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John D. Feerick, Photo Fordham University School of Law

The book in its initial stages (18 years ago) was to be a story of my parents, both of whom emigrated to America from Ireland in their late teens. The idea of writing such a book, rather than on the Constitution as my earlier book efforts, developed at the end of the decade after their deaths in the late 1980's. I felt the pain of their loss very deeply, and began in 1989  to make trips in the summer period to Ireland to learn more about them as children... Читать дальше...

The fable of the blind men and the elephant is one that speaks to historians' sense of humility in the face of complexity and need to consider other points of view. 

Miyoko Matsubara of Japan came to the United States in 1962 on a mission. She wanted to stop nuclear weapons testing. As a child Miyoko had survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.    The United States dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which brought an end to World War II. On the 75th anniversary of the only time nuclear weapons have been used in war, we should listen to Miyoko's story.    Miyoko and her friends had seen a plane flying over Hiroshima that fateful morning. Читать дальше...

The decoration, which goes to troops wounded in battle and the families of those killed in action, had been only one of countless thousands of supplies produced for the planned 1945 invasion of Japan, which military leaders believed could last into 1947.

When I was a boy I was an avid stamp collector. Couldn’t wait to find stamps to fill the gaps in my album. I especially loved the commemorative stamps, though I did wonder at the time why the United States of America issued stamps of such people as Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and other Confederates. They were traitors; they wanted to destroy the Union. Of course, when I went on to get my degree in history I learned a nuanced view of the complicated efforts to reconcile the... Читать дальше...

Astor Place Riot, New York, 1849. Image New York Public Library

History and historians are certainly close to the front lines of a host of issues in the crises that currently beset us, in the United States and globally. How we handle and convey the past has emerged as a central issue in the protests that surround us, opening all sort of complex issues to new debate.

One angle that has not received due attention involves what history tells us about crowd behavior, and how this... Читать дальше...

Steve Olson is an award-winning, Seattle-based science writer. His other books include Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens (Winner of the Washington State Book Award); and Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins (a finalist for the National Book Award and recipient of the Science-in-Society Award from the National Association of Science Writers). His articles have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Science, Smithsonian, The Washington Post, Scientific American, and many other periodicals. Читать дальше...

Hideo Sekigawa's 1953 feature film Hiroshima is difficult to view in its entirety, partly due to the fact that the Communist Sekigawa's political views were out of favor in the context of the postwar relationship between Japan and the United States. This clip was brought to HNN's attention by Erik Loomis at the Lawyers, Guns & Money blog. Loomis writes: 

As we observe the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Japan, we should remember that the terms on which that surrender took place remain among the most contested issues of the war. Unconditional surrender was destined to be controversial because it was Franklin Roosevelt’s policy. A quintessentially New Deal program, its goal was the creation of economically broad-based democracies in societies predicated on conquest and the subjugation of other people.  Conservatives, who had long battled the New Deal... Читать дальше...

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Watch Ronnie O'Sullivan at the top of his game as he hits a superb break of 117 on his way to a 13-10 victory over Ding Junhui at the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield.

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Michael Hurst in Auckland Theatre Company's 2019 production of The Daylight Atheist [photo credit Michael Smith]. Auckland Live presents THE DAYLIGHT ATHEIST With support from Arts On Tour and Auckland Theatre Company Taking on the challenge of the first ...

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BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — A government soldier and three suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed on Saturday in two separate encounters in Ilocos Sur province. The soldiers belonging to the Army’s 702nd Infantry Brigade were on a security patrol at Barangay Suagayan in Sta. Lucia town near Candon City when they encountered […]

Although we’ve seen that some transfers can happen very quickly and out of nowhere, it tends to be the case that that Real Madrid take a long time to get their man. The current financial situation always meant that a big name signing looked very unlikely this summer, so they’ve been forced to play the […]

A jeep was travelling northbound on Macleod Settlement Road when it struck a bank and rolled, police say.

From behind the locked window of his 10th-floor hotel room, Pal Crdova watches dozens of airplanes take off and land each day at Miami International Airport.

CNB governor Jiri Rusnok says a change in the CNB's interest rates is unlikely before the end of the year.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a two-run homer to put the Atlanta Braves ahead for good in a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday.

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines — At least 10,000 tablets of party drug ecstasy worth P17 million were seized from five suspected dealers in a gas station in Lubao town, Pampanga province, on Saturday night. The contraband and the suspects were cornered in what was called a “controlled delivery operation,” in which two parcels […]