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… William Colby has become a more or less forgotten figure in the turbulent … for thirty years. University of Arkansas professor Randall Woods’ new biography, Shadow Warrior: William Egan … Vietnam. The South Vietnamese regime headed by Ngo Dinh Diem was problematic from the American perspective. Because …

… in ways that were almost unthinkable a century ago. Today, the EU faces an unprecedented combination of challenges, including a lingering economic … diplomacy and European affairs for the International Studies Department here at OSU. Chris Otter   I'm Chris Otter, …

… significant opposition, the Bush administration quickly complied with the terror-list demand (in return for certain … resolved. "I am profoundly disappointed," complained Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. "By rewarding North … recommended caloric intake and families tried to survive on diets of weeds, roots, and bark. "Today," began one official …

… storm which these swells...told us in unerring language was coming.” —Dr. Isaac Cline Today, the National Weather Service (NWS) is trusted to … surge, and thirty-three of those sheltering in the house died. The best estimates of the death toll are at least … Robin L. Roe …

… a very different matter. Unfortunately, bad analogies have come to dominate discussions of China in the American press. … of China and of Sino-American relations, is a troubling and dangerous phenomenon. What’s so wrong with describing China … China would do now that its second Communist “Emperor” had died. As the debate over the so-called “China threat” to …

… family. Most of my friends’ parents had both their mom and dad in the house. We lived in a neighborhood where we could, you know, leave the house and not really have to come back until it was time for dinner. We could ride our … she decides to give in and have some fun and does drugs and dies. Brionna Mendoza (laughing) Oh my god. What kind of …

… national politics as much as many fear? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Check out a lesson plan … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , produced by Origins: Current Events … Wiggins. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at our website, …

… But how does political engagement on campuses today compare to the history of American campus activism, … protests can teach campus activists, administrators, and communities today. For more on OSU campus protests in the … break out? To what extent can campuses serve as launching points for social change? And how can learning about past …

… attempting to draw lessons from history to support their points of view. While many examples from history are … terrain. When the war did not progress as planned, military commitments escalated. America’s credibility had to be … of the so-called “lessons of the past” presently being bandied about. It concerns the West’s response to the …

… Today, on our season finale, on we reflect on the stories … on Prologued...   Alexander Aviña  So it's a really, like, complex, messy matrix, right? So I don't want to say that … 19th and 20th centuries. And there are many other case studies that we simply didn't have the time to examine and …

… Mao Zedong to Martin Luther King Jr., China has a long and complex history of interaction with African American … at Princeton University's Department of East Asian Studies. Today's discussion will center mostly on Melvin's … by the by Williams and Garvin is that it really shifts, the points that we find to be the really the really important …

… slaves’ freedom through acts of racial terror and intimidation. It declined during the late 19 th century, but its … Battle of Fort Pillow in Tennessee, Confederates under the command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest fulfilled this … they slaughtered an estimated 300 surrendering black soldiers, some even as they lay wounded in hospital tents. Two …

… a chronic condition that can have serious, life-threatening complications if left untreated. Diabetes is caused when the … Without it, glucose levels in the bloodstream can rise to dangerously high levels. Although observations and attempted … concoctions of herbs and seeds and, by the 18th century, dietary changes. In 1870, French pharmacist Apollinaire …

… The writer Walter Benjamin once suggested that "History decomposes into images, not narratives" and Clare Pettitt … to Livingstone's servants Susi and Chuma. Livingstone died shortly after being so famously found and it was they … a celebrity figure until his death in 1904. And as Pettitt points out it was Stanley's portrayal of "darkest Africa" …

… , the university’s yearbook, included country of origin, date of birth, schools attended, and extra-curricular … It is possible that in choosing to volunteer in the Black community, Francis was aware of its marginalization. Being … Evening News headline for October 26, 1918 in Halifax. Studies of pandemics have repeatedly illustrated the …

… This presentation commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster … in their homes nearby. It is estimated that 10,000 people died instantly, and survivor organizations estimate that … what we see in these images from the 1970s at different points of time, different kinds of cost cutting was done. …

… to start with: What do Americans fund every year at levels comparable to annual budget of the Pentagon? Answer: the … Society, all of which continue their good work today. A generation later, Stephen Girard used his enormous … ought to do most of what government now does. But as Zunz points out, even in Herbert Hoover's day "the nonprofit …

… Anderson famously defined nationalism as an “imagined community” binding together a widespread group of people … Romanians under the Voivode Mihai the Brave. Bălcescu, a soldier, historian, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian … many asses.”  Lucian Boia, a prominent Romanian historian, points out that these accounts lack any mention of Romanian …

… Bush’s new plan for vaccinating Americans makes clear, the danger of biological warfare makes this dread disease a … the 1700s, European smallpox epidemics seem to have been comparatively mild, with minimal death rates. But thereafter … in the Punjab in Western India (now Pakistan) 47 percent died. As recently as 1972, an epidemic broke out in a …

… Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins and their guests, historians David Brakke , Tina Sessa , and Daniel Watkins as they discuss Pope Francis—the “people’s … how his actions fit into the Church's traditions and its commitment to social justice. Listen and explore hundreds of …