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… scandal-ridden. Sadly for former President Gerald Ford, who died Tuesday evening, his well-deserved vindication will probably never come. Thrust into a difficult situation — one he handled … than Gerald Ford in the dark days after Watergate. Christopher Bates is an adjunct professor of history at …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that–much like Origins –seek to bring history into … remarkably durable over time. Take a listen below–this topic could not be more timely. …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … Online highlights an award-winning podcast that brings audiences in touch with the wide world of history. History Hit … understand what is going on today.” (From iTunes ) Covering topics from politics to religion, Stonehenge to Star Wars, …

… the French Duke of Normandy. It is a reminder that the complicated, ambivalent, and sometimes hostile relationship … In January 1066, Edward the Confessor, King of England, died without an heir, which motivated several claimants to … Tapestry depicting Norman cavalry attacking Anglo-Saxon soldiers. Was William’s claim to the English throne legitimate? …

… Pinsker, set the pattern in 1881. Anti-Semitism “can never die,” he maintained. Wherever Jews live among foreigners, … as a permanent fact of life. The Zionists aimed to overcome that psychological infirmity by making the Jews a … Holocaust theologian Emil Fackenheim once told an audience that Israel might be destroyed by its enemies. Still, …

… Students will gather information using the Origins website to help facilitate a Socratic-style discussion that … The lesson can be done in the classroom or adapted and completed online. …

… How do cold wars begin? The question is becoming more than academic as the Bush administration gropes … No single dispute was big enough, in itself, to cast the die for or against prolonged cold war. But each one required … our choices. Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer …

… tacos increasingly brought these foods into the American diet. As Mexican immigrants arrived in new locales, various … Powder  The food tradition of the American Southwest has come about through various populations’ contributions over … both the festive Frontera, opened in 1987, and buttoned-up Topolobampo, launched next door in 1989.  There are …

… 1st, 1914, Martha, the last known example of her species, died in her cage at the Cincinanti Zoo.   Martha and her … they often darkened the day-time sky.       Martha has become a cautionary tale of the human ability to extinguish … to clone and resurrect the bird.    Here at Origins, we've compiled a few links to help you learn all you need to know …

… of the Second World War began. More than four million combatants fought in the gargantuan struggle at Stalingrad … armies. Over 1.8 million became casualties. More Soviet soldiers died in the five-month battle than Americans in the entire …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … public conversation. This month, our Best in History online comes in the form of a podcast.   In Our Time is one of the … Bragg interview three established academics on a given topic in the history of ideas. Bragg remains a dedicated …

… of nuclear weapons. Paul W. Tibbets Jr., retired brigadier general and former businessman, died on Nov. 1. He'll forever be remembered for what he … the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. I was not taught …

… I am become death, the shatterer of worlds. J. Robert Oppenheimer … Department of Sociology and interdisciplinary Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego and is currently a lecturer in science and technology …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … with their " features " section. There are countless sub-topics here including " history quotes " " Top Young Historians " " Historians on the Hot Seat " and " …

… Great Lakes Creoles: A French-Indian Community on the Northern Borderlands, Prairie du Chien, … "A case study of one of America's many multi-ethnic border communities, Great Lakes Creoles builds upon recent research … Great Lakes region." [Book description from the publisher's website ] …

… between present-day immigration and the flood of newcomers who came in the past. ProjectUSA’s website is emphatic on this point. Making this distinction … in the respectable clothes of high-minded concern for the common good. To cite but a few examples: In the 1840s …

… is collected, debated, and passed on.   Shortly before she died, I interviewed my monolingual Spanish-speaking … With a sense of betraying la causa, I carried out mom's command. My mother was equally adamant that I was not to … and preservation. It will also use the suggestions of the community to evaluate how best to promote the public's …

… a black president at the nation’s helm, even the most glib commentators can justify focusing on black history. But … and elections, as well as their personnel — generals, soldiers, kings and candidates.   No one tells us more about … people because they tell us fresh stories of power — power wielded in more subtle but deeply transforming ways.   …

… he was dead. The implication was clear—although Stalin had died, his influence would be keenly felt in the Soviet … were pardoned and released—but this wasn’t where reforms stopped. A number of the forced labor camps were partially … pardoned or remitted the sentences of prisoners whom had committed minor offenses. As they worked to dismantle …

… going forward." [Podcast description from WOSU's website ]    More of  Peter Mansoor's work with Origins : 11/12/2014: Top Ten Origins: The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham …

… urban renewal this hour." [Podcast description from WOSU's website ]    More of Steven Conn's work with Origins : The …

… Prime Minister’s plan to visit a shrine honoring soldiers who died for his country during World War II has inflamed … of more than $30 million (then an astronomical amount) as compensation to foreign powers for the damage caused by the …

… holocaust in which hundreds of millions of people would die horribly. Even the much smaller nuclear arsenals of the … Treaties (START I, in 1991 and START II, in 1993), and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT, in 1996). These … “unequivocal undertaking by the nuclear-weapon states to accomplish the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals.” …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … "historians from all geographical, chronological, and topical specializations and all work contexts, embracing the …