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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War, by Nathaniel Philbrick Book Cover.

Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War

Review of Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War, by Nathaniel Philbrick (New York, Viking Press 2006)
… beyond the myth of the first Thanksgiving, exploring the complicated politics that came to dominate a world created … challenged the balance of power among Native American peoples. While the central focus of Philbrick's work is the … tensions emerged not simply between the developing European communities and the established Native American communities, …
Copernicus

Copernicus, Galileo, and the Catholic Church

In February-March 1616, the Catholic Church issued a prohibition against the Copernican theory of the earth’s motion.
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Best in History Online: History Respawned

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … respond to some of the questions being raised. Why do we so commonly talk about the golden age of piracy the way that we …
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The Berlin Airlift

The Berlin Airlift began on June 26, 1948, only two days after the Soviet Union's blockade of West Berlin.
… its blockade of West Berlin, allowing trains, barges, and passenger transit from Western-Occupied Germany to legally … The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949   ( ⁠https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781603440905/to-save-a-city/⁠ ) Berlin on the … ) "The Berlin Blockade Revisited" ( ⁠https://www.jstor.org/stable/40105349⁠ )   …
Julian Assange

Information Leaks in American History

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Science & Technology
… This lesson has students debate the morality of whistleblowers … both sides of the argument before taking a viewpoint.   Files for download: Information-Leaks-and-Whistleblowers-Lesson-Plan (PDF File) Leaks-and-Whistlehlowers-Presentation …
Greek troops with a machine gun during the war

The Greco-Turkish War

… Greco-Turkish war erupted. The war resulted in the largest compulsory population exchange in history up to that time (2 … Reports soon circulated that these untrained volunteers committed acts of violence against their Muslim neighbors. … control during the war. The violent acts against civilians committed by both sides did not go unnoticed by the …
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The Respirator and Cloth Mask

Germ theory helped to usher in the widespread use of cloth masks.
… Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. The Origins' editorial team includes Editors … for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily …
Nationalist poster depicting Pakistani atrocities during the war

The Bangladesh Liberation War

… South Asia’s geopolitical landscape, it also bears a more complex and lesser-known set of legacies for how we think about Cold War … crisis of astounding magnitude. Monument to the teachers and officials of Dhaka University who were killed … Milestones …
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12/8/2014: Best in History Online: The Appendix

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much … is as true as the sources allow. The Appendix solicits articles from historians, writers, and artists committed to good storytelling, with an eye for the strange …
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The Tour de France and The Yellow Jersey

In 1919, Eugene Christophe was awarded the first yellow jersey, but he did not win the Tour de France that year.
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Francisco Franco speaking to his naval forces in 1938

The Death of Franco

On 20 November 1975, Spanish General Francisco Franco died in bed, signaling the unceremonious end of one of Europe’s longest dictatorships.
… Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. The Origins' editorial team includes Editors …
Great Wall of China

History’s Great Walls, Good Neighbors or Bad Policy?

Walls have a decidedly mixed record in achieving their goals to keep some people in and others out.
… talk by some American politicians about Mexican immigrants coming to the United States, people around the world are … Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas …
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Best in History Online: The History Chicks

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … own. Each podcast episode is about an hour long with accompanying text, images, and conversational style to …
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The October Revolution in Russia

Bolshevik Red Guards took control of the Russian capital from the provisional government October 1917.
… Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. The  Origins ' editorial team includes Editors …
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Mariner 9: Our 1st Steps to Mars

The Mariner 9 exploration of Mars was a good demonstration of how science and technology literally open new worlds for discovery.
… trying to track down habitability in the planet's ancient past. Neither of these rovers would have been possible, …
Poinsette

The Story of Poinsettia Day and U.S.-Mexico Relations

In the late 1820s, Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced the poinsettia plant to Americans, who marveled at its foliage.
… known as Poinsettia Day, created by Congress to honor the passing of Paul Ecke, Jr., who helped commercialize the plant in the United States in the middle … of New Mexico Press, 1996). United States' Mexican Company, Statement in relation to the United States' Mexican …
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OSU Historian Interviewed on NPR's Counterpoint

… today in an interview for NPR affiliate WKNO . From the website: Host Jonathan Judaken and author Alice Conklin discuss … sciences. Click on the link here to listen! Or, copy and paste the URL: http://wknofm.org/term/counterpoint Professor …
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Best in History Online: WNYU News

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that–much like Origins –seek to bring history into … often taken for granted such as QWERTY keyboards, garage sales, and the 40-hour work week. In fact, Episode #3, …
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What HIV Teaches Us: The Need for Affordable Health Care

HIV and COVID-19 have both laid bare that stark racial disparities exist in population health and in access to quality medical care in the US.
Comparing COVID-19 to HIV is, in many ways, like comparing apples to oranges: HIV is transmitted primarily through sexual … Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. The Origins' editorial team includes Editors …
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Bombing Hiroshima

The atomic age began between heartbeats at 8:15 am on August 6, 1945 when the Japanese city of Hiroshima was leveled by an atomic bomb.
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Best in History Online: The History Teacher

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much … public conversation. This month, our Best in History Online comes in the form of an educational tool for improving history teaching practices. The History Teacher is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal featuring …
Abovian Among the Kurds, painting by Mkrtich Sedrakyan, 1950. (Image from author's personal collection, courtesy of the Khachatur Abovian House-Museum, Yerevan, Armenia.)

Top Ten Origins: Russia’s Relations with the Kurds

… has been widely publicized by the Western media. However, less well-known is the fact that Russia’s relations with … united in a struggle for civil and political rights, they comprise various tribal affiliations and speak different … (Courtesy of the Stephen S. Clark Library at the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library at the University of Michigan, Ann …