Search Results

Displaying 985 - 1008 of 1682
A military reservist, called to service in the wake of the disaster, involved in the decontamination process.

Chernobyl and the Cost of Lies

… these lies in graphic detail, drawing stories from the oral history Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich (2015 … Connecting History …
Liu Bang, or Emperor Gaozu of Han

Liu Bang, from Peasant Rebel to Emperor

… most far-sighted and influential political figures in the history of mankind,” wrote the British historian Arnold … “surface disturbances, crests of foam that the tides of history carry on their strong backs.” Liu-Bang , or Emperor … upbringings, the two men had much in common: both scorned books, learning and historical precedent, and both were …
A group of Kyiv civilians gather in a basement downtown to make Molotov Cocktails to be used against Russian troops in Kyiv, Ukraine, 2022.

Ukraine in War and Revolution

… of war and revolution not only shows us that Putin gets his history backwards, but also that there are other patterns … Connecting History …
Karzai with former US President George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush at Camp David in 2007.

Keep Karzai in the Loop

… enemy. Matt Jacobs is a Ph.D. student studying diplomatic history at Ohio University. … History News Service …
Zbigniew Brzezinski at Camp David in 1978.

Meddlers Hamstring Iraq Policy

… death are involved. Itai Sneh is an assistant professor of history for world civilizations, human rights and … History News Service …
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon in 1969 with the American flag behind them.

Thirty Years since Apollo 11

… Coopersmith is associate professor in the Department of History at Texas A & M University. … History News Service …
Portrait of Neville Chamberlain, who was the Prime Minister of United Kingdom during the early months of World War II.

Lessons of Munich

… "In Our Time: The Chamberlain-Hitler Collusion." He teaches history at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. … History News Service …
Two women in black hijab in Yemen

Yemen: Inside The Forgotten War

… States and in Europe with devastating effect. This month, History Talk explores the current conflict in Yemen and its … Eric Michael Rhodes: Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together experts to … has facilitated the largest outbreak of cholera in recorded history. Eric Michael Rhodes: Many people know little about …
Nixon shakes hands with Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

Nixon and China, Bush and Cuba?

… at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of … History News Service …