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… most critical elections in decades. European and American commentators almost uniformly expressed shock at the … In recent decades the nation has continued to struggle to come to terms with its past through highly visible war … the twentieth century, and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… Yavapais sold them to the Mohaves a year later.  Mary Ann died of an unknown illness exacerbated by famine while with … Olive remade herself into a proper Victorian lady, complete with a child (the couple adopted) and a beautiful … activist.  Olive's story is fascinating; Mifflin combines an inherently intriguing story with good writing …

… Apple Computer, Inc. has opened an ambitious, brilliant … reads simply “Think different.” At the bottom is “www.apple.com.” Take a closer look at the ad, however, and you see, … of course, the sort of technology for which Apple has become famous. When Gandhi became the major figure in the …

… Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. If Vietnam fell to the Communists, they argued, so too would the rest of Asia. … and Russia. Afghanistan therefore demands a heavy American commitment, although the degree to which that commitment … Century (2009) and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… tested and found to be full of typhoid bacilli.  Mallon had committed no crime. She had been unaware of her carrier … public support for Mallon’s plight.  When a new health commissioner took office in 1910, he decided to release her … Island, where she lived in a cottage with only a dog for a companion until her death in 1938. In the interim, …

… officers as presidential contenders. Generals who have become president (there were ten, six of them notable as … a hero of the Indian wars, professed selfless public service as the rationale for his candidacy, as did the … Confederacy’s surrender at Appomattox, he squelched his soldiers’ gloating, telling them that “the rebels are our …

… John Ashcroft asks for authority to hold non-citizens incommunicado indefinitely if the government regards them as a … in the United States. The Immigration and Naturalization Service is already detaining material witnesses … a specific phone number is obsolete in an age when people commonly  have multiple telephones and e-mail. He argues …

… arts. Beginning in 1954 at the age of thirteen Lee studied the Wing Chun style of kung fu in Hong Kong under … America, especially in San Francisco’s Chinatown. He does a service to the history of martial arts by providing capsule … after Lee challenged anyone who doubted his word to come to his studio in Oakland. Russo makes his case by …

… at the Democratic national headquarters at the Watergate complex in 1972. An abbreviated list of what came to be … in the 1963 assassination of South Vietnamese President Diem; exchanging government favors for campaign … against Clinton stick. People in the news media do a disservice to the public’s understanding of history when they …

… as the war drags on and Americans and Iraqis continue to die. The term "shock and awe" is in keeping with a … Smith returned to England, proclaiming his mission accomplished; but the Virginia Indian wars lasted for decades. … and "Arming America," and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… our mess won’t solve our own. The causes of any panic are complex. Who we choose to blame determines the solutions we … of these panics. Foreign investors, greedy speculators, complex financial instruments and soaring commodity prices … of New Hampshire and a writer for the History News Service. …

… flooding back as I read this week about the National Park Service's call for public input to identify sites associated … is collected, debated, and passed on.   Shortly before she died, I interviewed my monolingual Spanish-speaking … With a sense of betraying la causa, I carried out mom's command. My mother was equally adamant that I was not to …

… a test of how well the United States, and the international community could create institutions of governance after the … provided with a vigorous defense. Slobodan Milosevic died in a jail cell in The Hague. Meanwhile the Bush administration's hybrid "military commissions," while failing to meet the procedural norms of …

… framework of decolonization struggles. Violence has accompanied decolonization whenever the goal of political … of a late twentieth-century drive of colonial peoples to become sovereign nation-states. Much of the fury behind the … the End of Empire" (1998) and a writer for the History News Service.  …

… reacted by pulling their money from banks and trust companies. The stock market lost nearly half its value. J.P. … obligations. Obviously, these senators are proposing remedies to win support for their presidential campaigns. They … culture and politics, and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… about immigrants for the past thirty years. Of course they come from a long line of immigrant restrictionists. FAIR … in this country while the Immigration and Naturalization Service estimates six to seven million. Restrictionists say … letter to the editor, but the restrictionists focus more commonly on the costs to the environment, social services …

… to fight on until the enemy is utterly vanquished has become our shared myth. But its appeal is as dangerous as it … Harbor attack. Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. …

… own independence from tyranny. But before 9/11, astute commentators warned about grandiose calls for democracy to … the rule of law governs, and where with democracy will come responsibility for the political classes and the masses … the new leaders of those countries understand that their service in government is not simply an opportunity to enrich …

… Office shenanigans. Presidents and their underlings have committed numerous immoral, illegal or dodgy acts. They’ve … stocks for supporting federal land giveaways to railroad companies in 1873. Warren G. Harding’s secretary of the … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… a protester in his 30s told a correspondent that he had studied geology, but after graduating the only job that he … made it impossible for them to get married. Many others complained of low pay and underemployment. While the … A classic monopolistic economy emerged in which the large companies, protected by tariff walls, enjoyed a captive …

… who belong to New Birth Baptist Church near Atlanta. Some commentators have condemned Bishop Eddie Long’s virulently anti-gay theology and political … activism and have called for a black church that is more welcoming and inclusive of gays and lesbians. Others have urged …

… formally by a court or informally by a non-judicial “truth commission”? Or should he be applauded as a patriot?   Look … would attack, power would be seized and Catiline would become dictator.   Cicero, however, foiled the plot. By adroit … corners. It was a sign that traditional Roman politics was coming to an end when, a few years after the execution of …