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The almshouse at Woburn, Bedfordshire, England

Top Ten Origins: Housing the Poor

… Friedrich Engels examined the wretched dwellings of the working class under capitalism, noting a troubling … desperately poor, offending Christian virtues and leading Martin Luther to rail against the “verdammte Fuckerei”—the damned …
Judas kissing Jesus

The Gospel of Judas: The Rediscovery of the Earliest Gnostic Gospel

… open things up for discussion. If you're interested in asking a question, please write it in the Q&A function at the … happens next: Jesus, because he knew that Judas was thinking about the rest of the exalted things as well, said to … from them, and I will tell you the mysteries of the kingdom, not so that you will go there, but so that you will …

The Alpha and Omega of the Greek Debt Crisis

… The result: in order to prevent the collapse of the banking system, the Greek government ordered banks to close … cliff, others perceive any resolution offered as further kicking the can down the road and delaying an inevitable exit … bankruptcy. A Bavarian prince, Otto became the first modern King of Greece in 1832. Greece gained its independence in …
Cover of Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend by Richard Stoneman.

Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend

Review of Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend, by Richard Stoneman (New Haven/London: Yale University Press, 2008)
… approach. It comes to us via Firdausi's Shahnameh (Book of Kings), Persia's national epic written in the tenth century. … (a fictitious figure) and the daughter of Filicus (Philip), King of Rum, while Darius III is the son of Darab and a … Persian writers even present Alexander as a wise, spiritual king whose displacement of Darius was beneficial to Persia. …

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… Breadbasket of Europe Joseph Smith and The Book of Mormon Making Sense of South Korean Politics The Great Fire of Rome … Death of Franco October Revolution 1st Modern Olympic Games Martin Luther Storming the Bastille   Execution of Louis XVI   …

European Disunion: The Rise and Fall of a Post-War Dream?

… The European Union (EU) has been a grand experiment in breaking down the barriers between nations and achieving … 28 th member of the EU. Even as states such as the United Kingdom contemplate leaving the EU altogether, the president … economies in southern and western Europe, and the United Kingdom’s proposed referendum to end its 40-year membership …
15th century painting of Christine de Pisan, QUeen Isabeau, and 7 other women

Medieval Women's Rights: Setting the Stage for Today

… that we do today. Sara Butler is a Professor and the King George III Chair in British History at The Ohio State … Let's get to know our speaker today. Dr. Sara Butler is the King George III Professor of British History at Ohio State … with her husband and three kids. You'll often see her walking her dogs in the evening. With that introduction, let me …
Chinese laborers work a sugar plantation in 19th century Hawaii.

A Sweet Beginning: the U.S. Sugar Monopoly

… a sizable ownership of sugar plantations throughout the Kingdom of Hawaii. Claus Spreckels controlled most of the … in the Western United States and was dubbed “the Sugar King of the Sandwich Islands” by industry insiders. The industry dubbed Spreckels “the Sugar King of the Sandwich Islands.” With his stronghold in the …
Destruction in San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake.

Another Pearl Harbor? Not by a Longshot

… historical comparison to the terrorist attacks is the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. Like Tuesday’s … with the thousands who perished this week, Kennedy’s assassination represented the death of a single, very … perspective allows us to see wars, natural disasters and assassinations for what they are: ugly but familiar aspects …
Booker T. Washington

Picturing Black History

… open things up for discussion. If you're interested in asking a question, please write it in the Q&A function at the … for me, as far as this project goes, I want to start with Martin Delany. The title of my submission is, "Martin Delany: Unapologetic African." And the reason why I …
The Eve of Destruction: How 1965 Transformed America, by James T. Patterson Book Cover.

Capturing a Moment

Review of The Eve of Destruction: How 1965 Transformed America, by James T. Patterson (New York: Basic Books, 2012)
… voting rights act. This had been precisely the intent of Martin Luther King, Jr., who had lobbying Johnson for support for a voting …
Charles E. Wilson being sworn in

Beyond Civil Rights

… Court, and of course pressure from the NAACP and from Martin Luther King’s Civil Rights Movement. The towering landmarks of the …

Yemen: A Civil War Centuries in the Making

… historically unified half of the country, while also blocking it from accessing the Red Sea, struck a nerve among a … protests took pause. Among the unintended casualties in the assassination attempt was ‘Abd al-Aziz ‘Abd al-Ghani, one of … the 1930s when Imam Yahya, the ruler of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of North Yemen, financed a study abroad program for …
Cover of Conspirator: Lenin in Exile by Helen Rappaport.

Conspirator: Lenin in Exile

Review of Conspirator: Lenin in Exile, by Helen Rappaport (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2010)
… On March 1, 1887, Russian police foiled an assassination attempt on Tsar Alexander III.  Three young … who stopped "The Second the First of March" from taking place.  Alexander III escaped unharmed, and on May 8, … that could withstand state repression while leading the working class in revolution.  But, seeing in Lenin's …

Who Owns the Nile? Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia’s History-Changing Dam

… lands. Since the twelfth century C.E. Christian Ethiopian kings have warned Muslim Egyptian sultans of their power to … regular patterns, increasing between May 17 and July 6, peaking in September, and then receding until the next year. … Egypt and Ethiopia was institutionalized when the Aksumite King Ezana converted to Christianity in 330 C.E. For 16 …
Pope Francis smiling from inside a car as he leaves the White House in 2015.

Embracing the Pope–Selectively

… have been unheard of among most evangelicals. Consider that Martin Luther and John Calvin, the two most influential leaders of … and the pope at the center of the resistance to God’s kingdom. Carl McIntire, one of the most outspoken …
"The Magnet Citizenship" March 1917 cartoon by Henry Mayer - Moving Picture Weekly (1915-1920)

U.S. Citizenship Is Based on Principles, Not Heritage

… or Roman Catholics settle amongst us; whether subjects of Kings, or citizens of free States . . .  they will find it … and self-rule — that the act was based on.  And in our time Martin Luther King would refer to these same principles to advance …
The new Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador, which opened in February 2023, was built to detain thousands suspected gang members.

Marching Back to the Past: Militarism in El Salvador

… policies that have long exposed young and poor/working-class communities to violence and human rights abuses. … up against local governments to demand better living and working conditions. Armed with machetes, sticks, and rocks, the … de Brazos Caídos (Fallen Arms Strike). Workers stopped working, and teachers and students stayed home from school …
Whig cartoon showing the effects of unemployment on a family that has portraits of Democratic Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren on the wall.

The Bank Crisis Blame Game, Then and Now

… Whether Barack Obama or John McCain finds himself taking the oath of office on January 20, he won’t be the first … past, faced a situation closer to today’s mess: forgotten Martin Van Buren. When Martin Van Buren placed his hand on the Bible on March 4, …
Black Panther

Searching for Wakanda: The African Roots of the Black Panther Story

… Black America.” The Black Panther himself is T’challa, the king of Wakanda, a mythical African nation that also happens … he was influenced in part by his trip to Lesotho. The small kingdom, surrounded on all sides by South Africa, avoided … death. Lee and Kirby had both served in World War II. Working in 1966 they were steeped in the science and technology …