India-Pakistan Partition
In 1947, British-ruled India was divided into two separate, independent states.
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The Gifts That Keep On Giving
Review of Philanthropy in America: A History, by Olivier Zunz (Princeton University Press, 2012)
… Yale made a donation of books, and in return a small denominational college in New Haven was named after him. Benjamin … on to chart how American philanthropic activity became international, first as a result of World War II, and then … now to a greater extent by government. And what about international development work? Is this the role of the State …
Asking Martin Luther King…
… transformed by the end of traditional colonialism and international communism, and domestically by the end of legalized …
Don’t Believe “Peace Is at Hand”
… at hand." Americans longed to hear this 35 years ago, when National Security Adviser Henry A. Kissinger announced it …
Best in History Online: Public History Commons
… Commons ! The Public His tory Commons is a project of the National Council on Public History, “designed to serve the … Global/Transnational …
Secrecy and Celibacy: The Catholic Church and Sexual Abuse
… by priests in the Boston area brought the issue to national attention in the United States. Yet the sexual … Global/Transnational …
Can Bush Avoid the Curse of Re-election?
… money appropriated by Congress. And he constantly invoked “national security” as an excuse for presidential excess. But …
The Myth of the Women's Voting Bloc (Prologued, Season 1, Trailer)
… that greets both tourists and researchers at the National Archives in Washington D.C. The phrase is meant to …
"Ukraine, Headed for a Revolution?"
… Ukraine's refusal to sign a trade deal with the European Union. These protests have continued for months, leaving … International Organizations …
Why Dick Allen Never Reached the Hall
… the more than 180 players who have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame since 1936. Dick Allen, …
Ending the War in Northern Ireland
… reached by the Northern Ireland political parties the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) murdered a retired …
A New Chance for Peace in Tibet
… remains China’s greatest challenge, domestically and internationally. Instead of the peace, stability and economic … Despite increased repression, public expressions of Tibetan nationalism continue–even terrorism, with a few bombs … the Tibetan spiritual and lay leader, has successfully internationalized the question of Tibet, resulting in universal …
Westward Expansion & Imperialism: Horse of a Different Color?
Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History to 1877
From the Transatlantic Telephone to the iPhone
The real origins of the iPhone’s power stems from the pioneering efforts of communication innovators that preceded the AT&T engineers of the 1920s.
… long-distance communication really begins with the Western Union post-diggers who laid the first American … Global/Transnational …
The Birth of Peronism
On October 17, 1945, hundreds of thousands of Juan Perón's supporters clogged the streets of Buenos Aires marking a consequential moment in Argentina’s history and the birth of Peronism.
… the plaza and the avenue connecting the Casa Rosada and the national Congress marked a consequential moment in …
3/11/14: History through People, "The 'Boys' in the Bunkhouse"
… internal documents - are finally making their way to the national stage. …
Race and Voting, Past and Present
… explicit basis of race violates American law as well as our national conscience. When Congress passed the Voting Rights …
Idi Amin's Uganda
When Idi Amin, commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in Uganda on 25 January 1971, there was hope among many Ugandans that a new beginning beckoned.
… the culmination of Uganda’s tumultuous decolonization. Nationalist politics in the 1950s had been ferociously …
