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… In the early morning of 17 October 1945, workers in the federal … on. The workers were there to stay until their demand was achieved: the release from military custody of … Buenos Aires was built in 1927, as the headquarters for the Socialist Party of Argentina (left) . In 1953 it was …

… "To inspire Western youth to organize on the basis of identity, with pride in their heritage and … its European heritage.    For the American founders, it was not our roots in Western Europe or the legacy of western …   Similarly, John Laurance of New York declared that when a newcomer brings "money, or other property" he …

… In the 50 years since they first went on display, Andy Warhol’s … 9, 1962 in the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, California. It was his first solo exhibition. The show was largely … Warhol himself once described Pop Art as “liking things.” When asked why he painted soup cans, he replied, “I used to …

… On Oct. 11, the Norwegians awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize to former … promoting peace and human rights. A one-term president who was defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1980, partly because of the … presents a different case. It is no coincidence that he won when the Bush administration was pushing the United Nations …

… On Inauguration Day, January 20, the classified papers of  former President George H. W. Bush … and until recently headed the Center for Democracy in Washington. The nomination suggested to many that the White … one, the president must show cause. Bush did not do that when he moved to replace Carlin with Weinstein. This …

… On June 23, 2016, while most of the world was awaiting the outcome of the Brexit vote, … April 1948 engulf a trolley car in Bolívar Square. Third, when La Violencia led to the Rojas coup in 1953, the …

… After 40 years, 2nd Lt. William Calley is back in the news. For many years now the young lieutenant convicted … him a “classic scapegoat.” The occasion of the editorial was a speech this past August that Calley gave at a Kiwanis … is true. If you are asking why I did not stand up to them when I was given the orders, I will have to say that I was a …

… Every holiday season, at least for the last 70 years or so, the red and green plant that most … troubled start to  Mexican-U.S. relations . The date itself was chosen to commemorate the 1851 death of Joel Roberts … interests because of its close ties to British business. When this rising opposition had some political successes, …

… Only twice in world history have we seen the use of atomic weapons—the bombs dropped by the United … Japan at the end of World War II . On August 6, 2015, I was in Hiroshima for the anniversary of the bombing and was … left on their bodies. Several cried out for water, though when she fetched one man a cup of water, he died soon after …

… Neil Armstrong stands by the Lunar Module "Eagle" during the first walk on the moon … 1972. Anti-Vietnam protesters on the National Mall in Washington D.C., 1967. Those who were alive in the summer of 1969 recall where they were and how they felt when humankind became truly cosmopolitan. However, as we …

… Second-guessing the necessity and morality of the atomic bombing of … forces in the Pacific, recorded in his diary that MacArthur was "appalled and depressed by this Frankenstein monster." … available to them in the summer of 1945. Keep this in mind when, on Hiroshima anniversaries, you hear claims that …

… Books are dead. That is the provocative claim being made lately about the … copied by hand as late as the 18th century. The practice was especially common in monasteries, where book copying was … replaced. Things changed dramatically in the 19th century, when new, Industrial Revolution technology made mass …

… 35 articles of impeachment against George W. Bush to the House of Representatives. Yet Congress is no more likely … Control Act and the 1982 Boland Amendment. Nevertheless, when eventually exposed, this executive action was not punished with impeachment. The majority Democrats on …

… Faculty experts from the Ohio State University Department of History hold a … author of Colored No More Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington, D.C. and the forthcoming America Goddam: … respond to your questions. Many of you submitted questions when you registered—and we’ll answer some of those to begin …

… “Keep the government out of my health care.” If you’ve been privy … contrariety . The first hospital in the United States was the brainchild of Benjamin Franklin and a friend Dr. … personnel . A year before the nation’s founding in 1775 —when the country geared up for the approaching Revolutionary …

… The people of Thessaloniki, Greece embrace the enigmatic … Istanbul tells me all Turkish students learn that this city was “the Ottoman door to Europe.” As such, the port became … “Greek.” This nationalist transformation occurred in 1912, when troops from Athens and other areas of the south beat …

… As the economic crisis ripples through the world, some liberal … FDR thought about the New Deal in a global context, too. He was convinced that the United States could never prosper … in the UNÕs Universal Declaration of Human Rights.   When it came time to implement the Charter, U.S. policy was …

… There’s a whiff of religious intolerance swirling around as … Roberts what he would do if the law required a ruling that was in conflict with his Catholic values. Although abortion … a Maryland Catholic, was made chief justice in 1836, a time when the country was in the grip of anti-Catholic violence. …

… Another political sex scandal is in the news. It’s hard to keep … War-time newspaper articles rumored that George Washington had extramarital affairs. Thomas Jefferson was … fall from grace. In particular the stories pack a wallop when the individuals appear to be hypocritical — an …

… The National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) in Columbus, Ohio is the first national memorial or museum dedicated to honor all … of their service prior to being discharged—the moment when they each became a veteran. Despite its “national” …

… Patrick Henry, it is his immortal declaration, made during the Virginia Convention of 1775: "I know not what course … Thomas Kidd reminds us that the closest surviving source was published four decades after the fact and based on … the county courts would have depended on who was asked and when. He was certainly a radical voice for revolution, …

… Americans have always been haunted by the idea that the country is in decline. Underneath the … Hamilton (top left) , John Adams (bottom left) , George Washington (middle) , and Thomas Jefferson (right) . … nonpartisan harmony was already an exceedingly distant one when he stepped down from the presidency,” and by his last …

… On May 12, 1949,  the Soviet Union officially lifted its blockade of  West … blockade, one of the earliest episodes in the  Cold War , was largely ineffective because of several factors, … Airlift began on June 26, only two days after the Blockade when the US government initiated “Operation Vittles,” the …

… The history of fishing predates our own species . Preserved … began to hunt fish at least half a million years ago. This was not a haphazard operation, but rather a skilled … seasonal movements, and hunting techniques. Even when limited written records do exist, such as in the case …