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Sir Christopher Wren

The Society That Started It All: The Origins of Modern Science

Review of The Royal Society and the Invention of Modern Science, by Adrian Tinniswood (New York: Basic Books, 2019.)
… considered to be only a few centuries old. Tinniswood’s history of The Royal Society is an accessible account of the … of Modern Science , by Adrian Tinniswood (New York: Basic Books, 2019.) … Neil Humphrey … Reviews … Europe … United … … Early Modern … Science & Technology … Intellectual History … The Society That Started It All: The Origins of …
Statue of Samuel J. Tilden in New York City.

Presidential Electoral Controversy Nothing New in Florida

… avoided. Matthew Alan Redinger is an assistant professor of history at Montana State University-Billings, and a writer for the History News Service. … Matthew Redinger … History News Service … United States … Black Lives in …
Mural of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.

‘Til All the World’s an Ebenezer

… land a sense that together they could change the course of history. "My feets is tired," said Montgomery's Mother … of The Papers of Martin Luther King and a writer for the History News Service. … Ralph E. Luker … History News Service … Black Lives in American History … …
Barack Obama was inaugurated at the United States Capitol on January 20, 2009.

The Strong Wind at His Back

… winds of that revolution. Robert Brent Toplin, professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has published books on popular culture and politics, and is a writer for the History News Service. … Robert Brent Toplin … History News …
Jackie Robinson

Living Up to Jackie Robinson

… racial slurs, and in one of the lowest moments in baseball history the Philadelphia Phillies humiliated Robinson by … of skin color. William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money … Tragedy of Indian Assimilation." … William C. Kashatus … History News Service … United States … Black Lives in …
The Statue of Liberty during the June 10, 2021 solar eclipse.

Solar Eclipses in American History

… thought which filled the mind.” Cultures through history have heralded eclipses as portentous, ominous … The Burned-over District: The Social and Intellectual History of Enthusiastic Religion in Western New York, 1800 – … … Native America … Solar Eclipses in American History
Pakistan to US Student Exchange Program, July 2011.

Captive Scholarship Serves Nobody Well

… Cold War scholarship produced shelves of now unread books and a great deal of animosity toward the United … Outlaws" and "Arming America," and is a writer for the History News Service. … Michael Bellesiles … History News Service … United States … U.S. Laws and …
Portrait of Thomas Paine from 1792.

Paine’s Counsel for a New Time that Tries Men’s Souls

… a cause of greater worth.” Harvey J. Kaye, a writer for the History News Service, is a professor of social change and … and the Promise of America" (2005). … Harvey J. Kaye … History News Service … United States … U.S. Revolutionary War/Era … Revolution … Intellectual History … Paine’s Counsel for a New Time that Tries Men’s …
Antichristus, a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder: the pope depicted as the Antichrist, using his temporal power to grant authority to a generously contributing ruler.

The Bible as a Political Tool

… the preserve of one group. Nathan Abrams teaches U.S. History at the University of Southampton (Great Britain) and is a writer or the History News Service. … Nathan Abrams … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
Bust of Harlan Fiske Stone, the 12th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Following Bad Precedents for Deciding Military Justice

… judgment are whatever we wish to make them. Nothing in all history or in international law, at least as far as I am … and War: An American Story" (2002) and a writer for the History News Service. … Peter Maguire … History News Service … United States … Terrorism … …
Mount Holyoke College

Historical Truth and Personal Truths

… and justified popularity of his historical works. His books on the framers of the nation have deservedly attracted … whether they turn out to be comforting myths or real history. Ellis's specialty is the founding years of the … seem to be asking themselves whether they can entrust the history of the nation's formative years and of its greatest …
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis.

Apologizing for Slavery

… can resolve. William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money … Tragedy of Indian Assimilation." … William C. Kashatus … History News Service … Slavery … Racism & Racial Ideas … Black Lives in American History … United States … Apologizing for Slavery …
 A depiction of the burning of Louisa Mabree, a French midwife and convicted witch, in a cage filled with black cats

The Rise of Freethinkers

Review of The Decline of Magic: Britain in the Enlightenment , by Michael Hunter (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020)
… Osborne … Reviews … Europe … United Kingdom … Intellectual History … Christianity … Early Modern … The Rise of …
British Fleet Spanish Armada of 1588

1588: the Spanish Armada Still Loses

… world-renowned historian Geoffrey Parker for a definitive history of the Spanish Armada. In July 1588 the Spanish … Professor and Andreas Dorpalen Professor of European History at the Ohio State University. Nicholas Breyfogle, … dissertations to completion, as well as publishing 40 books and over 100 articles in three particular areas. The …

Aerial Torpedoes, Buzz Bombs, and Predators: The Long Cultural History of Drones

… the army enough to become the first mass-produced drone in history. Drone strikes were not a part of the Great War’s … magazines, newspapers, newsreels, radio reports, comic books, and other media. Jokes abounded about the buzz bomb’s … live television surveillance of the battlefield and made history when Iraqis surrendered to one of the unarmed …
The National Crest of Transnistria.

Transnistria: The History Behind the Russian-backed Region

… and multiculturalism. Exploring the self-proclaimed state’s history illustrates the region’s post-Soviet shift from … united all of Transnistria for the first time in its history. These labor collectives were based in the numerous … role in preserving the Moldovan language by funding textbooks, literature, and Moldovan language newspapers and …
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a press conference in Holland in 1964.

Asking Martin Luther King…

… of The Papers of Martin Luther King and a writer for the History News Service. … Ralph E. Luker … History News Service … United States … Christianity … Black Lives in American History … Civil/Human Rights … Asking Martin Luther King… …
Illustration of Adam and Eve.

Changing the Constitution to Protect Adam and Eve?

… of The Papers of Martin Luther King and a writer for the History News Service. … Ralph E. Luker … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … Legal history … Sexuality & Reproductive Rights … Marriage & …
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders in 1963.

Giving Up on the Dream?

… it holds so dear. William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money … Tragedy of Indian Assimilation." … William C. Kashatus … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … Black Lives in American History … Racism & Racial Ideas … Civil/Human Rights … …
The Obama family attending a 2014 Easter service at 19th Street Baptist Church.

Democrats Revive Our Civic-Religious Traditions

… need at an hour like this. John Fea teaches American history at Messiah College in Grantham, Penna., and is a writer for the History News Service. … John Fea … History News Service … United States … Religion … U.S. …
Glacial ice on Lake Baikal

Climate Change and Human Life

… interference with the climate system." On this episode of History Talk , three environmental historians, Sam White , … humanity's prospects today. … Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , produced by Origins: Current Events in … it is very probable that within the next few years, the textbooks will change and instead of ending with the Holocene as …
Spanish and French troops in Afghanistan in 2005.

Calling Al-Qaeda Fascist Doesn’t Make It So

… of this new threat. Jeffrey Mankoff is a writer for the History News Service and a doctoral student in history and security studies at Yale. E-mail:  jmankoff@yahoo.com . … History News Service … Terrorism … Global/Transnational … …
The West Virginia State Penitentiary electric chair, also known as "Old Sparky."

The Truth About Capital Punishment: It’s Inherently Cruel

… a future without the death penalty. Daniel Gordon teaches history at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is a writer for the History News Service. … Daniel Gordon … History News Service … Legal history … Crime … …
An integrated classroom in Anacostia High School, Washington, D.C., in 1957.

The Unfinished Business of School Desegregation

… North will determine, in no small measure, their place in history. Their failure to engage the issue condemns yet … System, 1946-1974 (forthcoming), and a writer for the History News Service. … Adina Back … History News Service … Education … Black Lives in American …