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… not making a case for or against religion as such – Richard Dawkins and the late Christopher Hitchens have both offered … French scholar Jean Bauberot. Bauberot sees three essential components to a secular society: 1) the separation of … far fewer of them in 18th century America) – but Copson points out that through the tumult of French politics in the …

… an uprising at New York’s Stonewall Inn. The event has become iconic in popular memory as the spark for a new radical … Stonewall’s wake, a Gay Liberation movement galvanized gay communities nationwide and its anniversary has become a … into mob activity, police raided the Stonewall on Tuesday, June 24 and then again in the early morning hours of …

… unrest that followed. To explain this food crisis to an audience in St. Louis in May 2008, then-President George W. … about 350 million in 1947 to approximately 1.16 billion today. Although the rate of growth has now slowed, India's … the early nineteenth century, when the British East India Company controlled an increasing swath of territory across …

… of actors, including African patients themselves, families, communities, traditional healers, healthcare workers, and … part of the book examines a set of four disease case studies: HIV/AIDS, mental illness, tropical diseases and … illnesses have largely been ignored by historians. As Lee points out, “—apart from a handful of fairly recent …

… NATO “officially” ended its combat operations in Afghanistan in late December 2014, but … banish in 2001— remains a force to be reckoned with. On today's History Talk , hosts Patrick Potyondy and  Leticia … Crews ,  Scott Levi , and Alam Payind about Afghanistan’s complex history to ask what the past of these peoples and …

… *which* Roman decline and fall is the best parallel. Some commentators prefer the fall of the Roman Republic as the … In The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea Edward Watts provides the background to all … as an opportunity to remind readers of one of his key points by noting astutely, “Five centuries of Roman history …

… would help define American life for generations to come. In 1964, the relatively new musical genre of rock and … and the DJs that allowed white children to cross racial boundaries. However, like many parents, he masked the racial … left to hold it up. By the early 1960s, Buddy Holly had died in a plane crash, Elvis was making movies, Chuck Berry …

… a deliberate choice eschewing policy proposals based on data in lieu of a populist social media demagogue who speaks … of the sort espoused by Richard Rorty. The maneuver is a common one from the perspective of positivism. In The … monstrous infamy that is antisemitism. But it is useless, completely useless.” However, Lipstadt stops short of …

… sometimes glitteringly attractive, creatures come from? While not an exact replica, the myths and legends of revenants, ghosts, and vampires of the late medieval and early modern periods present amazing parallels to … was active after sundown, returning to their grave before daybreak The revenant might drink the blood of others, …

… the Axis, operation Torch constituted the biggest and most complex amphibious landing to that point in world history.  … North Africa by year’s end.  Hoping to give French soldiers an opportunity to cooperate with the Allies and … on November 8, all three task forces reached their jump-off points and prepared to send their forces ashore. Privately, …

… and dangerous, amplifying the sense of tension and competition across Europe and strengthening the sense of … the former communist territory. One of the main sticking points of re-unification, however, was that if East Germany … the Western alliance. Clinton pushed a new partnership embodied in the NATO-Russia Founding Act signed in May 1997, …

… Spend a few minutes browsing news websites or blogs and you will see a barrage of infographics … maps representing American history became the standard for displaying data over geography. Mapping the Nation … Johann Georg Kohl, cartographer and geographer, to come to the United States where he worked for the Coast …

… Socialist Congress meeting in Paris in July 1899. The comrades set the date in solidarity with organized workers … thousands of other laborers took part. More than 100 people died in the various clashes between workers and the forces … car, they hit at one of the company’s most strategic choke points. Strikers guarding the entrance to a GM plant in …

… Before 1600 (the period most of the English precedents come from), of course, one has to be careful when using … the only people who mattered politically were the feudal barons who lorded it over the rest of society from their … is a distinct possibility that William II was assassinated) died violent deaths at the hands of their subjects. Some, …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk produced by Origins, Current Events in … Middle East today? Dr. Jane Hathaway  When a historian studies the Middle East, he or she is entering what's often a … and we could take it back to a number of starting points or first articulators, whether it's Samuel Huntington …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like  Origins  – seek to bring history … of the University’s eminent imperial historians. It comprises of one of the largest groups of imperial and … in the UK.” [Description from Imperial & Global Exeter website] You can also take part in their exploration of …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … conversation. This month, our Best in History Online pick comes in the form of a history magazine who aims to bring serious history to a wide audience! Based in London and published monthly, History Today …

… Delaware Senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell's recent comment–wondering whether … Hannah Adams of Medfield, Massachusetts, found a huge audience for her book "Alphabetical Compendium of the Various …

… it also provided a link to current events within Canada involving the repercussions of Westward Expansion.  I … of three land advertisement posters from America, Canada, and Australia in which they will compare the three sources.  From here students will be … Indigenous Communities …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like  Origins  – seek to bring history … conversation. This month, our Best in History Online pick comes in the form of a collaboration of historians from … also “aim to serve as a forum of collaborative work and data-sharing for researchers from around the world.” …

… meanwhile avoiding the kind of mistakes the Soviet Union committed — or it will risk a similar defeat. In 1979, … Afghanistan in 1989, its pride bruised, its reputation bloodied and its spirit broken. The successor Russian army … inability to justify this objective to its own people dampened public support for the war once casualties in the …

… about a clash of arms with the old Soviet Union, America today faces new challenges to its security. To this end, the … and means to maintain its present overseas positions and commitments, it will fail, as did Great Britain in the late … unable to deter Nazi Germany from attacking France and bombing London. In 2001, the United States spends more on …