This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: Process History
10/31/19
by Jazma Sutton
African American women, arguably the most vulnerable group in antebellum America, used every means at their disposal to escape slavery, liberate family members, assist in others’ self-liberation, and hold on to whatever measure of freedom they had achieved.
Source: Time
10/30/19
by Jack Hartnell
As such powerful markers of death, the medieval bones could also be made into more fantastical things.
Source: The Conversation
10/24/19
by Paul Freedman
When was it decided that women prefer some types of food – yogurt with fruit, salads and white wine – while men are supposed to gravitate to chili, steak and bacon?
Source: Washington Post
10/29/19
On Sunday, another dog was added to the hall of canine heroes: A Belgian Malinois that tore after Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a darkened tunnel in Syria.
Source: Washington Post
10/30/19
by Gillian Brockell
The article includes tweets and quotes from historians Glenda Gilmore, Douglas M. Charles, Peter A. Shulman, and Kevin Kruse.
Source: National Security Archive
10/30/19
by William Burr
During Mid-1960s Turkish Officials Were Interested in Producing an “Atomic Bomb”
Source: NY Times
10/30/19
University officials described the decision as one step in a dialogue with the descendants, who are seeking $1 billion.
11/17/19
by Matthew Crawford
Historians give much-needed context on the recent California wildfires and climate change.
Source: The Conversation
10/29/19
by Jessica Wang
The author's new book, “Mad Dogs and Other New Yorkers: Rabies, Medicine, and Society in an American Metropolis, 1840-1920,” explores the hidden meanings behind the ways people talked about rabies.
Source: The Conversation
10/28/19
by Elizabeth Outka
The rise of the living dead, though, has a surprising link to another recurring October visitor: the influenza virus.
Source: History.com
10/25/19
The name, jack-o'-lantern, comes from an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack.
Source: NY Times
10/23/19
The filmmakers pored over books, documents and other research to remind viewers of the woman behind the often distorted legend.
Source: Politico
10/26/19
by Casey Michel
Trump’s willingness to allow foreign governments to influence American elections is historically unprecedented. Just how unprecedented becomes clear when you look back at the long history of attempts by foreign powers (almost always Russia) to tip an outcome to their advantage.
Source: Spectrum News
10/25/19
The city historian said material in the time capsule dates back to 1898, with additional items being added in 1941, but nothing can be salvaged.
Source: NPR
10/25/19
The whole idea of a "quid pro quo" is so fundamental to the human experience that we have all kinds of ways to say it. Here, a look at how our understanding of "quid pro quo" has changed over time.
Source: Time
10/25/19
by Olivia B. Waxman
In the 1880s, Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Nikola Tesla went to battle over who had the superior technology for electrical transmission.
Source: NY Times
10/25/19
The city’s plan to commemorate women, people of color and others overlooked in the past is leading to fights over who should be honored and how.
Source: Washington Post
10/28/19
Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama were all booed at baseball games.
Source: Informed Comment
10/28/19
by Juan Cole
“Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,” the nom de guerre of the notorious Iraqi terrorist Ibrahim al-Samarrai, is dead, killed in a US special forces raid on his compound in Syria’s northwest Idlib province.
Source: 60 Minutes
10/20/19
Copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus describing his first impressions of the Americas have become so rare and valuable, they're being stolen and replaced with forgeries at some of the world's most prestigious libraries.
