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Mary Mallon and other women sitting outside in chairs at a hospital. The women have blankets wrapped around them.

Who was Typhoid Mary?

In the early 1900s, Mary Mallon, a domestic cook, was unknowingly a healthy carrier of Typhoid fever.
Rendering of the new National World War I Memorial in Washington DC

It’s Time for a National World War I Memorial

… the country, and many will be in Washington, D.C., to visit the national memorials dedicated to the wars in which … nearly 117,000 perished during the war — 53, 402 in combat — and another 204,000 were wounded. Many believe that … minute before the 11 a.m. armistice of Nov. 11, 1918. In comparison, roughly 34,000 Americans died in combat during …
Obama wore Isabel Toledo clothes made of St. Gallen Embroidery to the 2009 presidential inauguration.

Is Michelle Obama the Ultimate Insider?

… begins to fade, there’s a race among critics to find a compelling Rasputin or a group of gray eminences pulling the … However anodyne Michelle Obama’s public image has become — with fashion magazine covers, visits to schools and tours of vegetable gardens — few …
Logo for "Canada 150".

Canada 150: Coming Home

… leaders from Métis artist Christi Belcourt to Anishinaabe comedian Ryan McMahon have pointed out that the past 150 … built on the theft of indigenous lands. Canadian rule has visited the violence of the residential schools, a sustained … nations. Front and back of the Indian Chiefs Medal, commemorating Treaties 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Canada’s inability …
The Beatles arrive in 1964 to meet their new fans in America.

50 Years Ago: the Beatles, Rock, and Race in America

… would help define American life for generations to come. In 1964, the relatively new musical genre of rock and … in race music and began to provide more of these records to complement the demand. Radio DJs like Alan Freed started … the opinions of the record executive, Mitch Miller, who complained in 1958, “Much of the juvenile stuff pumped over …
sign on bridge that states - hands up dont shoot

The “Wars” on Crime and Drugs: A Gateway to Mass Incarceration?

… ideas in an introductory activity, they will be able to visit stations of primary and secondary sources to further investigate this issue. At each station, they will complete a handout with guiding questions in small groups.  … and the “war on drugs”, a TED Talk by Michelle Alexander, a compelling performance by Kendrick Lamar at the Grammys, and …
The Thinker by Auguste Rodin

Graduate Students Discuss Public Intellectualism

… interest, inspiring our most recent History Talk podcast, “ Visiting the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Public … as the case might be. If we really want to engage the community with historical thinking, a better model might be … EMILY J. ARENDT --- Gore Vidal , in response to the complaint, “Where are our great writers?” replied, “Where …
Cover of Living I Was Your Plague: Martin Luther's World and Legacy by Lyndal Roper.

The Legacy of Luther

Review of Living I Was Your Plague: Martin Luther’s World and Legacy, by Lyndal Roper (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2021)
… The prominent reformer, Martin Luther boasts the most complex legacy of his contemporaries because of how he … Martin Luther’s World and Legacy grapples with Luther’s complicated legacy through a series of brilliantly … feeling elicited a new project that would confront the uncomfortable aspects of Luther’s life while exploring the …
Sailors in formation at the Center for Information Warfare Training, Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station, 2019.

Will Women Join the Ranks of Esteemed Veterans?

… I say that? Because the outcry that many expected over the combat deaths of American women in Iraq has not taken place. … up to the Civil War saw military service as the ultimate outcome of the women’s rights movement — and as the ultimate … a sexual ambiguity and aggressiveness that seemed incompatible with traditional gender roles. As the debates …
Pioneers Palace in Kiev, Ukraine

Ukrainian Architecture at War

Architecture is a way of understanding the world: recording its history, sharing its culture, and connecting with people.
… For more information about the Co-Haty Project, please visit https://www.metalab.space/co-haty-ukr Video production …
Print depicting the USS Olympia firing on the Spanish fleet during the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898.

Top Ten Origins: Puerto Rico and the United States

… 2018, President Donald Trump made a set of disparaging comments about Puerto Rico. They underscored just how little … Obama became the first sitting United States president to visit Puerto Rico since President Kennedy’s trip in 1961. … months out from the 2012 election, many questioned if the visit was a political move for a second term, reaching not …
the back of a man who is looking at a flying saucer in the sky

Project Blue Book: America's Obsession with UFOs

Headquartered at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, OH, Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force’s investigation into UFOs, ran for 12 years beginning in March of 1952.
… the World to Flying Saucers https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/ … UFO Study: Condon Group Finds No Evidence of Visits from Outer Space …
fire at plant in Bhopal in background people lost in the fire

Remembering Bhopal: The World's Worst Industrial Disaster

… This presentation commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster … Nicholas Breyfogle: Hello and welcome to Remembering Bhopal: The World's Worst Industrial … in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. They were visiting the U.S. two of them were survivors of the Bhopal …
An AIDS testing site in Moscow, 1987.

The Blame Game: The USSR’s Response to HIV/AIDS

… for the virus and denied the possibility of extensive community spread among the Soviet population—offers a … Moscow, 1987. The number of infected was initially low in comparison to the USA, where the virus was spreading more … Soviet Union. The Ministry of Health, the USSR’s all-encompassing health and wellness institution, also stated that …
A photo of the Great Synagogue of Rome.

The Catholic Church and the Holocaust

… “Christianize” the Holocaust in order to play down Catholic complicity in Nazi atrocities. This controversy comes at a time when relations between Jews and Roman … Jews a priority of his papacy. He is the first pope to have visited one of the chief synagogues of Rome. Under his …

Colombia: Al Borde de la Paz con las FARC?

… Moon, el presidente de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, y el comandante supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de … ahora estarían listos para formalmente firmar el acuerdo completo el 26 de septiembre de 2016 en Cartagena que seria … ( Izquierda ). El Secretario del Estado, Colin Powell, visitando a Colombia en el año 2003 ( Derecho ). Mientras …

With a Little Help from Our Friends?: The Costs of Coalition Warfare

… Hornet pilots defied the orders of their American commanding officers. These pilots independently aborted 40 … of familiarity with one another's commanders and staff, visits, the creation of liaison teams, multinational … For example, Moldova's troops to Iraq earned it a visit from Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who thanked …

The Long, Long Struggle for Women's Rights in Afghanistan

… and I were fortunate enough to be granted permission to visit northern Afghanistan. We were an unlikely group to be … had very recently joined forces with the celebrated Tajik commander Ahmad Shah Massoud to establish the "Northern … , or burqa , a long shapeless gown that hangs from a hat to completely cover everything from head to toe. To our eyes, …

The UN, the WHO, and the Future of U.S. Diplomacy

… policies as altruistic during the ideological competition of the Cold War. But these institutions and … loss of control frustrated Washington officials, who complained about the UN and WHO even as they generously … Ncogoabahizi (right, background) and two members of a WHO visiting team, Drs. David Yarom and Victor Zammit-Tabona, …