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… peace with all their neighbors, their frustrated desire for security is now blocking the path to peace. As the latest round in the Israeli-Palestinian battle nears its … as a permanent fact of life. The Zionists aimed to overcome that psychological infirmity by making the Jews a …

… of psychedelic exploration . The Summer of Love marked the coming out party for the counter-culture we now associate with the 1960s, a … later, as well as the music festivals we see today. In comparison to today’s bloated ticket prices, admission for …

… of Justice decided to revise the Second Amendment. This latest example of politically motivated historical revisionism completes the task begun by John Ashcroft in 2001 in his … memo designed to give activist judges a historical pretext for striking down existing gun laws. Ironically, rewriting …

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… Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. … history of Africa and the Indian Ocean. He's the author of "Buying Time: Debt and Mobility in the Western Indian Ocean," …

… the aristocracy-based patronage system, which had sustained composers for generations.  Now, middle-class audiences flocked to public concert halls to applaud the latest music. It was in this environment that Beethoven …

… fans and flashbulbs from the many reporters who would inform the nation that a new kind of British Invasion had … would help define American life for generations to come. In 1964, the relatively new musical genre of rock and … in race music and began to provide more of these records to complement the demand. Radio DJs like Alan Freed started …

… During the last four weeks, the Election Assistance Commission, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security have considered asking Congress for authority to delay this year’s election if a terrorist … Dissenting Tradition" (1998) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… ideas in an introductory activity, they will be able to visit stations of primary and secondary sources to further investigate this issue. At each station, they will complete a handout with guiding questions in small groups.  … drugs”, a TED Talk by Michelle Alexander, a compelling performance by Kendrick Lamar at the Grammys, and the Origins …

… warned at the November ceremony in Lithuania marking the latest round of NATO expansion. The president should have … appease dictators.” As the Bush administration prepares for a U.S. invasion of Iraq, it should also heed the lesson … invasion, the Iraqi military could engage in house-to-house combat or terrorist attacks against U.S. troops in Baghdad …

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… those who have served, and fallen, in our country’s armed forces. Veterans and their descendants will participate in … the country, and many will be in Washington, D.C., to visit the national memorials dedicated to the wars in which … nearly 117,000 perished during the war — 53, 402 in combat — and another 204,000 were wounded. Many believe that …

… Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov disembarked from his … their meeting in November, 1940. By the time of Molotov’s visit, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany had been partners … and the simultaneous purges, officers were rushed into commission; in 1941, only half had completed any formal …

… interest, inspiring our most recent History Talk podcast, “ Visiting the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Public … While we interviewed public intellectuals themselves for our podcast, we wanted to be sure and take a moment to … as the case might be. If we really want to engage the community with historical thinking, a better model might be …

… For scholars of the Reformation , the question of legacy is … 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 …

… percent of surveyed cities have seen increases in the need for emergency food aid. These findings coincide with a … the effect of child hunger in war-torn Europe, started a committee to bolster the existing national school lunch … these efforts the journey to end child hunger is far from complete. There are still huge gaps in participation in the …

… Europe and the Soviet Union, made the future of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uncertain. It was in this period of … many within the Party, alarmed by world events, called for the slowing down of economic restructuring and the loosening of ties with the West, Deng, by visiting some of the most developed cities along China's …

… In June 2011, the non-governmental organization Global Commission on Drug Policy published a report detailing the … to the global drugs trade. The report coincided with the fortieth anniversary of President Richard Nixon's famous … Several, such as Lehder, bought radio stations and newspapers. Escobar created a welfare program, gave alms to …

… fend off disaster. That’s unlikely. Today’s crisis calls for a new take on what used to exist: preventative … landscape and lexicon. This trend has left ever more complex financial markets and multinationals to operate in barely regulated risky gray areas. The latest near collapse of one of Wall Street’s biggest firms …

… in the mid-19th century that the parade as we know it took form. Its appearance coincided with both the massive influx … pluralist implication of the St. Patrick's Day parades becomes more apparent as we look at the events held in cities … College in Worcester, Mass., and a writer for the History News Service. …

… Here's an essay question for you.  When future generations look back on our times, … China is the principle actor.  I'm still not sure if I buy the argument but it's admittedly an intriguing premise, … in the Cold War — it drove decision-making within the communist bloc through the 1950s.  For Lüthi, alternative …

… Historians have come to love the milestone anniversaries of significant … life in strong and thoughtful prose as she interprets the latest research on the topic, but they are to be found … exclusively to the description and analysis of the winding fortunes of the colony once it is actually planted in the …