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… Roman doctors described a disease called the sacred fire (sacer ignis) which by the Middle Ages came … to the Patient,” as one 1714 text put it. This disease was ergotism: poisoning produced by exposure to the … it took time for the genie to come out of its bottle. But when it finally did, the world changed. …

… Ronald Reagan’s death, like the death of any president, raises the question of how he’ll … top ten — Bill Clinton (3), for example, outpolled George Washington (7) — seem unlikely to hold over the long term. … may never come to pass, but it’s still safe to say that when the history of the 20th century is written, the 40th …

… On August 15, Venezuela will face the most important election in its history. It’s a critical … seize the opportunity to support democracy in Venezuela. When Venezuelans return to the polls on Aug. 15, the United … again. It is a strange irony that the very same people in Washington who lauded the military coup against President …

… On October 1, 1949,  Mao Zedong (1893-1976) stood on the rostrum of Tian’anmen (The Gate of Heavenly Peace) and … balance of power in China. In 1937, the Chinese Civil War was temporarily halted as the two parties formed the Second … foreign invasions, culminating in the establishment of a socialist state that would play a central role both in World …

… for words. Indeed, for historians of Native America, the way words are used to frame the Native past is critical. … ties of kinship linked together larger collectives. There was not historically (nor is there in the present day) one … as well as Cuba. In the end, the complexity of terms fades when the narrative emerges beyond the middle nineteenth …

… of this month at his ranch in Crawford, Tex. By fleeing the White House, he continues a tradition of more than 200 … vacation can also help shape a great president. Washington became the nation’s capital in June 1800. … be this: Lincoln was one president who rested easiest when he was busy listening and learning. Matthew Pinsker …

… Looking back over the stories relating to China that have appeared on the … near future) than those associated with Taipei (where it was feared only months ago that Beijing missiles might fly … bars, there can be much worse enemies to have than one who, when aiming across the seas, usually tends to end up doing …

… Dressed in white gowns, the group of Russian pilgrims gathered silently by the steps … the river.” Her audience nodded and one girl complained it was too hot. The Russian baptism ritual completed, the … “stands on great vaults which are high enough for the times when the Jordan is in flood.” The sick and disabled also …

… As the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk … and technological advances of the time. Salonika was a great example of Ottoman cosmopolitanism (more than … East. 1 Not all Ottoman Turkish sources were available when the book was written. For instance, Presidential …

… Joseph Roisman’s  The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who … to provide case studies that show what Greek generalship was in the Classical Age. His rubric for measuring the … for later Greeks. Indeed, he even undermines his own claims when he notes that “it was rare for a Greek general to …

… vial with smallpox virus. Outbreaks of measles across the globe have once again set off the great debate over … dangerous diseases not only locally but globally. The Earth was declared smallpox-free in 1980; in 2000, the United … Neither vaccine, however, was used on humans. This changed when Pasteur developed a rabies vaccine after long …

… “The two most far-sighted and influential political figures … – not to mention a remarkable degree of luck. Such a person was Liu Bang, who rose from obscurity to be crowned emperor … he was famously said to have ordered his chamberlain, when asked about the implementation of courtly etiquette. He …

… The War of the Pacific (1879-1884), which pitted Chile … Spanish-South American War (1864-1866). Initially, nitrate was largely exploited in the Peruvian Tarapacá region, but, … mainly led by Chilean and British companies. The mineral was used both as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of …

… guests Ayse Baltacioglu-Brammer and Patrick Scharfe on the the civil war in Syria, which continues to dominate headlines across the globe. As negotiations and fighting continue, Leticia … and the state in that manner. Leticia Wiggins  And when did this state feminism, as we term it, develop and is …

… By the end of February 1945, the Philippine capital of Manila … republic soon after, but the U.S. Army awaited word from Washington as to the political status of the Philippines. … in a vain attempt to halt the bombardment. Nevertheless, when the fighting ebbed, civilians swarmed the American …

… In the early morning of May 13, 1862, several enslaved … the city. The architect of this daring escape to freedom was Robert Smalls, whose leadership and courage would go on … Carolinians . They could not be totally reversed, however. When Robert Smalls passed away on February 23, 1915, he died …

… There is perhaps no greater challenge facing humanity (and … the planet. At other times in the Earth history, climate was much warmer, with no ice caps or glaciers at all. Many … climatologist Michael Mann and colleagues was controversial when first released in 1999. However, the temperature trend …

… Situated atop a large hill at an altitude of 5000 feet, the ancient city of Monte Albán was the Zapotec civilization’s cultural, political, and … surrounding Oaxaca City. Oaxacans look forward to the day when the daily wage they receive accords with the wealth of …

… October 30, 1938. The first signs were those explosions.  The news interrupted … at regular intervals on the planet Mars.”  Whatever was happening, the gas was moving at enormous speed straight … on the audience was generally undermined in the 1950s, when the heirs to Cantril’s Princeton Radio Project …

… Western civilization owes much to ancient Iraq. It was here that the earliest form of writing was developed, which produced … harsh, often death. All of this changed after the Gulf War, when crippling UN sanctions hobbled Iraq and created a new …

… Historians have widely accepted the value of motion pictures and literature as ways of … Century novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms , which itself was based on older histories dating back to the Three … for supplies that you will need for your party and choose when to embark from Independence, Missouri to the west. …

… Guardsmen opened fire at a loose collection of students gathered across an expanse of leafy lawns and campus parking … kneeling over the body of Jeffrey Miller moments after he was shot by Ohio National Guardsmen at Kent State University … within range of rock-throwers. They were verbally abused. When they reached the top of the hill, suddenly, they …