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Under Attlee's direction, the Labour Party's position on foreign affairs in the 1930s was somewhat inconsistent. A believer in the "collective security" represented by the League of Nations, Attlee opposed rearmament even as he pushed for firmer measures against Nazi aggression.

A Sheep in Sheep’s Clothing

Review of Clement Attlee: The Man Who Made Modern Britain, by John Bew (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2017).
… other Labour leader had done before. For the first time in history, the United Kingdom would be led by a majority …
Plague doctor mask

The Black Death and Its Aftermath

When it was over, the populations of Europe, China, and India were cut by a third to a half.
… bubonic plague and the most devastating pandemic in world history. It was a descendant of the ancient plague that had …
Greek troops with a machine gun during the war

The Greco-Turkish War

… resulted in the largest compulsory population exchange in history up to that time (2 million people) and helped define …
Mao Zedong clapping and Mao Zedong speaking at a microphone

The Founding of the People's Republic of China

On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong (1893-1976) announced the establishment of the People’s Republic of China marking the end of China’s chaotic era of foreign domination since the mid-18th century.
… Press, 2001 Dikötter, Frank.  Mao’s   Great   Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962 . …
Multicolored hanging telephones

From the Transatlantic Telephone to the iPhone

The real origins of the iPhone’s power stems from the pioneering efforts of communication innovators that preceded the AT&T engineers of the 1920s.
… Ocean in 1858. Watch this video to learn more about the history of the telephone. Written by Bart Elmore. Narration …
view of the site of the explosion in Tunguska

The Tunguska Mystery Explosion

On June 30, 1908, a massive mysterious explosion of a cosmic body shook the skies of Tunguska (in Siberia), on a date that would come to be known as International Asteroid Day.
Mexican flag in a square

A Postcard from Mexico City

… allow you to travel through centuries and several phases of history. San Juan Teotihuacán, on the outskirts of Mexico …
The Cornalvo Dam, near the city of Mérida in Spain.

Top Ten Origins: Dams

… western U.S.), Origins takes a look at human dams across history to reflect on the many  ways that humans have chosen …
People dancing in a Broadway musical with their hands in the air

Our Top Ten Historical Musicals

These are our top ten musicals based on real-life people and events that have shaped the theatre.
… Musicals have sought to bring history to life onstage, with varying degrees of creative …
Liu Bang

Liu Bang, from Peasant Rebel to Emperor

Liu Bang rose from obscurity to be crowned emperor of China 2215 years ago on the 28th of February, 202 BCE.
… is undeniable that some individuals do change the course of history through sheer force of will – not to mention a …
coast of Maine

Environment: Today and Yesterday

… Holy River Who Owns the Nile? Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia’s History-Changing Dam Dry Days Down Under: Australia and the … The humiliating Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca (1774) gave the Crimean Peninsula to Russia, along with passage rights … Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire. New York: Basic Books, 2006. Hale, William. Turkish Foreign Policy, …
Patrice Lumumba, right, and Joseph Okito, left

Congolese Rumba: Soundtrack to African Political Struggle

In the Year of Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo negotiated independence from Belgium to the rhythm of the country’s greatest export: Congolese rumba.
… Gondola, Didier. The History of Congo . Westport, Conn: Greenwood, 2002. Kazadi, …
Nigerians use phone booth under a poster against Biafran separatists and their leader, General C. Odumegwu Ojuku. 1967.

“No Victor and No Vanquished” - The Biafran War

Barely three years after independence from British colonial rule, Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa, collapsed into a civil war.
… Biafran War, became one of the most divisive wars in the history of post-independence Africa. Its traumatic effects, …
FLN soldiers next to an Algerian Flag, by Zdravki Pecar, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Evian Accords: An Uncertain Peace

On Sunday, 18 March 1962, the Algerian War for Independence came to an end.
… known for its bottled water than its role in diplomatic history: Evian-les-Bains. Written by Andrew H. Bellisari. …
a plane flying over a group of West Berlin citizens

The Berlin Airlift

The Berlin Airlift began on June 26, 1948, only two days after the Soviet Union's blockade of West Berlin.