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: Voice of America`
May 2, 2011
In Indonesia, a country with the largest Muslim population in the world, many people voiced support for the U.S. operation that killed Osama bin LadenAlthough Indonesia is home to a variety of militant Islamic organizations that have carried out attacks against Western targets, the country has a history of religious diversity and moderation.So it is not surprising that Darma Widjaya, like many of the Muslims who came to midday prayers at the Sunda Kelapa mosque in Jakarta Monday expressed no sympathy upon hearing of the death of Osama bin Laden....
Source: Palm Beach Post
May 2, 2011
Spontaneous celebrations of pride, where people pour into the streets to embrace the flag and each other, have mostly become the stuff of sports victories or Twitter-fomented revolutions in the Middle East.For American celebrations with any equivalence to what resulted from the news of the death of Osama bin Laden, you have to go back to 1945, to V-E and V-J days....The comparison is inexact because the comparisons only go so far. Sept. 11 may well have been this generation's Pearl Harbor, but bin Laden killed thousands while Germany and Japan killed millions.
Source: OAH Newsletter
May 2, 2011
At its March 2011 meeting, the Organization of American Historians (OAH) Executive Board approved revised Standards for Part-time, Adjunct and Contingent Faculty. This action took place after a year of intensive study by the OAH Committee on Part-Time, Adjunct, and Contingent Employment. The new standards reflect a major overhaul of the guidelines adopted in 2003 as part of a joint venture with the American Historical Association.
Source: Telegraph (UK)
May 1, 2011
Professor Richard Holmes, who died on April 30 aged 65, was one of Britain's most distinguished military historians, and a distinctive broadcaster with a soldierly mien, imparting knowledge and enthusiasm in equal measure.
Source: NYT
Apr 27, 2011
The letters that Arthur M.
Source: NYT
Apr 26, 2011
For nearly three decades, the Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert W. Fogel
and a small clutch of colleagues have assiduously researched what the
size and shape of the human body say about economic and social changes
throughout history, and vice versa.
Source: Salon
Apr 26, 2011
...Larry Flynt endeavored to set straight the record – which is, well, actually pretty gay, according to him – in his entertaining new book, "One
Nation Under Sex: How the Private Lives of Presidents, First Ladies and
Their Lovers Changed the Course of American History." With the help
of coauthor David Eisenbach, a professor of American political history
at Columbia University, he argues that Benjamin Franklin's womanizing
ways
Source: Fox 19
Apr 25, 2011
Former president and professor of Miami University, Phillip R. Shriver, passed away on Saturday in Oxford. He was 88.Shriver was president at Miami University from 1965-1981 and professor of history from 1947-1998. He taught at least one class every year except one during his 52-year career in the classroom, even while he was Miami's president....
Source: CHNM
Apr 25, 2011
On April 15, 2011 at 3:00 pm, donors, friends and staff gathered at the Research 1 building on George Mason University (GMU)campus to rename the Center for History and New Media in memory of its founder, Roy Rosenzweig. Through the generous support of donors, more than a million dollars was raised to rename the Center. Daniel Cohen, Director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History & New Media, welcomed guests to the dedication ceremony.
Source: Cornell University
Apr 25, 2011
Robert Travers, Cornell University associate professor in history,
was born and raised in England. He teaches modern British and European
history. In regard to the wedding between Prince William and Kate
Middleton, he says:“The main significance of the wedding might
be the international audience. For Britain, it’s very important to
retain its global brand. We don’t export a lot in England, but weddings
seem to be some of our best products.
Source: Vancouver Sun
Apr 25, 2011
...How do the front-runners in Canada's federal election stack up?
Source: AP
Apr 23, 2011
ISTANBUL (AP) — The World War I battlefield of the Gallipoli
campaign, where throngs gather each April to remember the fallen, is a
place of lore, an echo of ancient warfare that took place on the same
soil. Now researchers are mapping dugouts, trenches and tunnels in the
most extensive archaeological survey of a site whose slaughter helped
forge the identity of young nations.
Source: The Atlantic
Apr 22, 2011
Among today's writers on the topic of sustainable food, James
McWilliams stands out—in part because he is a bit of an iconoclast.
Whether arguing that it's time to rethink genetically modified foods, that free-range meat isn't better than factory-farmed, or that
Source: NYT
Apr 21, 2011
Joel Colton, a historian who for over 50 years helped regularly update a textbook that has introduced generations of college students to modern history, died Sunday at his home in Durham, N. C. He was 92.The cause was congestive heart failure, said his son, Kenneth.
Source: Dahlia Scheindlin at 972mag.com
Apr 19, 2011
It has been a troubled year for Israeli academia. The rising nationalist sentiment in the government, legislature and civil society has spilled over into bitter struggles on campuses throughout the country.
Source: Duke Today
Apr 19, 2011
Durham, NC - Duke historian Joel Colton, who was known to generations of students as co-author of the college textbook, "A History of the Modern World," died April 17 in Durham. He was 92.Born August 23, 1918, in New York City, Colton specialized in modern and contemporary European history, he taught at Duke University from 1947-1989, chairing the History Department from 1967-1974. "A History of the Modern World" was used in more than 1,000 high schools, colleges and universities and was translated into 10 languages.
Source: OAH
Apr 19, 2011
On April 15, 2011 the OAH Executive Board voted unanimously to approve the five-year appointment of Jay S. Goodgold as the next treasurer of the Organization of American Historians. Goodgold holds a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University. After graduating, he worked for the Goldman Sachs Group, an investment banking and securities company, serving as managing director of its St. Louis and Chicago offices.
Source: NPR
Apr 19, 2011
The worlds of journalism and literature turned their attention to the prestigious Pulitzer Prizes Monday when the committee announced the 2011 winners.
Source: NOLA.com
Apr 19, 2011
WASHINGTON -- Wednesday marks the first anniversary of the deadly blowout of the Macondo oil well, but there's another day of infamy for the Louisiana congressional delegation: May 27.That was the day when President Barack Obama imposed a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling, which the state's lawmakers said was, from an economic standpoint, "worse than the spill itself."...
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser
Apr 19, 2011
...[T]he potential situations that favor Charles’ giving way to his son, or taking the throne as king without Camilla as his queen, seem likely to collide with political and constitutional reality.For one thing, the royal family has an established aversion to the idea of abdication. King Edward VIII’s decision to quit the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson remains a grim shadow in the royal memory, especially for Queen Elizabeth, who is said to remain haunted by the trauma her father, King George VI, suffered when he was forced to take the throne.
