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… was a motive in his pursuit of liberty; indebtedness was common among Virginia planters, who traded in a global … have was a product of winning admittance to the bar. He accomplished this ironically but tellingly, managing to … a radical voice for revolution, gaining his reputation opposing the Stamp Act in 1765. In a stirring speech, Henry …

… 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 …

… 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 … Suetonius, and other sources that span the centuries since the blaze. Objectivity, truth, and hard facts remain …

… the money). This refusal brought him a torrent of negative commentary and helped to define for the future what … All the attention on Charley's disappearance also raised a completely new awareness about the crime of child abduction … of the child at that time and each accused the other of posing potential harms to the child's well being. These …

… 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 …

… Van Vuuren presents a convincing case—albeit unsurprising and not very new—that bankers, politicians, arms dealers, and bureaucrats, among others, committed heretofore underappreciated crimes in the waning … none of the men I interviewed suggested that they were completely blameless, they did give the impression that any …

… 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 …

… policy in the U.S., Europe, and across the world have become fierce and deeply divisive, to say the least, and will surely continue to dominate politics in the coming years. All the while, lives are in the balance as … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Hello, and welcome to Migration and Mobility: Insights from History coming …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… lives or the devastation it has brought on families and communities across the nation. The historical origins of … or what some have called “The New Jim Crow” are complex. But an important episode in the gradual development … glasses that accentuated his angry image, he denounced rising crime and “violence in our streets” as he addressed the …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… its weather, and the origin of the word "Persian," which comes from Fars province in southwestern Iran, home to … of them feels like a rapid run-through. Instead of discussing what made these empires powerful or weak, Axworthy … Axworthy devotes attention to the wealth, productivity, and commercial potential of Iran, which enabled great rulers …

… history of a city that has long sat at the crossroads of competing powers, and it still looms large in the … colonized the site. Menaced by pirates and European competitors, the Spaniards continually improved upon their … the walls”), retained a distinct identity ever after, housing religious orders and cultural institutions. The city …