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… starting to remake Maxwell Motors into his future Big Three company. In 1922, there was one registered passenger car or … a car (or two) in every driveway.   From Keystone Cops comedies to contemporary movie chases to sophisticated art, … State University, Ore., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… work begun some 30 years earlier by the office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) of the League of Nations . Created on June 27, 1921, the position of High Commissioner was subsequently offered to the Norwegian … to the Status of Refugees did non-European refugees come to be defined in the same way. In both cases, the …

… ceasefires in 1949 and 1956, they failed to resolve the complex underlying Arab-Israeli controversies over … that officials in the multi-layered U.S. government communicated a range of messages including some statements … the U.N. brokered a ceasefire on June 10—after six days of combat—the Israeli military occupied vast swaths of Arab …

… surely will be. But they are inappropriate for this coming Sept. 11, no less than a newspaper printing last … And they have yet to ask all Americans to take part in accomplishing its ends. Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg to honor … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… devoted to “Reinventing College.” Several full-page public-service ads celebrated “Milestones in the History of U.S. … The first ad had “1862” emblazoned across the top, accompanied by a photograph of President Abraham Lincoln.   … (1890), and Southern (Louisiana) University (1881).   It is commonly assumed that those 30,000 acres of federal land …

… chapter deals with the wartime experiences of individual combatants. When confronted with the visceral nature of warfare soldiers often articulated their experiences using religious … third chapter examines Emancipation to see how Americans comprehended slavery’s end . Blum and Matsui find that …

… by hostile states or require an open-ended U.S. military commitment to Iraq. In short, this issue is of crucial … in the Middle East. It will also determine the future commitment of the United States to Iraq. Maj. Gen. Paul … and Balancing" (2003) and is a writer for History News Service. …

… was elaborated in the next issue (#53, August 1966). Marvel Comics’ dynamic duo Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the … , who has penned the storylines for the Black Panther comic since 2016, has also pointed to Ethiopia , a country … ). But to locate Lee and Kirby’s original idea in 1966, the comics provide better clues. T’challa explains his own …

… before all slaves in Massachusetts would be set free, the Commonwealth v. Jennison case of 1783 ensured that slaves … still be a long time before popular opinion on the issue coincides with how judges define the rights of individuals … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… of China’s greatest imperial dynasty was, like Mao, a commoner. As with many dynastic founders, it is difficult to … and “Madam Liu”). They were farmers, working the rice paddies that stretched out from the Yellow River northward over … however, Liu improved his condition by passing the civil service exam—high marks on government tests were a powerful …

… stubbornly. When it appeared he could no longer win by competing fairly, he tried playing up the dangerous aspects … expert Maurice Gunderson of Nth Power, a venture capital company in San Francisco, it wasn’t so much that Edison was … in Technology (2004) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… had literate, talented, industrially and technologically competent populations, a huge help in building a modern … officials today talk of a one- or possibly two-year commitment in Iraq. After World War II the vanquished … Henry Butterfield Ryan is a writer for the History News Service. He is also an associate of the Institute for the …

… bilateral trade, illegal immigration, and joint efforts to combat drug trafficking. Political reform in Mexico should … these words of praise ring hollow. Zedillo has shown little commitment to reform. In fact, he recently supported … in Norfolk, Virginia and a writer for the History News Service. …

… wise to heed Marshall's warning and rally the international community to increase food aid to the Afghan government. … appeal has not been fully answered by the international community. Another tragedy is unfolding in the isolated … has to occur before the annual massive snowfalls, when it becomes extremely difficult, if not impossible, to reach these …

… wanted to emulate. Now that they had been freed from communist oppression, many supposed, it would not be long … many Russians did hope that Russia would magically become like the United States, the euphoric American … in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… an unknown enemy, one whom many Americans believed had committed an act of war. And, like the destruction of the … Americans in 1920, the death toll from the blast seemed incomprehensible. “The horrible slaughter and maiming of men … at Columbia University and a writer for the History News Service. She is writing a book on the 1920 Wall Street …

… irrevocably porous. But the events of November 9 did not come from nowhere. The fall of the Berlin Wall—as detailed … she instead writes the history of serendipity whose outcome was far from predetermined, even if it seems so in … authority of East Germany’s Socialist Unity Party (SED) was compromised; the leadership’s attempts to rebuild were …

… with Christian missionaries following the arrival of oil companies in the early 20th century. The article continues … and Iraqi governments. For this lesson, students will complete a document-based question activity in small groups. … assess their learning with a check for understanding. Once completed with the assessment, the students will continue …

… people in harvesting sea life off the banks of what would become Canada’s eastern shore. Cod—so synonymous with fishing … villages on the coast were relocated to more centralized communities. It was argued that infrastructure projects such … and electrification, as well as education and health services were impossible to provide to such disparate …

… and cultural challenges. The crisis that would become the Nigerian Civil War began on January 15, 1966 when a … a military body led by General Johnson Aguysi Ironsi, the Commander of the Nigerian Army, who was also Igbo. The … in July 1966. This countercoup turned out to be bloodier, and this time, Igbos were the victims. Many …

… fire have long been questioned and debated, the academic community generally blames poor circumstances for Rome’s … from his imagination.  Tacitus, ever the skeptic in comparison, posited a different conclusion. In the absence … quickly begins to seem embellished.  Modern historians have come to a consensus that Tacitus, not Suetonius, is a more …

… and Saint-Denis were among the most organizationally complex and bureaucratically advanced entities operating below the level of the state in medieval Europe. As a consequence they have left historians … Without question, the two men performed tremendous public services to their monarchs, but Jordan's focus on this …

… the debate over what historians have called the failed, incomplete, and even the forgotten revolution has been revived … was “remarkably bloodless,” at least initially, as compared to other revolutionary regime changes that occurred … political system in which all power was in the hands of soldiers’ and workers’ councils.” Ebert emerged as Chancellor, …

… cautious, thoughtful Obama was just plain weak, or worse: incompetent. Well, health care legislation has passed, the … opportunity to self-destruct.   It cannot be entirely coincidental that the Obama administration has spoken often … Century (2009) and is a writer for the History News Service. …