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"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 …

Women of the Association of Families of the Detained-Disappeared demonstrate in front of La Moneda Palace during the Pinochet military regime.

In Historical Truths, the Road to an Open Society

… In Chile the government of Patricio Aylwin established the National Commission on Truth and Reconciliation, also known …

Aurangzeb in a pavilion with courtiers below.

Aurangzeb: Mughal Emperor

… communal violence that plagues South Asia today. To Hindu nationalists, he is the ultimate villain: an oppressive …

Infanticide: Something New Under the Sun?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a press conference in Holland in 1964.

Asking Martin Luther King…

… transformed by the end of traditional colonialism and international communism, and domestically by the end of legalized …

Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon walking on White House grounds.

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 …

An Aboriginal leader at the 13th Annual Canadian Aboriginal Festival in 2006.

Westward Expansion & Imperialism: Horse of a Different Color?

Grade Level

9-12

Teaching Area

US History to 1877

President George W. Bush and his wife Laura listening to a Missouri elementary student read aloud to them.

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 …

Juan and Evita Perón standing in a car waving, a soldier on horseback is beside the car

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 …

The New York Times Article, "The 'Boys' in the Bunkhouse" Cover Photo

3/11/14: History through People, "The 'Boys' in the Bunkhouse"

… internal documents - are finally making their way to the national stage. …

French soldiers overrun Chinese troops during the 1860 campaign in the Second Opium War.

Fifty Years After “Silent Spring,” Let’s Not Roll Back Environmental Protections

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, …

Idi Amin addresses troops during a visit to border regions

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 …

Ending the War in Northern Ireland

… reached by the Northern Ireland political parties the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) murdered a retired …

The Dalai Lama speaking in front of Tibet's flag.

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 …

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 …

OSU Faculty Contributes to Civil Rights Museum

… The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel is back …

Srebrenica

In July 1995, over 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men and boys were killed in the Srebrenica massacre.

voting button by Steve Rainwater, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

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 …

Religions of the Middle East