Construction: Belo Monte Dam in …

… “We are living in times that are both difficult to navigate and to recount,” he  confessed to reporters. These times … Augustine, he encouraged his audience: “Let us live well and the times will be good. We are the times.” While the … history?  Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa, wrestled with these questions 1600 years ago. …

… In my November 2011,  Origins  article,  Energy Policy and the Long Transition in America , I concluded that … the economics of alternative sources, sustainable fuels, and clean energy will hinge on the price of coal and … a large wind farm in Baja is supplying electricity to Southern California) or Australia (a nation not known for …

… Kentucky school, 1946 Common Core is a set of voluntary standards in the United States for the public education system … that detail what children should learn in mathematics and language arts. The curriculum guidelines were released … for national survival against both a rising Asia (think South Korea) and an established Northern Europe (think …

… On February 15, 2014, NFL star Ray Rice and Janay Palmer, who were then engaged, were both arrested … In late July 2014, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also handed Rice a two game suspension. Many felt that the … with domestic matters focused on poor, immigrant, or African American households. They blamed individual failings …