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… be neglected by state and local health systems, or become—in World War I-era parlance—“public charges.” Alongside … I, Civil War veterans also had access to ten national Soldiers’ Homes and a variety of state-run institutions. Those … and insurance claims” and “by providing medical supervision for … a large portion of the population at the …

… 78 whales restranded the following day, and at least 100 died. Although the exact cause of the stranding remains … and tied to ropes and anchors off the bay, left to decompose within the ecosystem. Europeans who lived in the … bears its name. At some point in the following decade (he died in 684), a group of 237 porpoises was involved in a …

… Nicholas Breyfogle Hello, and welcome to The Gospel of Judas: The Rediscovery of the Earliest … Ohio State University. He received his PhD in religious studies from Yale and taught at Indiana University for 19 years before coming to Ohio State in 2012. He studies and teaches the history and literature of ancient …

… Gaul, or today’s Emilia Romagna—the statesman and accomplished general Julius Caesar crossed the little Rubicon … However, when their third ally, Marcus Crassus, died shortly after the death of Julia, Caesar’s daughter and … moment. Caesar’s crossing was marked for these authors by supernatural interventions and portents, by his speed but …

… peace than Bush’s “axis of evil.” The president’s comments have led to denunciations from the three nations he … the president is issuing a legitimate warning to the world community or defining global enemies unilaterally and … “New Order” in Europe, based on doctrines of racial superiority, and a Japanese-dominated “Greater East Asia …

… years now, those of us who study the ancient world have become progressively aware that American Neo-Nazis, white … Evropa to the prominent display of the Parthenon on the website of the Neo-Nazi forum Stormfront, classical texts … dumpster summer of racism ” confined to classics alone as medieval historians , too, found themselves increasingly …

… Daniela Edmeier   Hello everyone and welcome to picturing Black History Webinar today brought to you … to demonstrate how sharing our visual pasts can allow our audiences to contextualize and understand the present. So we … articles that our authors discussed today, please visit our website at picturingblackhistory.org. Stay safe and healthy …

… This years Veterans Day comes in the wake of fierce political campaigning over which policies best serve the interest of U.S. soldiers. Again and again, candidates in the campaign that just … sides of the Atlantic paid tribute to the millions who had died in the war that ended a year earlier — on the 11th hour …

… of 2013. Thanks to the explosion of electronic forms of communication, even since the election of Benedict in 2005, … regal manner of Benedict. The dizzying combination of medieval ritual and pageantry with flashing cell phones and … Tawadros (Theodoros) II, to succeed Shenouda III, who had died seven months earlier. And only five days later in the …

… On its “Milestones in UN History” website, the United Nations features smallpox eradication, … a stunning achievement and that description of how it was accomplished feels especially poignant today when faith in … often killing between 30% and 90% of those infected. They died miserable deaths. Pope Clement XI’s personal physician, …

… clubs and launched multiyear protests. While sharing a common goal, these efforts were not without internal … and these women come together and found the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, and they organize strikes and … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …

… All of those meanings are now reflected in the Jewish community’s ambivalent view of the Middle East conflict. … in the first century C.E. A movement to rebuild it has become a rallying point for far-right Jewish nationalists, who … Mideast peace. Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer …

… population walked out of the Istanbul meeting as well, complaining that the SNC had no intention of setting up a … the proposed Transitional Authority in Syria, evoked the medieval Islamic ceremony of swearing public allegiance to the … and activist Mustafa al-Siba'i to be its first General Supervisor. In its early months, the Muslim Brotherhood …

… in the Islamic world and the reasons why they have become so explosive in Iraq, it is hardly surprising that … individuals accepted the authority of scripture as embodied in the Quran and the hadith , and recognized the … long after his death. He did, however, assert that he had a superior claim to the Caliphate, based on his kinship with …

… a million people. South Dakota, the stories revealed, had become the “Cayman Islands of the Heartland.” As unlikely as … influence and 78 for drug-related offenses. Eleven people died; two were murdered. In response Sturgis residents … the problems that followed in its wake alarmed them. The supersized rally did not positively impact all aspects of …

… for president, Thurmond said: "I want to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that there's not enough troops in the … Internet and Sunday morning television pundits buzzed with commentary about it. The Washington Post's David Broder said …

… without understanding what preceded it. “There is a complicated history between the United States and Cuba,” … we have kept our unswerving loyalty to those who died in defense of our principles since the beginning of our … deployed,” and to the point: “He should pay for it until he dies.” When asked under what conditions the United States …

… was his only advice, citing a famous and beloved Russian comedy about excessive drinking, Eldar Ryazanov’s 1975 film … the same; both killed their own sons and heirs. Both also died in their early 50s due in part to the toll alcohol had taken on their physical bodies. Today, life expectency for Russian males is 58. And it …

… that, 17 years after its inception, remains stubbornly incomplete. On the positive side, the Belfast Agreement … party and joined the Irish Free State as Fianna Fail (“Soldiers of Destiny”). This new party kept Irish nationalism as … the north—they did not trust the British, they rejected the superiority of Protestants in the newly formed government of …

… It is impossible to imagine a Soviet citizen who lived and died without encountering at least one of Efimov’s images. … War I and after the 1917 Revolution and to signal their commitment to the new Bolshevik cause.   Mikhail, the elder … cartoonists, Efimov “remains a true teacher.” Efimov died in 2008, shortly after his 108 th birthday. The …

… the public acts of its officials.”   Kennedy affirmed his commitment to an America that is “officially neither … ‘Almighty God’” and proclaimed that “the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand … implored all “‘to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah — to ‘undo the heavy burdens . . . (and) …

… beyond the myth of the first Thanksgiving, exploring the complicated politics that came to dominate a world created … This economic imbalance came to a head in one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history, King Philip's War. … of the Mayflower draws on a growing body of historical studies which examine the place of "go-betweens" in colonial …

… in the beginning of 2025, still working in the name of the commitment that President John F. Kennedy had made in 1961 … was a problem; others argued that the agricultural subsidies affluent nations paid their famers negated the value of … of foreign aid had imagined. The staff of USAID soldiered on, looking for ways to make a difference but …

… someone discussing the importance of fresh and local ingredients.  Many cookbooks published in past ten years promise … like a recent fad, but in fact concerns about local ingredients and simple cooking methods began centuries ago.  … debates about food in the Enlightenment.  These books combine descriptions of food and ingredients with innovative …