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… against Hindus and should therefore be wiped from the history books (as was the recent fate of the entire Mughal Empire in …

… optimistic. "Target 2023," simultaneously looked to history—Turkey's founding as a nation-state in 1923—and its … construction projects that cram the volumes of human history. Canals throughout history have long been connected … The humiliating Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca (1774) gave the Crimean Peninsula to Russia, along with passage rights …

… and strength in the past and exemplifies it in the present. History is expertly woven throughout this film but never … murder of David Rizzio , Mary’s secretary. Their actions in history and in the film reinforce the myth that women were … shows us what men are capable of doing to retain power. History is central to this film because it gives a timeless …

… to become the longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history. He began to acquire the aura of an invincible … during elections. Those tensions have their origin in the history of Jewish migrations to pre-state Palestine and … 1970s. The “Upheaval” The year 1977 is known in Israeli history as the year of the “upheaval.” In the elections of …

… is no stranger to political protest. The country has a long history of its people taking to the streets to show their … down to avoid increased violence. For the first time in the history of France’s Third Republic, street protests and …

… of 32 people—the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The NRA supported this beefing up of the National … Predicting the future is tricky business, especially since history can often be an unreliable guide. That said, it …

… in the 1990s. The confluence of these factors over a long history has created a new medical crisis: the resurgence of … it has plagued humans since the beginnings of recorded history. Smallpox is central to the origins of vaccination. … Our Vaccines” march in Washington, D.C. Furthermore, as the history of science particularly shows, vaccines are among …

… the fizzy water vending machines, and the school text books all created a bizarre sense of nostalgia for those of … >>, and was part of a larger project on environmental history. … ww.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/features/russian-environmental-history/ Resources ‘The Battle of Chernobyl’, documentary …

… failed states, and security. But it is the long history of drug production and distribution in Latin … Panama), and drug-trade violence continues to escalate. The history of Latin American narcotics production and … reaching the United States from abroad. Colombia had a long history at the heart of regional contraband trade and …

… effects was one of the more famous accidents in the history of science. A 1951 vial of LSD manufactured by …

… relations, international law, politics, geography, history, hydrology, ecology, and social studies. It has been … present themselves as religious places focused on biblical history and archaeological remains, and gloss over the many … that play out along the river. Yet the region’s recent history flows just beneath the surface, cluttering the …

… as a gunrunner illustrate important patterns in the history of the global arms trade since the advent of … regard, Bout’s activities mark a significant change in the history of the global arms trade: for first time, thanks to … aid in this form. For the first time in modern global history, country-to-country transactions came to typify the …

… 0.5% of all votes cast. For the first time in modern U.S. history, the candidate who won the popular vote had been … Stuart Banner, The Most Powerful Court in the World: A History of the Supreme Court of the United States (2024) Jill Lepore, We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution (2025) James Patterson, …

… marked a consequential moment in Argentina’s sociopolitical history. The political movement became known as Peronism and … with the state. The national holiday remained on the books until Perón’s overthrow in September 1955; it would … More? Mariano Ben Plotkin, Mañana es San Perón: A Cultural History of Perón's Argentina (2002). …

… is an enjoyable and important contribution to the maritime history of the 17th century. By focusing on a handful of … Sack of Panamá is an excellent introduction to the maritime history of the Atlantic World and the decline of Spanish …

… this idea, it has at least been so until very recently. The history is far more complicated, however, and the … definition of the family for at least six decades. This history includes the stories of gay and lesbian parents who … that state’s constitution. At that point in U.S. history, only three municipalities and the District of …

… bad cop on the world’s nuclear beat. What’s missing is a history of American involvement in East Asia and the … test brought to a head powerful currents in the early history of nuclear science and technology—America’s military …

… Given the country’s turbulent and volatile political history paired with Italy’s desire for regional hegemony, it … states they deem as fledgling or failing. Distinctive history, embedded social and political structures, and …

… majority. Versailles became one of only three treaties in history to have been rejected by the Senate not once, but … goes, were the high-water mark of isolationism in American history. Not until the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl … debate on U.S. foreign policy is rooted in this version of history. Worries about the future of the liberal …