… action remained elusive. Black elected officials, labor unions, churches, and civil rights organizations kept the … Backlash In 1994, Congress redesignated the holiday as a National Day of Service. The shift encouraged civic … Donald Trump’s decision to eliminate free access to national parks on MLK Day—petty as it may seem—reflects a …

… of U.S. soldiers at risk and imperiled America’s long-term national security. Three principles are essential for the … followed for peace-building operations is respect for international opinion. In postwar Germany and Japan, the people … strength in a way that promotes freedom.” Since America’s national security depends on the good will of other nations, …

… socialism—and, more importantly, between peoples of shared nationality—became irrevocably porous. But the events of … GDR under close scrutiny from the Western powers and the Soviet Union—whose guarantee of East German compliance also meant … Diplomacy/International Relations …

… (in Siberia), on a date that would come to be known as International Asteroid Day . Map showing the location of the … killed some of those involved, including Kulik himself. A Soviet postal stamp from 1958 with Leonid Kulik's portrait … and even more speculation. Scientists in the Soviet Union and abroad began to ponder whether Tunguska could have …

… recognize, imperils America’s position in the Asia-Pacific. National security officials weigh their options: to pass … of State John Foster Dulles had sought to deter Sino-Soviet adventures cheaply by threatening immediate … the shelling had started. The second time, the Soviet Union, whose nuclear umbrella stretched over China, opted to …

… the gargantuan struggle at Stalingrad between the Nazi and Soviet armies. Over 1.8 million became casualties. More Soviet soldiers died in the five-month battle than Americans … Soviet Union …

… of Ukrainian architects, there is a growing international recognition and appreciation for Ukrainian … buildings built by Ukrainian architects during the Soviet era. For example, the impressive Derzhprom building … of Ukraine’s identity and heritage, not only part of its “Soviet” history. How are Ukrainian architects responding to …

… mail, magazines and movies. In 1917, Wilson authorized the National Guard to protect dams, bridges, trains, telephone … Bush halted air traffic briefly and announced that the National Guard will provide additional airport security. But federal buildings, national monuments and much of the nation’s infrastructure …

… And just as President Bush seeks an anti-terrorist international coalition today, so there were international alliances against U.S. filibusters in the 1850s. … just the opposite was true. It was hardly in the national interest to foster filibustering, which brought the …

… portions that he donated to libraries administered by the National Archives. Archivists often waited for controversies … to block disclosures from their files. She said the National Archives has the final say on what is opened from … Those laws permit a former President to review what the National Archives proposes to open and to file claims …

… considerable electoral success at the local, state and even national levels. In the book and movie, however, black … while “helpless whites look on,” frozen in horror. Even Union soldiers in the film are shown recognizing the threat …

… Allen Weinstein. Weinstein is author of two books on Soviet espionage in the United States and until recently … battle over White House secrecy, this time focused on the National Archives. Most people know the National Archives … release to other scholars his interviews and his copies of Soviet espionage documents. That violates the American …

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… the tepee to listen to their concerns even as the official national celebrations commemorating that history—which had … Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2008-2015), and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women … foreign nations, no standing army, no national flag or anthem, and no power to amend its own constitution. An 1884 …

… him—has continued to anticipate and reflect our changing national attitudes toward war and patriotism. Captain … Cap from the realities of the day while reinforcing the national celebration of World War II as the good war fought … even as a commentary on the global surge in authoritarian nationalism . (The real Steve Rogers won out in the end, of …

… us bring different sets of values and expectations to our national park experiences.  (Author’s Note, November 2023: … central role in creating the Gateway Arch at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.  In 2018, the Memorial was redesignated as Gateway Arch National  Park .  As part of the relaunch, the park’s …