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… Empires have been built on the control of spirituality, of scientific knowledge, and of … modern Southeast Mexico, the connection between the three was woven into nearly every aspect of society and allowed … and a sophisticated example of acoustical engineering. When the ground surrounding the temple was full of people …

… in public high schools, is a triumph for science and for the separation of church and state. But Christians should … not? Because Christianity is weakened, not strengthened, when it appeals to bad science. Design arguments once had a … Galileo Galilei and Rene Descartes argued that the universe was made of particles of matter in constant motion. The …

… As George W. Bush enters the last two years of his presidency, he faces a stark … Andrew Johnson, who followed Lincoln in the White House, was an especially obstinate president. Historians now regard … a Johnson-like temperament after the November elections. When Democrats won many seats in the House and the Senate, …

… The onset of COVID-19 has been shocking—in terms of global … first pandemic to have such a sudden and alarming onset. When cholera first arrived in Europe in 1829, the horrific … it caused were so alarming and overwhelming that it was described as the “nineteenth century plague .” Like …

… While President Bush is reorganizing the leadership of his economic team, Senate Republicans … pushed, aside.   The straw that broke this elephant's back was his imprudent tribute on Dec. 5 at the 100th birthday … of South Carolina: "I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. …

… Süleyman, who would be known to the west as “the Magnificent,” began his reign as sultan of … as a teenager, he served as a provincial governor and was key participant in his father Selim’s (r.1512-1520) … battlefield and the conqueror of new lands for his empire. When Süleyman was made sultan, his kingdom encompassed the …

… More than four million combatants fought in the gargantuan struggle at Stalingrad between the Nazi and … than Americans in the entire war. But by February 2, 1943, when the Germans trapped in the city surrendered, it was clear that the momentum on the Eastern Front had …

… The early modern period in Britain conjures up images of … decline of magic. Belief in magic and magical occurrences was commonplace before the Reformation and persisted long … explain the relationship between God and the natural world. When the Reformation changed this structured societal order, …

… today is a deceptively peaceful place. Walking down the tree-lined streets between the red brick dormitories, … 1.5 million people were slaughtered here. One of them was a Roman Catholic nun, Sister Teresia Benedicta of the … in Nazi atrocities. This controversy comes at a time when relations between Jews and Roman Catholics are actually …

… have few good options. A rapid military withdrawal from either country is likely to result in civil violence. Yet … This dilemma has a historical parallel in the 1920s, when U.S. Marines were sent to Nicaragua under the banner of … By the time the Marines left the country in 1933, Sandino was still at large, but the national guard had come under …

… The crisis began on July 26, when Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company after the United States and Britain … In July 1956, the international order was disrupted by the Suez Crisis, a … The Suez Crisis (1956) …

… The atomic age began between heartbeats at 8:15 am on August 6, 1945 when the Japanese city of Hiroshima was leveled by an atomic bomb. Three days later, the United … East Asia & Southeast Asia …

… With the horrific assault of Sept. 11, “terrorism” has become the … from the French Revolution’s “Reign of Terror” (1793-94), when Robespierre’s Jacobins executed, often for flimsy … — called terrorism by some — to win attention. But it was Algeria’s Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN), seeking …

… Not since James Garfield resided in the White House in 1881 has a President failed to exercise his veto power. Since Garfield’s residency was shortened to mere months by an assassin’s bullet, we have to go back to 1825, when John Quincy Adams served out his full term without …

… BETHLEHEM, West Bank — When the Roman Catholic Patriarch of the Holy Land, Fouad Tual, … and the West. The fullest expression of this cooperation was Abbas’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … Threads of Hope Glimmer in the Middle East …

… The State Department is probably very pleased with the … well have missed it; in most American news media the story was eclipsed by accounts of a dead imaginary girlfriend and … why American officials may be happy. History shows that when hostage crises drag on and the public comes to make a …

… Senator Obama, I surely wish Harold Washington were alive to give you wise counsel, now that your candidacy for the Democratic Party’s nomination is official. Washington’s … sense. The first is the importance of getting out the vote. When Washington was asked to run for mayor he challenged …