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Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

Rumble in the Jungle: The 1974 Foreman/Ali Heavyweight Title Fight

George Foreman’s 1974 heavyweight title defense against Muhammad Ali on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire was a major turning point in the careers of both men.
… production by Katherine Weiss, Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, and Laura Seeger. … George Foreman’s 1974 heavyweight title … turning point in the careers of both men. … Marc Horger … Africa … Sports … Black Lives in American History … …

Colombia: Al Borde de la Paz con las FARC?

… el presidente de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, y el comandante supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de … plebiscita nacional. Las FARC es el grupo guerrillero más grande en Colombia, y es uno de los grupos en todo el mundo … de bacrim, queda por verse. … Steven L. Taylor … Features … South & Central America … Colombia … Military/War/Peace … …
"Terracotta Warriors" in China

Ancient China and the Peasant Emperor

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
Ancient History
World History to 1500
… look at a key moment in the formation of the Chinese state and the Han identity. It highlights Chinese art, language, and ethnography. This ties into the state standards … Debate Data-Based Question Lesson Materials: … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Education … Ancient History … World …
Burial detail at Camp O'Donnell after the Bataan Death March

The Bataan Death March

Perhaps no historical event illustrates the potential disaster awaiting military forces put in a hopeless strategic situation than the fall of the Philippines in the spring of 1942.
… Although Americans today may take the tactical and operational brilliance of their military forces for … B. Breyfogle. Video production by Cody Patton, Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle.  … Perhaps no historical … in the spring of 1942. … Peter Mansoor … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Military/War/Peace … Pacific … Philippines …
Captured soldiers along the march with their hands tied behind their backs

The Bataan Death March

… Although Americans today may take the tactical and operational brilliance of their military forces for … of the Bataan Death March. Following strategic surprise and defeats at Pearl Harbor , Guam, Wake Island, the Java … Mansoor … Milestones … World War II / WWII … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Pacific … Philippines … Military/War/Peace …
Bartolome de las Casas

Bartolomé de las Casas and 500 Years of Racial Injustice

Las Casas became an important figure in the development of ideas of human rights.
… Bartolomé de las Casas, sickened by the exploitation and physical degradation of the indigenous peoples in the … Spanish colonies of the Caribbean, gave up his extensive land holdings and slaves and traveled to his homeland in … of ideas of human rights. … Dani Anthony … Caribbean … South & Central America … Indigenous Communities … Spain … …
Nixon shakes hands with Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

Nixon and China, Bush and Cuba?

… in 1972. The president in that year was also a Republican, and a man who had made his political reputation as a … But Nixon surprised almost everybody by visiting China and meeting with its leaders. In many ways Nixon was the … ] … Stephen A. Allen … History News Service … South & Central America … Caribbean … Cuba … United States … …
battle at Tenochtitlan

The Fall of Tenochtitlan

After a brutal 75-day siege, the Mexica capital of Tenochtitlan surrendered on August 13, 1521.
… The war cost tens of thousands of lives, civilian and warrior alike. It was a war of atrocity, massacre, and … Luis … Colonialism/Imperialism … Mexico … Native America … South & Central America … Indigenous Communities … …
General Sandino and Staff standing near a car

The Sandino Manifesto and the Birth of the Nicaraguan Revolution

On July 1, 1927, the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Augusto Nicolás Calderón de Sandino, a.k.a. Augusto “César” Sandino, proclaimed his manifesto extolling continued Nicaraguan resistance against U.S. intervention in his country.
… revolutionary leader Augusto Nicolás Calderón de Sandino, a.k.a. Augusto “César” Sandino, proclaimed his manifesto extolling continued … intervention in his country. … Craig Verniest … Nicaragua … South & Central America … Colonialism/Imperialism … …
El 5 de julio por S. Davies, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

What’s Really At Stake in the Venezuelan Election

… the United States has the opportunity to support democracy and allow the Venezuelan people to decide the fate of their … of American States, the Carter Center, the European Union, and thousands of international electoral observers, there … & Clark College. … Elliott Young … History News Service … South & Central America … Venezuela … International …
Emperor Haile Selassie I

Haile Selassie I and an Independent Ethiopia

Haile Selassie’s triumphant return to Ethiopia on May 5, 1941, signaled the re‐establishment of the Solomonic Dynasty and a sovereign Ethiopia.
… signaled the re ‐ establishment of the Solomonic Dynasty and a sovereign Ethiopia.  Written by Andrew Carlson. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. … Dynasty and a sovereign Ethiopia. … Andrew Carlson … Africa … Ethiopia … Italy … Colonialism/Imperialism … …
The new Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador, which opened in February 2023, was built to detain thousands suspected gang members.

Marching Back to the Past: Militarism in El Salvador

… in order to prioritize a crackdown on gang activity and violence.  While President Nayib Bukele and the National Police reported very few homicides during … M. Huezo … Features … El Salvador … Military/War/Peace … South & Central America … Crime … Civil/Human Rights … …
The logo for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Genocide and Justice in Rwanda

… The logo for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. On September 2, 1998, the first conviction for the … in 1945 was to draft the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, a framework for … Muslims the year before. … John B. Quigley … Milestones … Africa … Rwanda … International Organizations … Genocide … …
Cover of "Our Hemisphere"? The United States in Latin America, from 1776 to the Twenty-First Century by Britta H. Crandall and Russell C. Crandall.

Episodes of Ambivalent Empire

Review of “Our Hemisphere”? The United States in Latin America, from 1776 to the Twenty-First Century by : Britta H. Crandall and Russell C. Crandall (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2021)
… to the Venezuelan government, “The Monroe Doctrine is alive and well, it’s our hemisphere.” Bolton’s quote is the point of departure for Britta and Russell Crandall's survey of the nearly two and half … States … Mexico … Diplomacy/International Relations … South & Central America … Episodes of Ambivalent Empire …
posters of 50 candidates in a Japanese election

Japanese Politics in Flux: Mixing Idealism and Realism

… AROUND THE WORLD Japanese Politics in Flux: Mixing Idealism and Realism ~fter almost forty years of relative stasis, the … in the maJonty for the first time since 1955. Both Japanese and foreign analysts are striving to understand the process of change and the path which the politics of …
Chinese EVA spacesuit "Feitian".

China’s Manned Space Program: an Opportunity for Cooperation

… around the earth? If past experiences are any guide, fear and excitement will dominate reactions in the United States. … That feat sparked waves of panic about American military and technological vulnerability and led president John F. … … Jonathan Coopersmith … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Outer Space/Universe … Science & …
U.S. soldiers walking through rubble in Manila

The Battle for Manila

Public memory of the battle for Manila includes a mixture of gratitude toward the Americans, nationalistic defiance, and horror.
… of gratitude toward the Americans, nationalistic defiance, and horror. The liberation claimed the lives of a thousand Americans, 16,000 Japanese, and 100,000 Manileños, one … defiance, and horror. … Philippines … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Pacific … Military/War/Peace … …
The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World, by Lorenz M Luthi Book Cover

Clashing Shades of Red

Review of The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World, by Lorenz M Luthi (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008)
group of protesters with linked arms at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue

The People Power Revolution, Philippines 1986

From February 22 to 25, 1986, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue to protest President Ferdinand Marcos' claim that he had won re-election.
… From February 22 to 25, 1986, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue to protest President Ferdinand Marcos and his claim that he had won re-election over … he had won re-election. … Mark John Sanchez … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Philippines … Revolution … …
Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon and Deng Xiaoping during the state dinner for the Vice Premier of China

The Nixon-Deng Comparison

… Whenever a famous politician dies, obituary writers and other commentators immediately start comparing the … Nixon. This is unfortunate, since there are some striking and illuminating analogies to be drawn between the two, and … Jeffery N. Wasserstrom … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … United States … U.S. Politics … …
Ita Ford and Dorothy Kazel, two of the murdered women of El Salvador

The Murdered Churchwomen in El Salvador

… from left to right: Maura Clarke, Ita Ford, Dorothy Kazel, and Jean Donovan. Image courtesy of the Maryknoll Sisters. … 2, 1980, four churchwomen—Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, and lay … at home and abroad. … Stephanie M. Huezo … Milestones … South & Central America … El Salvador … Christianity … …