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… Last week Congress voted to reaffirm that the national motto of the United States is “In God We … Congressional Prayer Caucus had criticized President Obama when he “falsely proclaimed” in a speech in Jakarta that “E … all, it is on the Great Seal of the United States, which was adopted in 1782. Moreover, in …

… 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, …

… In 1903, Harvard University accepted a gift of $100,000 from the Class of 1879 toward construction of a permanent facility in which to play football.  When completed, Harvard Stadium cost over $300,000, held 40,000 people, and was, for a while, the largest steel-reinforced concrete …

… 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. …

… 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 …

… 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 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, …

… 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 …

… The crisis began on July 26, when Egyptian Premier Gamal … B. Breyfogle.    … In July 1956, the international order was disrupted by the Suez Crisis, a complicated imbroglio …

… This lesson plan deals with the evolution of the treatment of mental illness and … disorders. The Origins article that I chose to use was an article the discussed the mental health system in the … sources to formulate an argument to answer the question “When treating mental illness, is it better to focus on …

… 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 …

… When we reflect on the history of government response to natural disasters such … volcanic eruptions, and now Covid-19, we discover that the expectation that central governments should play a role … in recovering from such disasters can be traced back to the actions of three Roman emperors of the 1st century: …

… At the very moment when the British people are struggling to … King invaded northern England in September 1066, but was defeated and ultimately killed by Harold in the Battle … depicting Norman cavalry attacking Anglo-Saxon soldiers. Was William’s claim to the English throne legitimate? In the …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… This lesson plan focuses on the genocide in Rwanda that occurred in 1994 when the Hutu government targeted the Tutsi population and Hutu …

… Slobodan Milosevic is one of the demon princes of the modern American imagination. Like … rationally. They rarely want to provoke the United States. When they do it is incidental to their main purpose. What … best known exponent of this kind of egomaniacal monarchy was Louis XIV of France. For five decades in the late 17th …

… Erich Ludendorff led an ill-fated attempt to overthrow the Bavarian government and establish a new nationalist … from economic turmoil to political unrest. The year 1923 was indeed a crucible for the fledgling German Republic. … of the republic proved itself at precisely this moment.  When all that remained of the Weimar democracy was the …