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… of the Declaration of Independence, which he authored. Less well-known is the fact that Jefferson was also … luxury and self-indulgence with the stern defender of the common man we know from history textbooks. As chief … to rebuild it – continuously. Monticello was a construction site for decades. He installed French three-part stacking …

… beautifully produced. Vivid photographs and footage were combined with informative and entertaining commentary by … his prevailing character traits (scholarly, cerebral, yet passionate) is akin to presenting Abraham Lincoln as earthy, … can be a powerful tool in presenting the valuable lessons of the past, and the present, to the public, it's …

… Proclamation, President Obama’s declaration that gay and lesbian Americans deserve a right to marry is a historic … to individual states, and for decades many had found this a comforting justification for their tolerance of an … alongside its president. He soon endorsed black military service, a 13th constitutional amendment forever abolishing …

… we’ve heard little or nothing about paying for it. Regardless of how you feel about the war, you must concede that it … surprise: historically, wars cost money, lots of it. In the past, paying for wars has often provided the impetus for new … of taxing citizens. Lotteries, an essential source of income for 42 states today, helped pay for the Revolutionary …

… that smallpox can kill up to a third of its victims. But past epidemics varied enormously, ranging from only a few … the 1700s, European smallpox epidemics seem to have been comparatively mild, with minimal death rates. But thereafter … of Independent Scholars and writer for the History News Service. …

… Bill Clinton has launched the media into a search for past scandals to throw light on the present one. The press … married in the 1790s before her divorce had officially become final. He won the election anyway, but she died of a … Petticoat Affair," and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… him, they argue, has made him stronger. But a study of past American leaders reveals that those who think McCain's … mates of even young and vigorous presidents should be completely qualified to take over all presidential duties in … his years as a prisoner of war to his more recent battles against malignant melanomas, McCain has persevered. …

… work Lincoln started. Lincoln shares his birthday with Charles Darwin, the other Great Emancipator of the 19th century. … ways, each liberated us from the traditions of the past.   Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were exact … Both were born on February 12, 1809 — Darwin into a comfortable family in Shropshire, England, Lincoln into …

… reward for reasonable risk. We're talking about the dot-com industries of the '90s, aren't we? Not this time. We're … based on common sense, whether their subjects be web sites or cattle herds. The great market crash of Old West … in cattle. Few absentee financiers survived. Local ranchers filled the void to make the industry reasonably …

… holds great cultural significance as an ancient Hawaiian site and offers a fantastic opportunity to explore the … Hōnaunau served as a place of safety and forgiveness in the past. Until the nineteenth century, Hawaiians followed a … , or Hawaiian ruling class. Children, the elderly, and non-combatants could also find peace and shelter within a …

… better. Most people in the United States have at least some passing knowledge of the persecution of early … of the early martyrs are wildly exaggerated, if not completely fictional. But later, better documented deaths … University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame, …

… planners in Iraq have gained little inspiration from the past, especially from the shopworn Vietnam analogy. That war … the Dominican capital, to stop what it believed was a communist insurgency there. The action was heavily … at Howard University and a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Yankee No! Anti-Americanism in …

… history on their side, each has presented a version of the past that is highly selective. One of the many embarrassing … Amendment does not prohibit robust gun regulation, it compels it. Today’s gun rights ideology is antithetical to … to bear arms. Saul Cornell, a writer for the History News Service, is a professor of history at Ohio State University …

… under Saddam, the Shiite south and Kurdish north, are treacherous. Just as was the case in the Philippines, Iraqis … force will be counterproductive in Iraq. Negotiation and compromise will help us sort out Iraqi patriots from … College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. Jeffrey E. Key teaches in the department of …

… under Saddam, the Shiite south and Kurdish north, are treacherous. Just as was the case in the Philippines, Iraqis … force will be counterproductive in Iraq. Negotiation and compromise will help us sort out Iraqi patriots from … College in Virginia and is a writer for the History News Service. Jeffrey E. Key teaches in the department of …

… about how that office will protect the nation. In their past wartime experiences with “homeland defense,” Americans … to act decisively, during World War I President Wilson took command of telegraph and telephone systems, issued executive … of California, Davis, and is a writer for the History News Service.  …

… by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel completed its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, which abuts … to have eluded Bethlehem and environs for much of this past year, one should bear in mind the broader contours of … flourished. In 2003 more than 300,000 Israeli tourists visited the Turkish resort of Antalya. In 2006 it remains a …

… discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Crowd gathers to witness the passage of new laws banning discrimination based on a … Cincinnati City Hall as it appears today. When Florida visited Cincinnati in 2002, he mocked the city for the fact …

… of solving a problem facing the entire world, the summit’s composition best resembles a hodgepodge of national-or what … no matter how pressing the issue. They end up talking past each other.   With so many players at the table, summit … Century (2009) and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… of 1989 in eastern and central Europe and the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union in 1991 brought an end to the … the near misses of the Cold War era may now belong to the past, but what about the continuing perils of nuclear … life. Even after the incidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, many continued to see nuclear energy as the …

… It was a momentous day this past November when the ground breaking for the monument to … civil rights workers intentionally created national discomfort in cities, north as well as south, throughout the … Grand Rapids, Mich., and a writer for the History News Service. He is writing a book on one of Martin Luther King, …

… Sen. John Cornyn, Phyllis Schlafly and others for the wholesale impeachment of judges of whose rulings they … that “judicious conduct,” in the best sense of those words, comes from judges insulated from popular emotions. The … for ordinary disputes over rulings that aroused public passions. This view seemed settled by 1805, when the Senate …

… of Sept. 11 as well as other vicious attacks of the past decade. He wants firm action to bring the guilty … advocated by Secretary of State Colin Powell? Or will war come in the form of numerous military strikes that engage … culture and politics, and is a writer for the History News Service. …