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: AP
Jun 10, 2014
Samuel Loring Morison, of Crofton, was arrested Tuesday but released pending trial.
Source: LiveDesignOnline
Jun 10, 2014
The renovation features new spaces, films and interactive audio and video exhibits.
Source: The Washington Post
Jun 9, 2014
Their exact contributions, however, aren’t spelled out.
Source: PR Web
Jun 9, 2014
At the heart of the museum experience is visitors' opportunity to engage with the Museum's rich collection of original historic artifacts.
Source: Beyond Chron
Jun 9, 2014
Our Memory of the Women’s Liberation Movement is jarringly incomplete.
Source: The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies
Jun 9, 2014
The letter of protest by Holocaust scholars was organized by The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, based in Washington, D.C.
Source: News Observer
Jun 6, 2014
Nyang’oro’s cooperation would mean that Wainstein now has commitments from the two people who have taken nearly all of the blame for the scandal involving lecture-style classes that never met.
Source: Diane Ravitch's blog
Jun 6, 2014
New Orleans will soon be the first urban district in the nation that is all-charter, the first district where public education has been completely extinguished.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jun 5, 2014
by Peter Kovler and Robert Dallek
The next president can use the Kennedy commemorations to inspire a new generation.
Source: Penn State News
Jun 5, 2014
Sophie De Schaepdrijver, associate professor of history at Penn State, has received the honorific title of the Commander in the Order of the Crown by King Philippe of Belgium.
Source: Deseret News
Jun 5, 2014
Mormon history enthusiasts will gather in San Antonio for the 49th annual Mormon History Association Conference.
Source: The Daily Princetonian
Jun 4, 2014
Teaching a massive open online course was “the most interesting pedagogical experience in the quarter-century,” history professor Jeremy Adelman said in a lecture Saturday.
Source: NYT
Jun 4, 2014
“It’s about creating a sense of that world, and immersing yourself in it.”
Source: NYT
Jun 4, 2014
Her most lauded personal achievement was a series of books she wrote about her family.
Source: The Telegraph
Jun 3, 2014
Serious history books could soon become a “rarity” due to the pressure on academics to churn out short articles to meet funding quotas, professor Catherine Merridale has said.
Source: Monroe News
Jun 2, 2014
The news of Mr. Barron’s paid administrative leave was met with outrage by hundreds in the community and even nationally who showed their support to the teacher through social media.
Source: The Telegraph
Jun 1, 2014
Turning the war into a "strategic game" would allow children to understand the logistics of it, while "playing to their strengths."
Source: Collectors Weekly
May 30, 2014
In a country where institutionalized racism has been the norm for centuries, black barbershops remain an anomaly.
Source: National Coalition for History
May 30, 2014
“Our students will continue to have History and Social Studies courses in school just as they do today, taught by highly-qualified History and Social Studies educators, just as today.”
Source: Office of the Historian, US State Department
May 29, 2014
This volume is part of a Foreign Relations subseries on the First World War that documents the most important decisions made by the Department of State relating to international law.