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… as taking up arms against the government or giving aid and comfort to its enemies. The offense is extremely serious and … constitute treason. Under Marshall’s standards, Walker has committed no treason. Of course Walker is wrong in the eyes … have been a French Legionnaire, because the cause — despite official neutrality — was popular. The filibusters in the …

… The prominent reformer, Martin Luther boasts the most complex legacy of his contemporaries because of how he … Martin Luther’s World and Legacy grapples with Luther’s complicated legacy through a series of brilliantly … Lutherjahr . She details how the Lutheran Church, German officials, and some historians framed Luther as wholly …

… violent encounters with criminal gangs and corrupt officials. The images of these children herded into … while other jurisdictions declared these children unwelcome. A U.S. Border Patrol poster placed around the border … was contributed by unauthorized residents, has been deposited into the “Earnings Suspense File” of the Social …

… invaded beaches and ports across French North Africa. Officially opening a long-awaited second front against the Axis, operation Torch constituted the biggest and most complex amphibious landing to that point in world history.  … terrain separated the invasion’s three proposed landing sites in Morocco and Algeria. Stormy winter forecasts …

… In November 2018, a report commissioned by French President Emannuel Macron called for … of Native American remains by American museums to the complicated provenance of Greek and Roman antiquities held … Lauren Henry:   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together …

… your right, you will encounter the upscale whiskey house, complete with nineteenth-century stone walls that feature … building named for the strange curved nature of its façade (officially known as Cables Wynd House). Forty years ago, … eyesore. With their place on Scotland’s list of historic sites, they now embody what Edinburgh wishes to remember …

… Kong. The demonstrators' demands have also expanded to encompass an investigation into police brutality, the … government, and Beijing? How did Hong Kong’s autonomy come about in the first place, and how might it be at risk? … Lauren Henry   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together …

… of the 1913 march had their organizational act together. Communicating via a federated national organization called … While in D.C., suffragists made themselves heard to elected officials using methods that seem quaint and exhausting … about women voting. The organizers of the 1913 parade accomplished all this in the face of obstacles that those of …

… On August 28th, America will commemorate the anniversary of the March on Washington for … John Lewis (chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), Martin Luther King, Jr. (president of the … the problem of underrepresentation for black elected officials who account for a dismal 1.7% of the total elected …

… will likely preoccupy future historians for years to come. While a number of factors contributed to his … of Trump that greatly advantaged his campaign over his competitors’, especially in the primary season’s early days. … headlines such as “Venom, Sensationalism, Attacks on Honest Officials, Distorted News, and Appeals to Passion.” The …

… a year into Trump’s second term, his own supporters have become suspicious that even his Justice Department has joined … using modern technology to monitor the public and elected officials. This was managed by what  David Wise and Thomas … another similar phrase in 1961, the “military-industrial complex,” showing less concern about secrecy than about …

… The 5,280-pound monument of the Ten Commandments installed by the Alabama Supreme Court Chief … political, ends. Indeed, English may be America’s unofficial first language but, to all intents and purposes, Hebrew (in translation of course) comes a close second.   Moore’s claim that the Ten …

… inaccurate, always misapplied metaphor that unnecessarily complicates our thinking surrounding religion and politics.  … "prayers for the protection and blessing of the Common Father and Creator of man." Most other Founders … Amendment easier for the diverse states to digest. Even an official establishment of religion at the state level was …

… Andean workers plus an even larger number of llamas, Potosí officials oversaw construction of a vast system of dams and … structures made from this earthen material were common throughout the Andes, and they were generally … But they had to be constantly monitored and maintained by communal work parties. More importantly, “champería” dams …

… “Christianize” the Holocaust in order to play down Catholic complicity in Nazi atrocities. This controversy comes at a … a priority of his papacy. He is the first pope to have visited one of the chief synagogues of Rome. Under his … because they had killed Christ, a position that was not officially condemned until 1965. This is not to say that …

… Jane Goodall and Birute Galdikas – three women who would become affectionately known as the “trimates.” Fossey’s … to put her life on the line to confront powerful government officials, local tribal leadership and poachers. This latter … local communities. Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, Ghana: Site of the author's research and a growing ecotourism …

… a way to use history when trying to make sense of China’s complicated present. Another kind of continuity between 1989 … for a time when China was more isolated. Some even complained about their nation’s entrance into the World … called for free elections, but more complained that official corruption was destroying the nation. This idea …

… over the Clinton scandal. Yet overlooked in the stampede to compare Bill Clinton to Richard Nixon is the fact that … exuding false empathy, who utterly lacks the requisite character necessary to preside in the Oval Office. … with the investigators delving into private acts as well as official duties. Radical Republicans in Congress intensively …

… U.S. Power, Humanitarianism, and the World’s Dispossessed comes at a time that many observers of U.S. domestic … has had a murky, even “schizophrenic,” view of its commitment to the world’s dispossessed. Although the United … public funds. Warren, however, recommended that immigration officials accept affidavits of financial sponsorship from …

… my guests are historians. We look back and study what has come before and  this …this is a decidedly forward looking … important work along with a number of other Latina elected officials throughout the country, either holding some type … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …

… the Second World War. Glassheim notes that with the end of combat in Europe in 1945, the borderlands of Czechoslovakia … of the past could be written. An important prerequisite had to be met, however, in order for this land to serve … intertwines the visions of grandeur that Czechoslovakian officials had for the newly repurposed and reconsolidated …

… Anderson famously defined nationalism as an “imagined community” binding together a widespread group of people … year, the territory that is today the Republic of Moldova—comprising the majority of the region known then as … Russian became both the lingua franca and declared the official language. Religion also became a target of …