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… in Dayton, Tennessee eighty years ago continues to be so influential? How did the anti-evolution movement … for those unfamiliar with such theory. Lienesch's comparisons of the antievolution movement to other social … while arguing, like Darrow once did, that "multiple viewpoints" should be discussed in the classroom. Lienesch …

… These lectures were later published in 1903 as  The Solar System . Lowell’s belief in a ninth planet, which he … and mathematical calculations.  Initially, he focused on comet and meteor predictions, but he later turned to … To assist with calculations, he hired a team of human computers—individuals (often women) who performed complex …

… in the Baghdad sky Insist there’s a price we must pay A soldier returns from the war in the Gulf A soldier named Tim McVeigh . . . ―Charlie King, The War is Coming Home , 1996 On April 19, 1995, a date fraught with … emboldened White Power activists; two subsequent flashpoints then embittered them. In 1992, militarized federal …

… On March 3, 1913, the day before President-elect Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration, more than 5,000 women—young and old, … of the 1913 march had their organizational act together. Communicating via a federated national organization called … about women voting. The organizers of the 1913 parade accomplished all this in the face of obstacles that those of …

… major headlines. China-watchers, journalists, and academics commemorated June 4—as the event is called for short—with … of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, a group that also established the first and only museum about June 4. Thus … repeats, “but there is a dream, a dream that cannot die, remember this!/From the hearts of you and I, remember …

… Today, Ludlow, Colorado is a ghost town. Like so many other small mining towns that sprung up during the … above in 1914) had struck for union recognition; the company's obedience to Colorado's 8-hour day law; the right to live …

… In late December 1979—thirty-five years ago this month—the Soviet army entered Afghanistan to stabilize the pro-Soviet … in February 1989—twenty-five years ago—the Soviet Union completed withdrawal of its combat forces across the … society.” Kopp saw the Bolshevik Revolution as an event embodied in modernist architecture, but also facilitated and …

… Joseph Roisman’s  The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of … naval empire are obvious first choices, but Roisman also includes the frequently overlooked Spartan navarch … Roisman’s goal is not biography, but to provide case studies that show what Greek generalship was in the Classical …

… Flying Objects (UFOs). Headquartered at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, OH, Project Blue Book ran … investigating reports of UFOs. To this end it instituted a comprehensive study of UFOs.  This study, known as Project … “misinterpretation of known objects.”  Nevertheless, it recommended continued investigation of all sightings.  Project …

… we have often projected runs a current of disappointment sometimes bordering on despair. From the Puritan ministers … by the idea that the present seems pretty terrible in comparison with the past, even if that past is mythic or not … thing, and Rasmussen pairs each founder with a particular complaint. For Washington, it was partisanship. Even as he …

… Every season brings a new round of presidential analogies and comparisons. Two years into his presidency, Barack Obama has … the Supreme Court. Kenneth Weisbrode is a historian at the European University Institute and the author of The Atlantic …

… magazine. She went on to Smith College, where she studied psychology and completed a year of graduate work at the University of … moved to New York City and found writing jobs, first with a socialist news service that advocated for the working class, …

… of the 1941/42 Centrifugal Offensive was the Dutch East Indies and its rich oil fields that could make Japan … the bay, devoid of protective torpedo nets, without combat watches on duty, and lacking accessible ammunition, … Pearl Harbor reverberated throughout the struggle raging in Europe . In Britain, having long stood in opposition to …

… The book focuses primarily on conservation efforts and not so much “the environment” writ-large. After an introductory … order beginning with the unimpressive trio of Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, and William McKinley. Presidents … onto both parties’ national agendas for decades to come and FDR splicing “conservation into the Democratic …

… a test of how well the United States, and the international community could create institutions of governance after the … organization and mechanics of each court differed, each sought to reaffirm the legal principles established at the … provided with a vigorous defense. Slobodan Milosevic died in a jail cell in The Hague. Meanwhile the Bush …

… Yemen’s internationally recognized government is sitting comfortably in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 900 miles away from … dozens of protesters were killed in March 2011, civil disobedience was accompanied by attacks in retribution, … in Egypt and Iraq, while others pursued advanced degrees in Europe and in the United States. Imam Yahya envisioned this …

… , or Emperor Gaozu of Han Yet it is undeniable that some individuals do change the course of history through … 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 …

… of four primary protagonists: an African American soldier, a Belgian nurse, a German soldier, and his French … (1994) Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) began developing computer games in 1979, but only established itself as a … has grades for each skill set (politics, war, etc.), body points to simulate the ruler’s health, and a set limit on …

… broke what World Health Organization physician Donald Henderson (the architect behind the smallpox eradication program) … was the result of a decades-long global program involving complex geopolitical cooperation, human ingenuity, and … she was diagnosed with  variola major on August 20; she died on September 11 and became smallpox’s final victim.  In …

… Having won the 1968 election in the wake of several social upheavals – both at home and abroad – President Nixon … helped inspire. Like Nixon in late 1969, the author has become immensely disillusioned with America's leadership class … According to Phillips, as fundamentalism gained a wider audience it played a more vocal role in shaping the parameters …

… Premier Georges Clemenceau; U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (right). The meeting was marked by a most conspicuous … in the form of Uncle Sam withholding the keystone to complete the "League of Nations Bridge." The traditional way … to contemporaries, then, that in 1940, as war engulfed Europe, the League’s socio-economic sections were evacuated …

… window at the rear of Bessie Brewer’s Rooming House on South Main Street in Memphis, TN and aimed a Remington Model … Memphis, a pall of shock and sadness blanketed the black community. Anguish soon turned to anger. Fearing a riot, the … by violence. And so it had to be the fire this time. A soldier standing guard following riots in Washington, D.C. …

… democratic institutions and traditions.” Yet, according to some Republican politicians, like House Speaker Mike … in the 18th century included the selflessness to put the common good above special interests. Only a few (men) could … originated in ancient Greece and Rome, reemerged among medieval Italian states and again among Dutch and Polish …