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Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, 1814

The War We Refuse to Remember

… decades after. But in many critical moments in its early history, the United States had to demonstrate and defend its … and providential. In essence, many modern Americans seek a history where the founding of the United States, as a nation …
Mehmed VI, the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, leaving the country after the abolition of the Ottoman sultanate, 1922

The Long End of the Ottoman Empire

… dynasty, ending one of the longest-lasting empires in history. The 36th and last sultan of the Ottomans, Mehmed … It stipulated the largest  forced population exchange in history until the Second World War. Approximately 900,000 …
Storming the Bastille

Storming the Bastille (July 14, 1789)

… modern popular historical consciousness and the power of history and historical consciousness to the proper … subjects into citizens, willing and able not only to change history, but also to contribute to its writing, which set …
Sobaek Mountain

A Postcard from Yeongju, South Korea

… temple remains active today. With more than 1,000 years of history, it was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site … landscape, which allows people to experience Yeongju’s deep history first-hand. [All images by author] … Mina Park … …
Logo for "Canada 150".

Canada 150: Coming Home

… out that the past 150 years have been the worst in their history. The country was built on the theft of indigenous …

A New World Order? Africa and China

… economic growth in 2007, its highest level in recent history. From 2000 to 2009, China also forgave poor African … “The Chinese are doing more than the G8 to make poverty history … If a country wanted to rebuild the stadium, we’d …
Still image from the Movie The Bridge (Criterion Collection).

Top Ten Origins: World War II Films

… , for example). Finally, I have focused on films that “do” history well; that is, offer meaningful interpretations … just a son.” During the so-called Thaw (a period in Soviet history of relative political and cultural openness after …
A photograph of Viola Desmond

Remembering Viola Desmond

… since 1971. How Desmond became the first woman in Canadian history to grace the $10 bill, a Black woman no less, … positively to the United States, pointing to the latter’s history of slavery, Jim Crow, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), and …

Treating the Symptoms: Northern Ireland’s Incomplete Peace

… the violence, but curing the cause of the symptoms—a long history of sectarian mistrust—is a much more challenging … with a recognizable political agenda are a product of the history of British settlement on the island of Ireland. This … came to be characterized by an appreciation of Gaelic history, culture, and language. The Green Harp flag, the …
Crowd with sign: "Black Caucus for Chisholm"

"Earn Your Spurs" (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 7)

… getting elected to public office. Today, we turn to the history of women running for public office and how the … her bid for President of the United States, again making history as the first woman to vie for the Democratic Party's …

Playing Politics: Olympic Controversies Past and Present

… Always Political Boycotts are more a part of the Games' history than most commentators seem to realize. There are … the IOC calculates its income in billions of dollars. The history of the relations between the Games and business is …
Moskvitch 3 vehicles roll off the assembly line at JSC Moscow Automobile Plant Moskvitch, 2022.

Sanctions on Russia: Impact and Efficacy

… the West’s good graces. Since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea , the United States and European Union have also … international order during its 2014 annexation of Crimea stymied but did not sever the connections with the …
Aerial view of Pearl Harbor, October 1941

Pearl Harbor

… attack on Pearl Harbor. Few place names in American history produce such a visceral response as the Hawaiian bay … American manpower and resources stands unparalleled in U.S. history. The attack on Pearl Harbor was not an entirely …
NCAA Basketball championship banners.

The Big Business of “Amateur” Intercollegiate Sports

… . Broken From the Beginning What is remarkable about the history of intercollegiate sports is how little has changed. … Americans and women out of intercollegiate sports.  The history of college sports shows that its discrimination …