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… believed, the U.S. military services had to become flexible and mobile enough to meet smaller and more … has been slow to see how pervasive that intrusion has become. Although his belated recognition has impaired his … attack may diminish this resistance even further. The increasing role played in warfare by sea and air power has also …

… of a permanent facility in which to play football.  When completed, Harvard Stadium cost over $300,000, held 40,000 … Athletic Reform .  Remind yourself periodically that competitive, commercialized, and capitalized athletic … institutions' athletic aspirations, and deconstructs the sincerity of tough-talking presidents from Charles Eliot at …

… Ida B. Wells-Barnett with her four children in 1909. The complex international connections and strategies that … across national borders allowed suffrage movements to overcome political marginalization and hostility in their own … inspired by the Haitian Revolution , the largest slave uprising ever, from 1791 to 1804. An 1869 cartoon illustrates …

… of Qing laws prohibiting the drug. After one Chinese trade commissioner captured and publicly destroyed British opium … ship seized by China on suspicion of piracy—reducing its complex causes to only its precipitating event. … terms like the “Second Anglo-Chinese War” and “Second Sino-British War” have also conveyed the impression that it …

… Jane Goodall and Birute Galdikas – three women who would become affectionately known as the “trimates.” Fossey’s … suggests an inherent conflict between native human communities living near primates and conservationists who … of two wild primate species: Lowe's Guenon and the Ursine Colobus (photo by author). Nearly continuous research …

… year, Russia’s legacy as an imperial power has suddenly become the stuff of current affairs. As Russian leaders assert … war. With eloquence and wit, The Baron’s Cloak brings a complex historical epoch to life and provides a highly … of the German aristocracy. He came of age in a time of rising nationalism and Russification of the Baltic region, an …

… miles in a straight line).  Plans for the women’s flight commenced three months earlier in August 1938. Valeriy … date to late September. By the time she recovered, a state commission recommended canceling the flight due to poor … Shevchenko, Nikolay, “How Three Soviet Women Nearly Died Chasing their Aviation Dream, Gateway to Russia , October 21, …

… South Asia’s geopolitical landscape, it also bears a more complex and lesser-known set of legacies for how we think … murder and deportation of the populace—the army of Pakistan committed war crimes that reached the level of genocide. … side of the border. With as many as 15 million refugees crossing into its territory by autumn 1971, India decided to …

… April 24, 2015 marks the commemoration of the 100 th anniversary of the Armenian … The result was the physical annihilation of the Armenian communities that had lived in the Anatolian peninsula for … of the legal and historical label “genocide,” and why coming to terms with mass atrocities is so difficult today. …

… the state of Confederate fortifications there. Union Naval commanders acted quickly and successfully on this … the city. Impressed with his skill as a pilot, Union commanders eventually promoted Smalls to captain and gave … South Carolina General Assembly, playing a major role in passing the state’s 1868 constitution and, more specifically, …

… most valuable colonial possessions in an era of uncertain communications and increased European competition. It also details the diplomatic problems faced … to the maritime history of the 17th century. By focusing on a handful of related campaigns and integrating the …

… which we live. Current events, however dire or exciting or complicated they may be, have been made by history. They … know that the phrase “what is past is prologue” is a vital component of our jobs. We recognize that, in order to … been lost or buried, leaving holes in the narrative and incomplete explanations of modern events. As Nobel and …

… other hand, speak piously of keeping politics out of sports competition. I am frequently asked, "Must politics be a part … feeling." The former president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Juan Samaranch, declared on American TV: … of apartheid South Africa, some walking out of Olympic housing after the Games had already begun. North Korea has been …

… violence. By the end, a few thousand Spaniards under the command of Hernando Cortés fighting alongside many times … of the Aztec Empire. Of the devastation, one Nahuatl poem composed several years after gave the following lamentation: … The Mexican women have gone into the lagoon…The smoke is rising, the haze is spreading.” The Nuremburg Map of 1524 is …

… speculative thinking with his new biography on Trotsky. Coming after his previous biographies on Lenin and Stalin, … political writings, but rather on the often surprisingly mundane aspects of his personal life. Believing that … Alexander Parvus (1867-1924) and fell in love with his life-companion, Natalya Sedova (1882-1962). Quickly returning to …

… had any authority or jurisdiction. President Trump addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, … U.S. soldiers just as they were returning from overseas combat ( left ). The opening session of the League of … mediated disputes throughout Europe and Asia, among other accomplishments. The League’s original charter also included …

… a chronic condition that can have serious, life-threatening complications if left untreated. Diabetes is caused when the … date to the ancient Egyptians, over a millennium before the common era . Later, in the second century CE, the Greek … modified human insulin, which has been sold as Humalog since 1996. While each new formulation provided more …

… the story goes. In January 1918, after forty-one months of combat, Allied troops were ready for a ceasefire, but they certainly didn’t expect that it would be forthcoming. The Russian Revolution , French mutinies, Italy’s … in April but the initial impact was negligible—the Army was comprised of just 120,000 men. After the exhaustion of …

… portions of the political blogosphere with a column praising the strategic savvy and tactical competence of abdicated Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Broder … her hand.) "Her invocation of 'conservative principles and common-sense solutions' was perfectly conventional," Broder …

… us on an authoritative and eye-opening journey into how the company Monsanto came to have outsized influence over our … evolution from a scrappy chemical startup to a global agribusiness powerhouse. Monsanto used seed money derived from … PCBs and Agent Orange―to build an agricultural empire, promising endless bounty through its genetically engineered …

… the Axis, operation Torch constituted the biggest and most complex amphibious landing to that point in world history.  … Africa, however, was never a foregone conclusion. America’s commitment to the Allied war effort after Pearl Harbor … with stunning victories at El Alamein and Stalingrad . Sensing improving Allied fortunes after years of setback and …