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… fair to most Americans. After all, Fidel Castro was a Communist dictator. The United States had to open its doors … in the departments of history and interdisciplinary studies at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… on faculty hires. Suddenly, new Ph.D.s found themselves competing with a hundred or even a thousand other candidates … despondent souls at any academic conference, squirming uncomfortably in their suits and waiting — always waiting for the interview that never comes. How can we assist them? Should we even try? In an era …

… of Ukraine: Russia cannot be an empire without Ukraine and coming to terms with Ukraine’s separate nationhood is a … Both Russians and Ukrainians look back to the mighty medieval empire of Kyivan Rus′, which accepted Christianity in … Ukrainians could carve out careers in the Russian imperial service, yet their group political and cultural identity was …

… was the reinterpretation of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Comparing President Kennedy’s action and President Bush’s … administration lacks the kind of documentary evidence that compelled Kennedy to act. Kennedy resisted the use of force … College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… failed each other.  Infamous photograph of German soldiers rounding up Jews for deportation in the Warsaw Ghetto, … German soldier. Fritzsche is particularly interested in comparing the French and Polish accounts about sharing space … and the pursuit of one’s self-interest. German woman overcome with emotion as she walks past victims of the German …

… in the polls among GOP voters precisely because he is so comfortable mixing politics and religion. He presents a … the kind of bigotry American Catholics have tried to overcome. What may be less familiar is that Santorum’s brand of … President Obama of worshiping a “false theology.” Some commentators read this comment as an appeal to the birther …

… with his nutty words: the way the Bush administration has compromised American foreign policy and jeopardized world … Caribbean. The Navy claims it is resuscitating the fleet to combat terrorism, keep the economic sea lanes of trade free … the reactivation of the Fourth Fleet brings back uncomfortable memories of U.S. aircraft carriers, destroyers …

… - mostly through means of fashion photography and short accompanying descriptions - Hill attempts to describe lingerie … and girdles. When draped over mannequins, these artifacts come to life as one flips through the pages and watches the … that also tap into the larger meaning of how women’s bodies are perceived in general society. The story of lingerie …

… War to defend their position. Then and now they argue, the commander-in-chief during wartime has an obligation to place … Lincoln, beginning in April 1861, ordered federal soldiers to arrest active secessionists, saboteurs and … William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money Pitcher: The Tragedy …

… last history play Henry VIII: Or, All is True. A volatile combination of a cheap roof and pyrotechnic effects could … below) returns to her father; the wife, Hermia, who did not die, but has been disguised as a statue, is revivified; and … of London Department of Greater London Archaeology Advisory Service, before being paved over again (now under Anchor …

… a lengthy analysis in July 1989 explaining how the “anti-communist forces” of the capitalist world, led by the U.S. … prophetic. One after another, most of the world’s Communist governments collapsed, in an eerie reversal of the … in Edmonton, Canada, and writes for the History News Service. He lived in Hong Kong from 1987 to 1989. …

… Places, backyards, and basements filled with televisions, computers, and Playstations. Riney-Kehrberg describes how … of newspapers, periodicals, television programs, films, websites, and published works to tell her story, but she … War Two. Fear is also a significant topic in cultural studies, sociology, and psychology. For the historian of modern …

… be said, it’s shameful.” These are the words of a French soldier, Raymond Dumas, who witnessed torture during France’s … These French units exploited the unclear lines of their own command authority to act somewhat independently of the rest … Washington University, and a writer for the History News Service. …

… of personal virtue, but not a sufficient basis for a sound comprehensive energy policy,” he turned his back on a major … D. Keith Naylor is an associate professor of religious studies at Occidental College in Los Angeles and a writer for the History News Service. …

… to remain an unsettled and unsettling question. In years to come, hundreds of articles and books will flow from the pens … of that state's election such as instructions and e-mail communications between the Florida secretary of state's … professional organization, and is a writer for History News Service. …

… by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel completed its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, which abuts … and in territories on the West Bank of the Jordan River completed local elections under the supervision of … Georgia in Carrollton and a writer for the History News Service. …

… the idea of a color-blind America. Media pundits and social commentators nationwide claimed that Obama's election … success. History, however, might prove otherwise.  As we come to the end of the first decade of the twenty-first … through the Presidency, and Weaver never wavered from that commitment even when his strategy failed to make any …

… career home runs and his 1,119 RBIs place him in the same company as such Hall of Famers as Yogi Berra, Roy … be sure, Allen forced the white baseball establishment to come to terms with the racism that existed in the game in … William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money Pitcher: The Tragedy …

… Hiroshima, the personal pilot of General Douglas MacArthur, commander of Allied forces in the Pacific, recorded in his … monster." In 1963 President Eisenhower, the Allied commander in Europe during World War II, recalled, as he did … judgments. Uday Hohan, a writer for the History News Service, is a graduate student at American University who is …

… 2, Section 2, couldn’t be clearer: “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United … Military of the several States when called into the actual service of the United States.” Nowhere in this concise … there any grant of the sweeping powers now claimed for the commander in chief. Indeed, the congressional power to …

… figure in Anglo-Norman society, admired by both nobles and commoners for his wealth, charm, and decisiveness.  Stephen … on Empress Matilda’s absence in Normandy when Henry I died. With support from Londoners and the Church—secured … retake London, and regain church and noble allegiance. Her commander turned the tide at the Rout of Winchester, …