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… itself dates only to the 19th century, when it was coined by British reformer George Jacob Holyoake. In this … French scholar Jean Bauberot. Bauberot sees three essential components to a secular society: 1) the separation of … tumult of French politics in the 19th century, the French commitment to what they call laïcité remained. By the Third …

… revolution, such a proposition was not far-fetched. It was common sense that government should rest on the consent of … the laws that govern citizens, serve in the military and die defending the United States. Their numbers are … movement of our time. Ron Hayduk, a writer for History News Service, teaches political science at the Borough of …

… and the Nineties, and does history offer “lessons” from a comparison? Some of the similarities are certainly … susceptible today to the wild investment schemes that were common in 1929. Furthermore, the Fed has played an effective … culture and politics, and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… is likely to run again. So relevant "experience" is hard to come by.This presidential season, everybody is talking about … on. William Henry Harrison, hero in the Indian wars, also died early in his presidency. Ulysses Grant presided over … historian in Houston and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Yes, your Royal Highness, Everybody!” — Hanau People’s Commission to Prince-Elector Friedrich Wilhelm, 1848. On … 9, 1848, the twenty-three members of the Hanau People’s Commission—leading citizens of the small German city on the … the ineffective Federal Convention, an advisory council comprising appointees of the Confederation monarchs. In …

… civil rights workers intentionally created national discomfort in cities, north as well as south, throughout the 1960s. Holding true to his principles is what compelled him to take a deeply reflective antiwar stance in … Grand Rapids, Mich., and a writer for the History News Service. He is writing a book on one of Martin Luther King, …

… recently to consider their party’s future, many of them complained that conservatives had lost their way. They … and a progressive. Not many of today’s leaders offer that combination. At the recent governors’ conference only a few …   Yet Eisenhower recognized that the American public welcomed FDR’s New Deal reforms that helped the aged, the …

… California has something to offer the nation as it comes to terms with last month’s Supreme Court ruling … Even more important, they provided easy ways to file complaints and measure compliance. Achieving such a sweeping improvement in … History News Service … When a Good Public Education Becomes a Constitutional Right …

… on display, Andy Warhol’s 32 Campbell’s Soup Cans have become a canonical symbol of American Pop Art. Warhol, an American commercial illustrator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania turned … the movement to watch. Pop Art by contrast embraced mundane commercialism. Contemporary interpretations of Pop Art …

… American Revolution , and the Early American Republic. This compilation gathers together some of his important essays … is his discussion of “Anglicization.” Rather than becoming less and less British as the 17th and 18th centuries … believes American colonists became more and more like the compatriots they left behind. Although diverse groups …

… McCain, they charge, has betrayed the Reaganite faith by compromising these very ideals.For months Republican … doubt his conservative credentials. Hard-line conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh claims to want a Democrat as … Europe" (2006), he is also a writer for the History News Service. …

… storm which these swells...told us in unerring language was coming.” —Dr. Isaac Cline Today, the National Weather Service (NWS) is trusted to provide timely warnings for … surge, and thirty-three of those sheltering in the house died. The best estimates of the death toll are at least …

… cloud was detected over Sweden did the full extent become known to the authorities in the Soviet Union’s capital … the reactor is the larger “new safe confinement,” nearing completion, which will slide over the decaying sarcophagus. … for “nature”: humans or radioactivity? Some scientific studies indicate an abundance of wild life, especially large …

… multi-cultural society. Ironically, re-segregation has become prevalent in some school districts while at the … have lowered admissions standards. Both developments are compromising the original intent of Brown. On May 17, 1954, … William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money Pitcher: The Tragedy …

… had better think again. Of the eight presidents who have died in office, four were killed by assassins. Youth and a … mates of even young and vigorous presidents should be completely qualified to take over all presidential duties in … life show the effects of the accelerated aging process that come with a presidency fraught with trials — like the one …

… According to official accounts from the Chinese Communist Party, “The ‘cultural revolution,’ which lasted … (1958—1962) and his fear that enemies in the Chinese Communist Party planned to place China back on the … is a short book, but it makes a sizable contribution to studies of the Cultural Revolution. Paradoxically, however, the …

… Some pundits have compared the recent uprisings in the Middle East to the … attracted to American democracy and technology, including communications technology such as Facebook, which has helped … mouth, so in the 1840s the revolutionary leaders used new communications media such cheap newspapers and steam …

… Nick and Maria decided they must flee from Escobar’s soldiers. Entrance to Hacienda Napoles, the main Escobar compound, with a gate adorned with Escobar's first smuggling … the drug lords like Pablo Escobar, to provide basic social services, employment, and benefits to those whom the …

… are ruthlessly terrorizing Nuevo Laredo and other border communities. In the past, though, security-first strategies … fare any better. In Mexico as in Colombia, the obstacles to combating the drug trade go well beyond a simple lack of … a solution based predominantly on military assistance. Overcoming them requires a better-rounded and more complete …

… he appeared before a joint session of Congress and pledged “communication, conciliation, compromise, and cooperation” with legislators, adding, “I do … College in Oakdale, N.Y. and a writer for the History News Service. His book on the Ford presidency, "Gerald Ford and …

… the explosion. A plant employee at work, mid-1980s. In any complex system, accidents are inevitable, but the Soviet … ascendancy the Soviet Union wanted to project was a lie. Commitment to this image by Soviet authorities meant that … means had failed. A military reservist, called to service in the wake of the disaster, involved in the …

… which any high school can take pride.” Does this statement come from: (a) A 1987 National Assessment, after which … The correct answer is (d), none of the above. The quotation comes from a report of a 1917 test of 668 Texas students. … history did just fine. But those with specialties in medieval, European and African history failed miserably when …

… power and with pampering their members at the cost of the common good. Union leaders, however, have offered to make … will add nothing to state coffers, whose depletion will be compounded when Walker's tax breaks for business begin to … regulation of railroads and other powerful utilities, civil service reform, regulation of lobbyists, resource …