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… Spreading democracy has become the nation’s principal foreign policy goal. Yet there has been little sustained … instead a new symbol of humanity’s indomitable longing for freedom. Educated people in Europe and the United States had … History News Service … Democracy by Force, or by Example? …

… eugenicists, feminists, and family planners all aimed to reform reproduction to transform both individual bodies and the body politic. Across the … national sovereignty, normative heterosexuality and drives for economic development. This podcast is brought to you by …

… not to mention Israel. As President Bush poises our armed forces to take action against Iraq should that nation fail to comply with UN arms inspectors, one arresting question … took on the aura of humanity’s indomitable fight for freedom. By 1824 American citizens had become involved. The …

… bring us first-hand stories of how the Great War is being commemorated across the globe. Brenna Miller joined us from … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone … War I's beginning that you mentioned that you that you visited some of the events and Sarajevo has it received much …

… In February, the most ominous challenge to political freedom from the administration of George W. Bush occurred … in 2001, this is a perilous threat to a free citizenry. For example, a leaked FBI memo sent to all police agencies … to keep close tabs on them. Spying on dissidents has become official policy since police departments were advised …

… has emerged about the proper use of U.S. military forces. Governor Bush wants the United States to use its … whether the United States should send troops to Europe and commit itself to acting in concert with NATO allies.  … involved around the world. But they wanted America to be free to act alone. They feared that alliances would  become …

… the ship through the Charleston harbor, past Confederate fortifications, and to the Union fleet blockading the city. The architect of this daring escape to freedom was Robert Smalls, whose leadership and courage … the state of Confederate fortifications there. Union Naval commanders acted quickly and successfully on this …

… indicating various locations in Georgia and Azerbaijan visited. Georgia My first stop was Georgia, a small country … Nino (296-335 C.E.), the (female) saint who is responsible for Georgia’s conversion, was determined to build a church … only after St. Nino spent an entire night praying for it to come back. From its bark, once it was grounded, flowed holy …

… the global war on terror is the central event of our time, comparable to the great struggles of the last century … mission to defend the peace through the forward march of freedom. Yet to peel back the rhetoric is to reveal a … as if it didn’t exist. Pass through a major airport, visit a mall or grocery store, shop for a new car do …

… a seemingly endless string of American casualties on foreign soil. No doubt, the president will argue that we … on “the near absence among the men I worked with… of any comprehension of what Nazism meant.” Commentator Dwight … Americans who gave their lives for foreigners’ political freedom. Instead, they’ll find Americans who were willing to …

… July of last year by the military amidst protests and calls for Morsi to step down. When an assassin fired at him in … to occupy the Suez Canal zone. Nasser, who did not become Egypt’s official head of state until 1956, came to power in 1952 as part of a military junta known as the “Free Officers.” The Free Officers staked their credibility …

… a century ago. Today, the EU faces an unprecedented combination of challenges, including a lingering economic … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … there's there's there was never Britain was very happy for free trade zone and people will repeatedly say that, that we …

… As China completes its takeover of Hong Kong, it should be remembered the Chinese once before took over a territory that they promised — in writing — … new governor –Tung Chee-hwa — to eliminate guarantees on freedom of assembly and speech). But social and religious …

… California’s electricity deregulation experiment, which makes electricity fully subject to the free market, reverses a century of sound experience. The … of electric power, also used oil to fuel the ever longer commute to work at jobs that the electric power industry and …

… Cold War, Dean Acheson, one of the architects of American foreign policy, concluded that the United States should … today as American leaders assess Osama bin Laden’s latest communication. Bin Laden’s audio-taped message offered both … a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Freedom's Main Line: The Journey of Reconciliation and the …

… begun to see the value of video games as legitimate sources for historical engagement. Origins looks at ten history … (1994) Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) began developing computer games in 1979, but only established itself as a … military historians were consulted to make this game. 9. Freedom! (1993) Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium’s …

… It was then the longest war in U.S. history; although commonly dated as beginning in 1965 with American bombing … certain villages and its surrounding countryside as “free fire zones.” Any person living or working in these … learned that a group of American activists, all of whom had visited North or South Viet Nam during the war, were …

… 12,000 tons), caused a fire inside the reactor that burned for ten days, and spewed radioactive vapor and particles up … cloud was detected over Sweden did the full extent become known to the authorities in the Soviet Union’s capital … we—an international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars—visited in June 2016, we posed for a sombre photograph in …

… Office in February 2025 to “assist faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses of worship in their efforts to strengthen American families” and entrusted its … the other hand, American political leaders have always felt free to invoke religious principles and direct references to …

… and cultural traditions remain vibrant, attracting visitors in all four seasons. Sobaek Mountain. Sobaek … grand vistas, as well as a beautiful valley with a dense forest. A number of historical monuments on Sobaek Mountain … lantern, a wood plaque reads “Muryangsujeon (無量壽殿)” and welcomes all comers (right). The founder of the Buseoksa …

… measles, typhus, and influenza decimated Indigenous communities in the Americas is a commonly held one. Like so much of our popular conceptions … the Americas. Aztecs wrote about a smallpox epidemic just before Spaniards came among them: “there spread over the …

… administration has added more than 1,000 individuals and companies to sanctions lists. The president has gloried in … cudgel. They have promised to the powerless a world free of war and discrimination while giving the powerful … absolutely no fear of you!” ( top ). President Bill Clinton visiting Hanoi in 2000 after normalization of relations …

… and a staggering landmark in human population growth combined to give new urgency to the existential question of … and the earth's climate. Humanity has been around for a very long time, but in only a few centuries we have … that so bounded our forebears. But efforts to break free from the bonds of nature have tended to transform the …

… Hornet pilots defied the orders of their American commanding officers. These pilots independently aborted 40 … of familiarity with one another's commanders and staff, visits, the creation of liaison teams, multinational … soldiers—as many as the enemy did. Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan has had several fatal incidents. The …