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… attention. The collision last April between a Chinese jet and an American aircraft triggered a spy-plane crisis. And the Japanese Prime Minister’s plan to visit a shrine … Jeffery N. Wasserstrom … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Diplomacy/International Relations … …

… They underscored just how little many Americans understand about the value and complexity of the relationship between the 50 states and … still without power. … Amanda Lawson … Top Ten Origins … South & Central America … Puerto Rico … United States … …

… revolving around the Vietnam War in the United States and Vietnam during the period and post-war. This lesson ties into the standard and article … … Military/War/Peace … Vietnam War … Vietnam … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Education … World History since 1500 … US …

… exchanges between those who question the atomic bombing and those who adamantly defend President Harry Truman's use … Truman's most fervent defenders are World War II veterans and their self-appointed champions in the media.  Most … Maley III … Uday Hohan … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Japan … United States … Nuclear Power & …

… unimaginable suffering. The blast killed 80,000 instantly, and over 100,000 additional people would later succumb to … earth in a “black rain.” Aerial view of Hiroshima before  and then  after  the bombing. The situation was made worse … … United States … World War II / WWII … Japan … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Nuclear Power & Weapons … Bombing Hiroshima …

… Yorker’ Writer’s Take On China's ‘Age Of Ambition’ ” (text and audio, 32 min.) From CBC, “ Tiananmen Square: Author Yiyun Li's story ” (text and audio, 53 min.) BBC’s Witness program, “ The Tiananmen … historical documents) … Connecting History … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Democracy/Elections/Voting Rights … …

… In geologic years, the Galapagos Islands are infants. Located on the perpetually moving Nazca tectonic plate, the islands were formed through repeated volcanic activity. Layer … populations on the islands. … David Bernstein … Pacific … South & Central America … Environment … Animals … Science & …

… 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 … …

… directly challenged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policies and yet have not been suppressed by force. It’s tempting to … last November as the leader of the Politburo’s powerful Standing Committee. But we shouldn’t make too much of Jiang’s … Jeffery N. Wasserstrom … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Global/Transnational … China … Hong Kong … …

… 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 … …

… 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 …

… bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The blast, fire and radiation killed 140,000 people. Many others were scarred and injured for life. Most of the bomb's victims were women, … States … Japan … Nuclear Power & Weapons … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Not Everyone Wanted to Bomb Hiroshima …

… 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 …

… They are approximately 1.2 million people, some 800,000 in and around Miami, some 80,000 in New Jersey's New York City suburbs, and the rest scattered, mostly in large cities. Their … Diplomacy/International Relations … United States … Cuba … South & Central America … Caribbean … Cuba in Focus–Again …

… What has it taught him? That determination succeeds and weakness fails. In a recent speech to the Veterans of … democracy to Iraq, just as they did to nations in Europe and Asia in the years following World War II. But we must … … Joseph J. Gonzalez … History News Service … Cuba … South & Central America … Caribbean … …

… anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen student movement and its brutal crackdown made major headlines. China-watchers, journalists, and academics commemorated June 4—as the event is called for … … Denise Y. Ho … Connecting History … East Asia & Southeast Asia … Civil/Human Rights … Hong Kong … China … …

… highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate, poisoning tens of thousands of people in the middle of the night, most of whom were … production by Hannah Keller, Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, and Laura Seeger.  Learn More: “40 Years of Confronting … in their homes. … Madhumita Dutta … Environment … India … South Asia … Colonialism/Imperialism … Decolonization … The …

… 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 … …

… 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 … …

… 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 … …

… alleged class enemies, the toppling of Party officials high and low, and the reinstatement of political control via revolutionary … of the people.” … Denise Y. Ho … Milestones … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … Revolution … Class & Labor … "Mao's …

… 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 … …

… 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 …

… 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 …