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What is Antisemitism? — History News Network
WEBMar 20, 2019 · Steve Hochstadt teaches at Illinois College and blogs for HNN. Antisemitism is alive and well these days. In Europe and America, the number of antisemitic incidents areincreasing every year, according to those who try to keep track.. News about antisemitism has recently wandered from the streets …
Truman on Trial: Not Guilty — History News Network
WEBIt is a good thing I am called a judge, because if I were a juror, regardless of how the judge ruled, I would engage in"jury nullification." On purely hypothetical grounds, I reject the entire concept of"war crimes" as being separate and distinct acts of violence, the same way I reject"hate crimes" as being different from acts.
Congressional history - History News Network
WEBLaugh at McCarthy's Travails, but History Shows Chaotic Congress Isn't a Joke by Joanne B. Freeman. Protracted Speakership battles have always reflected moments where factions struggled over power in ways that the party systems of the day couldn't contain.
records - History News Network
WEBU.S. Army says war records gap is real. The U.S. Army has conceded a significant loss of records documenting battlefield action and other operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and has launched a global search to recover and consolidate field records from the wars.In an order to all commands and a separate letter to leaders of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Secretary of the Army John ...
American Politics - History News Network
WEBHistory News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present.
freedom of information — History News Network
WEBMatthew Connelly Presents Digital Lessons on the History of Government Secrecy. Historian Matthew Connelly offers a series of talks and lesson plans for social studies teachers about the origins and significance of government secrecy, classified information, and freedom of information.
World War II - History News Network
WEBWriting a Classic: Richard Tregaskis and "Guadalcanal Diary" by Ray E. Boomhower. Combat reporter Richard Tregaskis's account of the August 1942 Marine invasion of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands passed military censors and became a popular sensation while offering the public an account of the difficulty and brutality of the Pacific war.
Armenian genocide - History News Network
WEBHow Israel Quashed 1982 Efforts to Recognize the Armenian Genocide. A host of political concerns led the Israeli Foreign Ministry to try to sabotage a 1982 conference comparing the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide.
history of medicine - History News Network
WEBNational Library of Medicine Announces 2022 History Talks. NLM History Talks promote awareness and use of NLM and related historical collections for research, education, and public service in biomedicine, the social sciences, and the humanities.