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Official portrait of President Gerald R. Ford (February 25, 1976).

Will Vindication Elude Ford?

… scandal-ridden. Sadly for former President Gerald Ford, who died Tuesday evening, his well-deserved vindication will probably never come. Thrust into a difficult situation — one he handled … actions. Ending slavery, declaring a bank holiday, speaking softly and carrying a big stick, staring down Nikita …

Legacies of WWI

… of World War I” addresses the long-term effects of WWI on society. This two-day lesson plan uses the article as a foundation for facts and … examine the results of WWI based on secondary and primary sources. The lessons ask the essential question, “What is …
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Best in History Online: Public History Commons

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … historians alike to share their ideas, the Public History Commons ! The Public His tory Commons is a project of the … interpretation of history in public can share ideas and resources.” The site was launched in March 2012 and continues …
Image depicts statues of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton facing off in their duel.

The Duel Between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton

On July 11, 1804, former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr faced off in the most infamous duel in American history.
… in American history. Burr fatally wounded Hamilton, who died the next day. Hamilton’s premature death transformed …
Abandoned nuclear weapons depot in Northern Germany.

What About the WMDs that DO Exist?

… Pakistan and Israel). And a ninth (North Korea) might have some as well.Now that it’s acknowledged by all but hardcore … holocaust in which hundreds of millions of people would die horribly. Even the much smaller nuclear arsenals of the … Treaties (START I, in 1991 and START II, in 1993), and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT, in 1996). These …
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Best in History Online: Dan Snow's History Hit

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … Online highlights an award-winning podcast that brings audiences in touch with the wide world of history. History Hit … historians and experts in their field. The energetic personality behind this award winning podcast is British …
Burning ships after the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor.

Not Only Action but Accountability

… Every commentator in America is drawing the parallel between the … In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the United States asked some hard questions about its lack of preparedness and held … Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a senior fellow for strategic studies at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the …
W.E.B. Du Bois c. 1911

150 Years Since the Birth of W. E. B. Du Bois

… anniversary of the birth of W. E. B. Du Bois. Although he died more than 50 years ago, his life and work command more attention now than ever before. Many of his concerns, in some instances over a hundred years old, remain vital issues …
Cartoonist Clifford Berryman depicts Uncle Sam after a hard-won U.S. victory in Santiago Bay, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

What Happened When We Stayed the Course in Cuba

… can bring democracy to Iraq, just as they did to nations in Europe and Asia in the years following World War II. But we … remain determined, said Bush; if we waiver, Iraq will become another Vietnam. No one should be surprised that Bush … in the departments of history and interdisciplinary studies at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., and a …
Computers utilized by U.S. Navy personnel in 1998.

What the Internet Will Bring Us

… Is it a technological godsend? Is the internet the ultimate solution to problems of (pick one, or pick many) communication, commerce, travel, learning, teaching, thinking? Much of the …
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Best in History Online: WNYU News

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that–much like Origins –seek to bring history into … garage sales, and the 40-hour work week. In fact, Episode #3, Political Parties features  Marc Horger's Origins …
Rio's Ipanema Beach

A Postcard from Brazil: The Old Struggle for a Better Future

… a man running for his life, I immediately knew the answer. "COME IN!" someone was yelling. I need not have been told; the gunshots … already made my way back through the gate of the archive complex. A security guard gave me a glass of water and asked …
Holding a copy of ”Selected Works of Mao Zedong," Red Guards are featured on the cover of a Guangxi elementary school textbook, 1971.

"Mao's Last Revolution": China's Cultural Transformation

… the reinstatement of political control via revolutionary committees supported by the military. The Cultural … movement, aiming not only at political upheaval but also the transformation of social and cultural life through … October 1976. The resolution acknowledged the period’s tragedies and called them mistakes, laying blame at the feet of …
The laser system of a CD-ROM drive.

From Manuscript to CD-ROM: A Longer Journey Than We Think?

… claim being made lately about the ever-advancing Computer Age. After all, cyber-data is easier to store, … may help us guess what’s ahead. In 15th-century Europe, the printing press affected book production in ways … word. Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a …
The Works Progress Administration employed some Spanish-Americans from New Mexico, as seen here, to work in road gangs.

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America

Review of When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America , by Ira Katznelson (W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2005), preface, appendix, index, 238 pp.
… you can approach it as anything other than a victory. It solved America's race problem." I smiled gently and waited … G.I. Bill. While white ethnics from eastern and southern Europe experienced a revolutionary transformation in their … When Affirmative Action Was White concludes with the recommendation that contemporary American policymakers deal …
A Jewish menorah, which is used during Hanukkah.

How Hanukkah Became the Jewish Christmas

… Christians by stampeding to the shopping mall. It’s also a chance for purists to ruin the fun by insisting that … been a minor Jewish festival. Yet this holiday — which commemorates the successful Israelite revolt in the second … main icon. Enter the Jews. Around 1900, millions of eastern European Jews came to the United States, congregating in …
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History BluRay DVD Cover

9/24/2014: At the Movies: Catching Up With The Roosevelts

… Roosevelt family. Covering the years 1858 to 1962, the episodes follow the politics of the era through three … we think about this political family, but it is a mostly comprehensive overview in Ken Burns’ trademark engaging … focusing on his empathy for the suffering of others. Burns points to FDR’s creation of the Warm Springs resort for …
Spraying Pesticides - NARA 1940

Fifty Years After “Silent Spring,” Let’s Not Roll Back Environmental Protections

… of Kansas, are seeking to ease pesticide regulations; some are even questioning the Environmental Protection … by killer chemicals unwittingly unleashed by the scientific community. “Future historians may well be amazed by our … New Yorker serialized “Silent Spring,” a California reader complained to the magazine’s editor that “Miss Rachel …
Booker T. Washington

Picturing Black History

… and Managing Editor of Picturing Black History Damarius Johnson | Ph.D. student History, Ohio State, and Associate Editor of Picturing Black History James Morgan | … say anything about black internationalism, particularly in Europe, in London, I'd like to explore that as well.  …

Taiwan's 2008 Elections: A New Direction for the 'Other China'?

… is not quite as large as Massachusetts and Rhode Island combined. It is also the second-most densely populated … or China has had in five decades or more. The question also points to the equally substantial continuities in Taiwanese … and a Leninist party structure in 1924 (the year before Sun died), the KMT under Chiang Kai-shek's leadership ran a …
The Alcoholics Anonymous logo at a church. (Image by Rachel K)

A Brief History of Alcoholics Anonymous

… individuals struggling with long-term alcoholism, Bill Wilson, a New York stock speculator, and Dr. Bob Smith, an … Jung.  Jung suggested that alcoholism might only be overcome through a profound spiritual experience. Following … the Twelve Traditions of AA.  His article “Twelve Suggested Points for A. A. Tradition” appeared in AA’s monthly …
painting - the War of 1812

The Legacy of the War of 1812 Is With Us Still

… war filled with ironies and unintended consequences. It’s also a war that’s hard to fit into the nation’s triumphalist … one thing, it was a misbegotten war. Lacking today’s fast communications, Washington didn’t learn until after the … closing phase of the global conflict that had raged across Europe and the world’s oceans since 1793. The United States, …