Is the New World War II Monument Fascist? - History News Network
"For a great building project I would, like Faust, have sold my soul." --Albert Speer Responsible critics and historians are naturally reluctant to throw around a term like"fascist" when describing a contemporary work of art. However, a growing number are openly using that term to describe the World War II Memorial slated to be built on the National Mall …
Can Biden Beat Van Buren's Curse? — History News Network
2020年9月6日 · In 1840, Democrat Martin Van Buren ran for re-election without a running mate, having never embraced the eccentric Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky, the man chosen by Senate Democrats to serve as his Vice President. Beginning with Johnson's failed bid for the presidency in 1840, only two of sixteen Democratic Vice Presidents became President, and none came to office by election.
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Keri Leigh Merritt on the Politics of Grief and the Power of Historians' Witness to COVID. Three years since the public became aware of the seriousness of the COVID pandemic, a recent collection of essays turns the skills of historians toward reflection on grief, survival, and connecting understanding of the past to a better collective future.
How the Pentagon Is Betraying the Troops - History News Network
I don't know how long or how widely Tim O'Brien searched for the epigraph for his masterwork on the experience of war in Vietnam, The Things They Carried. But he eventually chose a passage from John Ransom's Andersonville Diary, a grim account of life in a Civil War prison camp written by a twenty-year-old northern soldier. Why? Because all …
Organization of American Historians — History News Network
The OAH Announces Annual Prize Winners. The Organization of American Historians has released its 2022 honorees for scholarship, service, and contributions to history.
Avoiding History at the National Trust — History News Network
On May 10 the National Trust for Historic Preservation joined countless local historians who, over the years, have maintained a conspiracy of silence about one of America's most shameful secrets.. Between 1890 and 1968, white Americans established thousands of towns across the United States for whites only. Many towns drove out their black populations.
Martin Luther King Jr. — History News Network
Michael Honey: Eig's MLK Bio Needed to Engage King's Belief in Labor Solidarity. A historian and editor of MLK's speeches praises Jonathan Eig's new biography, but says that the importance King placed on labor solidarity as a foundation of social justice is a part of the story that needs to be understood today.
environmental history - History News Network
Reading Peter Frankopan's Ambitious Planetary History by Walter G. Moss. The Oxford historian's new book is a work of immense scope that succeeds in making human interaction with the environment a central character in history and argues for urgent action against the climate change that could write the final pages of that story.
Harry S. Truman — History News Network
HNN's History of Healthcare Reform. Lyndon Johnson signing the Medicare bill, July 30, 1965. At left is former president Harry Truman. Credit: NARAA Century of American Healthcare ReformFor the first century of United States history, medical care …
statistics - History News Network
Nate Silver: Contemplating Obama’s Place in History, Statistically. Nate Silver blogs at the NYT's 538.With President Obama’s second term under way, we have begun to see more reflections on how he might come to be regarded historically.As common sense might dictate — and as the statistics will also reveal — it is far too soon to conclude very much about this.