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… Hills, in Asia Minor, believed that their god Attis, who committed suicide when frustrated in love, returned to life … that it began with Mary, who offered eggs to the Roman soldiers at the cross as she pleaded with them to restrain … history and archaeology, is a writer for the History News Service. …

… was brilliant, but the process nearly destroyed the text. Compounding the damage was the decision in 1841 to put the … to monitor the condition of the document using a $3 million computerized camera system designed by the Jet Propulsion … History News Service …

… big money back then. The wealthy could buy their way out of service while others marched off to risk death, a policy … manufacturers who overcharged taxpayers and cost many soldiers their lives. Like these divisive measures, the current … draft exemption for college students. At the time, family income was the largest single determinant of who attended …

… as the old age pension program), became untouchable. Their commitments were sacred. Their recipients were unequivocally … The proposed patchwork of mandates, regulations, and subsidies do nothing to address the administrative waste, … at the University of Iowa and a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Dead on Arrival: The Politics …

… and make their own choices free from the influence of the common people. Instead, nearly all states allowed the … the voter and the official a political machine with a complicated system of caucuses and conventions, by the easy … History News Service …

… too crude for refined readers. Twenty years later, critics complained that the characters were poor role models. By the … evil. Harry’s true magic is that he is empowered by his compassion and tolerance of others.   Potter’s antagonists … from Auburn, Ala., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… would send out a call throughout western Christendom for soldiers to come to Alexios' aid by appealing to the western desire to … once again. Throughout this narrative, Bohemond also becomes a heroic figure among the crusaders, renowned for his … Medieval … Restoring the Origins of the First Crusade: A Medieval Chronicle Written in the Twenty-First Century …

… American values. "Be Americans First," he beseeches his audiences, meaning be "western."   But Tancredo misunderstands … would contribute to the "wealth and strength of the community."    Similarly, John Laurance of New York declared that when a newcomer brings "money, or other property" he increases the …

… Jung.  Jung suggested that alcoholism might only be overcome through a profound spiritual experience. Following … alcohol including Edwin “Ebby” Thatcher, a former drinking companion of Bill Wilson.  Thatcher achieved sobriety and … (4th ed.). New York, NY: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services.  Bufe, C. (1998).  Alcoholics Anonymous: Cult or …

… British regulars being routed by American Continental soldiers and a band of South Carolina militiamen led by … fire until ranks are broken and desperate hand-to-hand combat ensues. These scenes, realistic and at times surreal, … The colonists, this ideology warned, were on the verge of becoming "slaves"—that is, subject to absolute and arbitrary …

… year from about late June through early November at the Soldiers’ Home, an institution for disabled military veterans … view of wartime Washington. On most mornings, Lincoln commuted into the city, but during hot summer months his … Pennsylvania, and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… of foreign occupiers. I learned that today's Israeli soldiers, like the Maccabees, were fighting for Jewish … Surely they know that nothing brings people together like a common enemy. But in the United States, the "rally round the … of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. …

… seemed to me, foreshadows what the United States would become more than the Puritan outpost of Boston. After all, … Winthrop Fleet, which was funded by the  Massachusetts  Bay Company, came ashore in 1630. Ditto across the 19th century, … Mind , Miller took Puritanism seriously as a set of ideas—complicated, complex, and in many ways distant from us …

… fully expanded to other countries, and India and Pakistan come quickly to mind.   Pakistan recently conducted nuclear … to the fight against global hunger.   This sounds like common sense, but it did not pass Congress.   The United … History News Service …

… reacted against this academic trend, reminding their audience (who likely had not heard otherwise) that Rome really … in church politics, while Julian flounders after becoming augustus and Jovian emerged as the first “compromise candidate” chosen to be emperor by those more …

… privileged while channeling the poor and minorities into service in Vietnam. In short, the draft did not redistribute … a result, thousands of men openly defied draft laws and welcomed prosecution. And tens of thousands evaded the draft by … is slipping. According to one Illinois National Guard soldier in Iraq, the uncertainty of when troops will rotate our …

… who were then fighting the founders of today’s communist government, a deployment almost unknown to … throw of Chinese territory, an estimated 260,000 Chinese soldiers poured across the border to push them and their allies … Henry Butterfield Ryan is a writer for the History News Service. He is also an associate of the Institute for the …

… for the political party whose policies promise the best outcome. But if we had any way to make such calculations—if we … a more minimal notion of what politicians and parties can accomplish, and what they ought to be accountable for. The … an unknown who ascended to the presidency when Roosevelt died in 1945. He then accidentally presided over the end of …

… the American people that the federal courts would not become oppressive, the framers of the Constitution argued that … Supreme Court consideration. John Marshall, who would become chief justice and do more than anyone to make the … of the authority to hear the case. The Pledge controversy comes at a time in the nation's history when fear of …

… and sent to Vologda. It was there he decided to become a writer, sending his first short story to Maxim Gorky. … escaped and joined the Socialist Revolutionary (SR) Combat Organization. He was now a political terrorist and a … and then sought to kill Boris Chicherin, the first Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, in Genoa in 1922. Alexandrov …

… a Milwaukee auditorium to deliver a speech. True to his combative reputation, he insisted on speaking before going … largely unknown in American politics today. His energetic commitment to his beliefs, whatever the cost, contrasts … History News Service …

… including 35 churches and numerous homes in this state. McComb, Miss., came to be known that summer as the bombing … Hamer’s famous, riveting testimony before the credentials committee at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, for … movement. Robert S. McElvaine, a writer for History News Service, is a professor of history at Millsaps College and …