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… decades after. But in many critical moments in its early history, the United States had to demonstrate and defend its … and providential. In essence, many modern Americans seek a history where the founding of the United States, as a nation …

… site and offers a fantastic opportunity to explore the history and culture of the island’s early inhabitants. The … and Additional Resources:  Linda Wedel Greene, A Cultural History of Three Traditional Hawaiian Sites on the west …

… has long simmered just beneath the surface of their shared history. Despite the amicable 1993 dissolution of … unless they joined forces, promoted a shared culture and history, and defended the legitimacy of a constructed state … article for more on the events of 1989 and the early history of post-communist Czechoslovakia PDF File ] …

… the past half century. In fact, the more one looks at the history of fluoridation, the more it appears to be a relic … ). Ugly Smiles and Tough Teeth Fluoride’s public health history is like a crime story with a twist. After following … doctors who opposed the practice continued to publish books and articles insisting that fluoridation was …

… the impression that the violence of Gwangju belongs to history. Worse, far-right regimes have worked aggressively to erase and distort Gwangju’s history in the name of national unity. Right-wing media and … denial and distortion—it is not enough to simply remember history. We must critically grasp how our present—our here …

… modern popular historical consciousness and the power of history and historical consciousness to the proper … subjects into citizens, willing and able not only to change history, but also to contribute to its writing, which set …

… living in the “Fifty Nifty” are unaware of the shared history. The confusion begins with Puerto Rico’s political … titles, Gold Glove Awards, and became the 11 th player in history to record 3,000 career hits. His athletic career not …

… federal and local authorities have long characterized the history of American immigration laws. Early Origins: … immigration policy rapidly diminished. The full history of federal immigration law, from its late nineteenth … century conflicts, is beyond the scope of this essay. That history, however, has reflected periods of high legal …

… out that the past 150 years have been the worst in their history. The country was built on the theft of indigenous …

… economic growth in 2007, its highest level in recent history. From 2000 to 2009, China also forgave poor African … “The Chinese are doing more than the G8 to make poverty history … If a country wanted to rebuild the stadium, we’d …

… , for example). Finally, I have focused on films that “do” history well; that is, offer meaningful interpretations … just a son.” During the so-called Thaw (a period in Soviet history of relative political and cultural openness after …

… since 1971. How Desmond became the first woman in Canadian history to grace the $10 bill, a Black woman no less, … positively to the United States, pointing to the latter’s history of slavery, Jim Crow, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), and …

… that Dian Fossey will remain a controversial figure in the history of conservation. She forced us all to ask questions …

… the violence, but curing the cause of the symptoms—a long history of sectarian mistrust—is a much more challenging … with a recognizable political agenda are a product of the history of British settlement on the island of Ireland. This … came to be characterized by an appreciation of Gaelic history, culture, and language. The Green Harp flag, the …

… getting elected to public office. Today, we turn to the history of women running for public office and how the … her bid for President of the United States, again making history as the first woman to vie for the Democratic Party's …

… Always Political Boycotts are more a part of the Games' history than most commentators seem to realize. There are … the IOC calculates its income in billions of dollars. The history of the relations between the Games and business is …

… the West’s good graces. Since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea , the United States and European Union have also … international order during its 2014 annexation of Crimea stymied but did not sever the connections with the …

… attack on Pearl Harbor. Few place names in American history produce such a visceral response as the Hawaiian bay … American manpower and resources stands unparalleled in U.S. history. The attack on Pearl Harbor was not an entirely …

… Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History . New York: Vintage Books, 2000. Bixel, Patricia Bellis, and Elizabeth Hayes … Orleans: Pelican, 1945. Digital collection of the Galveston History Center, Rosenberg Library. …