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History in Making--Democratic Candidates Vie for Female Vote

With Sen. Hillary Clinton making the first serious bid for the presidency by a woman in history, it would stand to reason that women make up a big part of her support base. But that has not deterred the efforts of other Democratic candidates from trying to make inroads with female voters. Clinton recently hosted a rally aimed specifically at young women in Washington, D.C., where she made a special appeal to voters under 30. Organizers said 8,000 turned out to watch a

North Korea Deactivates a Reactor

North Korea has shut down its main nuclear reactor, according to a US State Department spokesman.

Russia Suspends Arms Treaty (Video)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has suspended the application of a key Cold War arms control treaty.

Vienna Jewish Archive Tells Tale of Nazi Annexation

An archive of Jewish documents detailing the community's life in Vienna after Austria's annexation by Nazi Germany has gone on public display seven years after it was uncovered. The Jewish Community of Vienna was set to sell a vacant building it owns there in 2000 when two employees on a sweep of the structure discovered two rooms piled floor to ceiling with papers — 800 boxes worth. What makes the discovery historically significant is that it is one of the few such rec

U.S. Capitalism Formed in Early 1800s says historian

Andrew Shankman, associate professor at Rutgers University, talks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene about the rise of democracy and capitalism in the U.S. Shankman is author of "Crucible of American Democracy: The Struggle to Fuse Egalitarianism and Capitalism in Jeffersonian Pennsylvania.

James McPherson interviewed about Iraq, Civil War

This past Tuesday on BLOOMBERG RADIO®, "Bloomberg on the Economy" host Tom Keene spoke for an hour with Princeton Historian James McPherson on his famed book, "Battle Cry of Freedom," his most recent book, "This Mighty Scourge" and on the historical significance of our present day war in Iraq.

Freedom Fabric: A History of the Stars and Stripes

On July 5, the 50-star version of the American flag becomes the longest-serving flag in U.S. history. The last time a star was added to the flag was July 4, 1960 — nearly a year after Hawaii became the 50th state to join the union. But since 1777 — when congressional and presidential declarations defined the number of stars and stripes on the flag — there have been more than two dozen official versions of the flag, and many unofficial versions. For the fa

Tim Weiner: The Secret History of America's Spooks

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times correspondent Tim Weiner discusses his book Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA. Weiner did extensive archival research and conducted interviews with CIA insiders, including former chiefs Richard Helms and Stansfield Turner.

Remembering FDR's Landmark 'New Deal' Speech

Seventy-five years ago, delegates to the National Democratic Party Convention narrowly nominated Franklin Delano Roosevelt as their presidential nominee. Mr. Roosevelt broke with tradition by showing up in person to accept the nomination. He delivered what has come to be known as the "New Deal for America" speech, promising federal assistance for the millions of Americans hit by the Great Depression. Jonathan Alter, author of The Defining Moment: FDR's 100 Day

Jonathan Alter and Alan Brinkley: The Defining Moment: FDR’s First Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope

Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter and Columbia University Provost Alan Brinkley discuss the first 100 days of Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency, the subject of Alter’s recent book, The Defining Moment: FDR’s First Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope. The book contends that the first hundred days were not only the beginning of the New Deal, but also “the climax to a piece of political theater,” which had begun years earlier when Roosevelt overcame polio and public perceptions of him as an elitist

Six Day War: Legality of Settlements Debated

Some of the settlements that grew up in the West Bank since 1967 began as small outposts. Since 1996, Israelis have built more than 100 of these settlements — consisting of a few trailers or tents on a hilltop — that were never officially authorized by the Israeli government. But most of them were constructed with direct help from the state. One of the newer West Bank outposts, Migron, began in 2002 as a cell phone tower on a hilltop overlooking road 60, a major West

Six Day War: The Land Controversy

The end of the 1967 war and the beginning of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip brought dramatic changes to the lives of both Palestinians and Israelis. Jews could return to live in places mentioned in the Bible. Beginning in the mid-1970s, they began building Jewish settlements all over the West Bank. Today, more than a quarter-million Israelis live in the West Bank, not including East Jerusalem. [...]many other settlers, say the entire West Bank

Michael Oren: A Possible Solution for Jerusalem

A quick summary of what could be a possible solution for both the Israeli and Palestinian state concerning Jerusalem.

Six Day War: Western Jerusalem, United in Theory

After Israeli paratroopers captured the old city, Jews celebrated reunification of the divided city and renewed access to Judaism's holiest site, the Western Wall. But today, many long-time residents of Jewish West Jerusalem say the city is "united" in theory only.

Slide Show on Tiananmen

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East Jerusalem-40 Years Since the 6 Day-War

Shortly after the Six Day War ended in 1967, Israel annexed East Jerusalem, a highly controversial move that is still not recognized internationally. Part of the fallout — the ownership of a Palestinian home in an East Jerusalem neighborhood on the frontline between Israel and Jordan — remains in dispute.

XM recreates D-Day radio coverage in real-time

Next Wednesday, June 6th, XM will air a unique special that re-creates the radio coverage of D-Day, with archival reports from NBC's original radio news bulletins of the invasion. This incredible broadcast will air, in real-time, starting at 12:41am ET (which was the time of the first airing) and will end June 7th, at 5:45pm ET on The '40s (ch 4). The special will be based on the original NBC radio news reports of the invasion (currently housed in the National Archives) exactly as i

Uncovering Jamestown (PBS)

NewsHour Correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the colonial past of Jamestown, Virginia on its 400th anniversary.

Jill Lepore: The History of Jamestown

The celebration of the 400th anniversary of Jamestown kicks into gear this week, with Queen Elizabeth touring the site of the first permanent English settlement on Friday. We look back 400 years with historian Jill Lepore.

ABC-CLIO Schools -- secondary-level social studies teachers to partner with

ABC-CLIO Schools, a publisher of award-winning social studies resources for educators, is seeking dynamic secondary-level social studies teachers to partner with us in a new district-level workshop program. *Are you interested?* As an ABC-CLIO Schools Trainer, you will support the introduction of the ABC-CLIO Schools databases by guiding school district educators, curriculum specialists, and librarians through workshop activities that promote inquiry-based learning. In