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… The 1972 Munich Olympics were billed as Die Heiteren Spiele —the “Happy Games.” West Germans hoped … met to plan Operation “Ikrit and Biram” under mission commander “Issa,” Arabic for Jesus. Ikrit and Biram were two … nine hostages arrived at the airport. Issa and second-in-command “Tony” hurried to inspect the Boeing but encountered …

… century, officials sometimes demonstrated a broad commitment to republican and democratic principles. For … and Secretaries of State but also newspapermen and common citizens effused sympathy for the revolutionaries’ … policymakers’ professions of freedom and democracy were expedients to cover instances in which they desired — or …

… often waited for controversies surrounding a President to die down before opening contentious documents. A federal … honorably may struggle with his past. Governance is complex and politics messy. Laws demand disclosure of what … processing staff, is a writer for the History News Service. …

… the holiday or diminished it by linking it to Confederate commemorations.  Federal recognition had finally arrived, … emerged—unpaid holidays, ceremonial proclamations, or commemorations folded into existing calendars. These efforts … continuing to resist the substance of what he demanded. Service, Sanitization, and Backlash In 1994, Congress …

… Brutal violence is not typically the first thing that comes to mind when observing the artwork of the … Renaissance’s greatest masters. For many, this art has become synonymous with the beginning of a new era and the … uncommon for military men (whether they be common foot soldiers or officers) to record their own impressions and …

… of unilateralist action is to invite lesser powers to combine to neutralize it.   Therefore, the United States … and unprepared for others' attacks on them; then would come a call for reinforcements. Customarily victory would … in British history. He is a writer for the History News Service. …

… it remains a part of the United Kingdom or separates to become an independent state.  As the prospect of an … ten historical moments help us understand the long and complicated relationship among Scotland, England, and the … One Head     In 1603, Elizabeth I of England and Ireland died. Her successor, James Stuart VI, King of Scotland, …

… ancient Mesopotamian history. The bearded warrior kings and completely shaven priestly classes established a clear … Ages evolved into the Renaissance , the history of beards becomes far more tangled.  Influential figures like Henry VIII … XIV.  From here on the place of facial hair in society becomes more difficult to locate, as it was employed by both …

… that the parade as we know it took form. Its appearance coincided with both the massive influx of Irish immigrants … pluralist implication of the St. Patrick's Day parades becomes more apparent as we look at the events held in cities … in Worcester, Mass., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Road.” In 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson , provided what has become the enduring description of the Revolutionary War when … they would lose the support of other colonists and an audience in England. Massachusetts leaders thus collected … and behind houses, they had a hard time distinguishing non-combatants from the militia-men who were shooting at them—a …

… sides their full due, we will be honoring only a bloodless, comforting reflection of the whole troubling man.  Most … and a legitimate target for nonviolent civil disobedience. That was why he was in Memphis in 1968, supporting … of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. …

… August 22, 1485, King Richard III of England (r. 1483-1485) died fighting in the Battle of Bosworth Field. The victor, … son of York and was also Edward’s brother.  But when Edward died in April of 1483, he left two young sons (both under …

… talking about Martin Luther King, one of the questions most commonly asked is: “What would Dr. King say about…?” The … by the end of traditional colonialism and international communism, and domestically by the end of legalized racial … of Martin Luther King and a writer for the History News Service. …

… history of the Cossacks for Ukraine. The freedom they embodied became a potent inspiration for Ukrainian readers. His … was, but we should keep this as it is now.” Learn More: The Complete Kobzar: The Poetry of Taras Shevchenko. Translated … and the Lyric, Or How Taras Shevchenko Speaks to Compatriots Dead, Living, and Unborn,” The Slavonic and East …

… in state and local races across the land.  Many pundits are comparing this election to the election of 1994, when anger … gambled wrong.  In that election, the GOP crushed this combined Democratic/Populist party, and the Populist Party … bees:  They sting one of the two major parties.  Then they die.   This is where the Tea Partiers find themselves now. …

… or the opening of world markets to facilitate competition across national boundaries. Record campaign … racism, and urging workers and farmers to recognize their common interest in fighting business consolidation. Because … Fort Collins, Colo., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… to expand NATO is based on an outdated crusade against communism, a crusade launched against the Soviet Union in … not only unnecessary, it is based on devotion to past anti-communist cliches. In addition, based on the experience of … University (Athens, Ohio) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… helped inspire. Like Nixon in late 1969, the author has become immensely disillusioned with America's leadership class … state of politics in the American Republic. Having become a strong critique of the Bush dynasty in recent years, … According to Phillips, as fundamentalism gained a wider audience it played a more vocal role in shaping the parameters …

… They have imagined that era as a golden age of free-market competition and laissez-faire government.  Many of these … So it is today in our new Gilded Age. Banks and mortgage companies, which lobbied to have regulations in their … faced foreclosure without any help from government. Oil companies want access to even more public land, and …

… They have imagined that era as a golden age of free-market competition and laissez-faire government.  Many of these … So it is today in our new Gilded Age. Banks and mortgage companies, which lobbied to have regulations in their … faced foreclosure without any help from government. Oil companies want access to even more public land, and …

… one of the most sensitive and successful coalition commanders of all time. Cheney forgets that Ike diverted … in on Berlin from the east. He also forgets that to accommodate their British allies’ strategic interests (as well … America" (2002) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… immigration ban. Timely then that veteran religious studies scholar Brian A. Catlos has published an overview of … The reality of the Islamic kingdoms in Iberia was far more complex. Castilian ambassadors attempt to ally themselves … of unrest were already apparent. Factions emerged among competing groups—including among the ruling Umayyad dynastic …

… play, adults' efforts to provide protective spaces indoor (community centers, YMCA) and outdoor (playgrounds, sports … and stronger peer associations formed as a consequence of compulsory schooling in the mid-nineteenth century, a gap … in modern American society, Chudacoff argues that a compression of generations has occurred that carries …

… story, the myth relegates that city’s more interesting, complicated history to the margins. Ian Worthington’s latest … here in a mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, died in 323 BCE, which incited confusion and revolt in … between Athens and Rome poignantly illustrate Athens’ complicated relationship with the rest of the Mediterranean …