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Vladimir Putin seated and surrounded by military officers

World War II Memory in Putin's Russia

… Vladimir Putin has gone to extraordinary lengths to commemorate the Second World War. Even though the war ended … During the Soviet era, the Communist Party was always credited with a victory. That's no longer the case. But the … who was the founder of studies of collective memory, posited that all memory is essentially social. In contrast to …
Vicente Fox Quesada

Will Fox be a Mexican Jefferson?

… as the sole arbiter of labor and political issues. The concomitant opening of the markets hurt several domestic giants in the oil and telecommunication sections. The increased mobility of skilled young people dampened loyalty to the PRI. Exposure to universal standards of human …
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Best in History Online: Public History Commons

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … historians alike to share their ideas, the Public History Commons ! The Public His tory Commons is a project of the …
Depiction of the Battle of Bosworth Field by the eighteenth-century painter, Philip James de Loutherbourg.

The Battle of Bosworth Field

… the battle occurred, although a recent study places the site of Richard’s death at  Fenn Lane Farm , about 2 miles … death.  It is easy to see Henry and Richard as polar opposites, especially when the literature after the battle …
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5/18/2015: Best in History Online: Hypercities

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much … This month, our BOH (Best in History Online) pick comes in the form of a website dedicated to reinventing the …
President Ronald Reagan during an interview in 1988.

Marking a Tragic Anniversary

… as a world power that led many voters to embrace Reagan’s message are also long gone. And, as President Bill Clinton … big government” has ended. Future generations will no doubt credit these developments at least in part to the Reagan … legacy with which Americans will sooner or later have to come to terms: today we live in a society of greater …
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Best in History Online: Dan Snow's History Hit

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … College, Oxford, and often conducts his interviews on site. Snow began on BBC with popular history programs …
A "bucket brigade" works to clear rubble and debris on September 14, 2001.

United We Stand? The Unequal Costs of Mobilization

… for their lost brethren at the World Trade Center disaster site, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani urged the firefighters’ union … as heroes to listen to his authority and go home, the message is clear. Those with power will make the hard … from new opportunities. But the patriotic fervor that accompanied wartime mobilization meant that unions were …
On the first day of the uprising, protesters assembled around the fountain outside the Jeollanam-do Provincial Office, a site that would become central to the struggle against military oppression. Courtesy of the 5.18 Foundation.

Gwangju Isn’t Over

… as a “city of peace and human rights,” emphasizing the community’s legacy of peaceful organization and solidarity, … the event continues to resist any singular description. Its complexity is reflected in the many names used to describe it: “uprising,” “massacre,” and simply …
The Nuremburg Map of 1524 is the earliest known European visualization of Tenochtitlan

The Fall of Tenochtitlan

… violence. By the end, a few thousand Spaniards under the command of Hernando Cortés fighting alongside many times more Indigenous warriors from places like Tlaxcala and … years after gave the following lamentation: “Misery is pouring, misery is felt…tears are pouring, teardrops are …
Spraying Pesticides - NARA 1940

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

…   At the time of its publication, however, both the message and the messenger were roundly denounced. During a … 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 …
Hillary Clinton

Representations of Women in Politics in Modern Media

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Gender & Sexuality
… through various media formats over time. The article compared representations of women who have been major … before Hillary Clinton. This article highlights the accomplishments of female political leaders and then discusses … and understand the affects that the media, images, and messages can have on citizens. Students must determine who …
US propaganda leaflet used in Afghanistan, with bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Fighting a Cold War Against Osama bin Laden

… its allies yet hinted at conciliation. Which part of his message should we believe? A key lesson from America’s last … today as American leaders assess Osama bin Laden’s latest communication. Bin Laden’s audio-taped message offered both stick and carrot. The stick is the …

Clampdown and Blowback: How State Repression Has Radicalized Islamist Groups in Egypt

… protestor shook with fury as he shouted at the camera in a message to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the military strongman … 2013. The video quickly went viral on news and social media sites and was watched not only by fellow Morsi supporters … that the man’s predictions for the future of Egypt may be coming true. Since the coup that ousted Morsi, the Egyptian …

Russia and the Race for the Arctic

… On a sunny day in late April 2003 at a site about 150 km from the North Pole, Artur Chilingarov, … Chilingarov, by contrast, wasn't above fanning the flames of nationalism in public. "It's only natural that our … understand why there is all this noise in the international community. If anyone wants to plant a flag down there, …

The Fate of the Kurds

… related to Persian. In the largely mountainous region that comprises their homeland, over the centuries Kurds practiced … lived tended to enjoy significant autonomy. In exchange for loyalty to the Ottoman state, these Kurdish leaders were … discontent across the region. Images from The New York Times Picture Section dated January 24, 1915. The original …

Protestant Preaching after the Age of Graham

… influenced preaching in the decades since. Three important components of Graham’s outreach in particular were … or Atlanta, but in Lagos and Seoul. The Medium Shapes the Message Although he is known for his crusades, approximately … markets her conference presentations, books, and internet sites as resources for women. And, in one of those ironic …
Illustration of Agnes Sampson speaking to the Devil in human form. From The History of Witches and Wizards (1720).

The Execution of Agnes Sampson for Witchcraft in Edinburgh

… other was a magician.  In the few large cities, a wealthy client could go to a learned astrologer or necromancer for … was arrested for attempting to kill Scotland’s King James VI, and his bride, Princess Anne of Denmark, using … “North Berwick Witches” tried with her is exceptionally complex, involving politics, religion, magic, and conspiracy …
General Edmund Allenby entering Jerusalem on December 11, 1917. Allenby dismounted as a sign of respect for the holy city.

The Collapse of Ottoman Power

Review of The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan (New York: Basic Books, 2015)
… of two Russian ships by a German taskforce under the command of a German admiral improbably marked the entry of … beach of ANZAC Cove, one of the principle Entente landing sites on the Gallipoli peninsula Rather than quickly driving … Ottoman Empire achieved even greater military success in Mesopotamia. Ottoman forces isolated and destroyed an …

The Ethiopian Civil War in Tigray

… peace. At his inaugural ceremony in 2018, he counseled a complete break with the past forms of governance that were … which began around 1769, is known in Amharic as the Zemene Mesafint, which is translated as the “Age of Princes.” … 1960. This coup attempt was put down with assistance from loyalist elements of the army. However, this military …
Generals Eisenhower and Patton at the Ohrdruf Concentration Camp

On the Liberation of the Concentration Camps

… War II in Europe. This year as in previous ones, Europeans commemorated VE (Victory in Europe) Day with a combination … Thus, eastern Europe and particularly Poland —the site of the Jewish Pale of Settlement established by tsarist … “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Makes (you) Free) (Photo credit: Kirsten Hildonen) The legacy and memory of the …

Canada’s Dark Side: Indigenous Peoples and Canada’s 150th Celebration

… during Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations  in 2017 [photo credit:  TML Weekly Information Project ]. Canada’s Houses of Parliament (its House of Commons and the Senate chambers) sit on the unceded … 2018. Indeed, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s website “ Beyond 94 ” that tracks which of the recommendations …

Big-time Bureaucratic Brouhaha

… thing. A rock paper scissors activity engages students in competition, while showing them the differences between a … first-hand the differences between equality and equity. A messy board activity asks students to have a silent … and why. Instructional Strategies: Bell-ringer Four Boards (Messy Board) Exit Ticket Lesson Materials: If you have a …

Original Origins

…  [PDF] Unity In Diversity: The Attraction of the Baha'i Message in the 1990s  [PDF] Ribbon Babel  [PDF] Volume 1, …   [PDF] Manhood on Trial: Homosexuality, Conduct Unbecoming, and the Military   [PDF] The State of the World … View pdf. ]   Towards a Charter of Responsibilities  [PDF] Come Firewalk With me  [PDF] Racism, Hate and Free Speech: …