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A view of New York City behind Secretary Gale Norton in a lower Manhattan office space in 2006.

Downsizing Becomes Normal

… security. Clark Davis is assistant professor of history at La Sierra University in Riverside, Calif., and a writer for the History News Service. … Clark Davis … History News Service … United States … …
Image of a large turkey on a postcard from the early 1900s.

The First “First Thanksgiving”

… the first Thanksgiving in America is lost somewhere in pre-history. In fact, from a worldwide perspective, the concept … based in Las Cruces, N.M., specializing in southwestern history and archaeology, is a writer for the History News Service. … Jay Sharp … History News Service … …
Ukrainian refugees board a train in Lviv, February 2022.

West Ukraine’s War Stories: A New Chapter?

… population forcibly converted to the new faith. Moments in history when west Ukrainians sought to define themselves as … for Ukraine that considered the complexities of Ukrainian history and the trauma of war eluded Ukrainians in the … it be possible today? … Kathryn David … Connecting History … Ukraine … Jewish People … World War II / WWII … …
Seal of the University of California.

How Does a Nation Protect Itself in Wartime?

… to safeguard constitutional liberties. Otherwise, as history has shown, the nation could lose what it sets out to … University of California, Davis, and is a writer for the History News Service.  … Diane M.T. North … History News Service … United States … World War I / WWI … …
Image of Lou Gehrig from a Sports Exchange All-Stars trade card.

Celebrating a Genuine American Hero

… of our nature. William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money … Tragedy of Indian Assimilation." … William C. Kashatus … History News Service … Sports … Class & Labor … United …
Dynamiters' train in Indianapolis.

Of Bill Gates, Casey Jones, and the Search for Heroes

… Theodore Kornweibel is a professor of African American history at San Diego State University. His most recent book … Black Militancy, 1919-1925." … Theodore Kornweibel … History News Service … Economics/Business/Trade … United …
Logo of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Time to End Deregulation

… to business. Norman Markowitz is a member of the history faculty at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. … Norman Markowitz … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … U.S. …
Taxation without Representation, Suffrage Collection.

Death, Taxes, and the American Founders

… who wanted to defend property at all costs.  But the actual history is more complex and more instructive.   Just as we … at Bowling Green State University. … Andrew M. Schocket … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … U.S. …
Photo of Tiananmen Square from 2007.

Bombings, Blood Debts, and Mutual Suspicion

… flimsy for blood debts! Ryan Dunch teaches modern Chinese history at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and writes for the History News Service. He lived in Hong Kong from 1987 to 1989. … Ryan Dunch … History News Service … China … Diplomacy/International …
Garden District of New Orleans.

Learning to Dance With the French

… Richard wrote the six-hour documentary series "Louisiana: A History," to be shown on public television this fall. He is a writer for the History News Service. … C.E. Richard … History News Service … North America … United States … …
President JFK giving an address on civil rights in June, 1963.

A President Who Was Still Growing

… so wanting today. William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money … Tragedy of Indian Assimilation." … William C. Kashatus … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … 20th …
Painting of Alexander Hamilton.

A Golden Opportunity for the Social Security Trust Fund

… be able to cover the bonds. Hamilton’s plan became one of history’s great financial success stories. The Social … at Bowling Green State University. … Andrew M. Schocket … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
A Nuclear Power Plant in the Untied Kingdom against a blue sky.

How Green Is the Atom?

The Past–and Future–of Nuclear Energy in the United States
… and expedited licensing worth the risk? The operating history of one station, Davis-Besse, outside of Toledo, … National Science Foundation (Contract 2020024) and HoNESt (History of Nuclear Energy and Society, Horizon 2020 … 76, no. 1 (1976): 39-45 Thomas Wellock, Safe Enough?: A History of Nuclear Power and Accident Risk  (Berkeley:  …
Women from Guadalupe photographed at Ellis Island on their way to Montreal to take on domestic positions, April 6th , 1911.

Black Canadians and Pandemics

… the lost past to life? Such are the dilemmas of writing the history of Black Canadians—present and yet absent at the … Endowment for the Humanities. … Karen Flynn … Connecting History … Pandemics & COVID-19 … Public Health, Disease, and …
Iraq by Raymond Bucko SJ on Flickr, cc by 2.0

Redeeming Honor — the South and Iraq

… Bertram Wyatt-Brown, is Richard J. Milbauer Professor of History at the University of Florida in Gainesville and a writer for the History News Service. … Bertram Wyatt-Brown … History News Service … Global/Transnational … Middle East … …
President George H.W. Bush shaking hands with Russian President Boris Yeltsin at the Kremlin.

Russia — Ten Years After the Fall

… something. David S. Foglesong, is an associate professor of history at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. … David S. Foglesong … History News Service … Europe … Russia … Soviet Union … …
First house built with a loan from the Federal Housing Administration after World War II.

Reforming a Welfare State

… of the “Western world.” Norman Markowitz is a member of the history faculty at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. … Norman Markowitz … History News Service … Global/Transnational … Cold War … …
Flag of the People's Republic of China

With Enemies Like These…

… in the foot. Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom is a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, a writer for the History News Service and the author of "China's Brave New … Tales for Global Times" (2007). … Jeffery N. Wasserstrom … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … …
From left to right, Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller in 2001.

Attorneys General Who Cry Wolf

… Fellow at Columbia University and a writer for the History News Service. She is writing a book on the 1920 Wall Street explosion. … Beverly Gage … History News Service … United States … U.S. Laws and …
Actors in the Berezil troupe, 1922.

Ukrainian Theater on the Soviet Stage

… work. Yet it remains largely unknown today because most books on Soviet culture focus only on Moscow (or Leningrad), … https://openkurbas.org/en/ … Mayhill Fowler … Connecting History … Ukraine … Art … Former Soviet Union … Theater … …
A portrait of U.S. Brig. Gen. William “Billy” Mitchell, who advocated for air power in the 1920s.

Rumsfeld Must Modernize U.S. Armed Forces

… yesterday. Michael H. Creswell is in associate professor of history at Florida State University. The author of "A … Cold War Europe" (2006), he is also a writer for the History News Service. … Michael H. Creswell … History News Service … United States … Terrorism … …