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: The Washington Post
Dec 1, 2015
In light of persistent complaints from students and others that the artwork presents an offensive and romanticized view of slavery and other aspects of the state’s racial history, the fresco was shrouded to give the community time to debate what to do about it.
Source: NYT
Dec 1, 2015
Politicians have generally preferred to be fresh-faced for much of the last century. However, as historians have noted, that was not always the case.
Source: Vanity Fair
Dec 1, 2015
A new short film, When AIDS Was Funny, unearths never-before-heard audio reaction to the escalating AIDS crisis.
Source: NYT
Dec 1, 2015
Family members of the Israeli victims of Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympics are speaking openly in an effort to get their loved ones the recognition they believe is deserved.
Source: The Washington Post
Nov 30, 2015
Gallup has detailed a number of instances throughout history in which Americans were confronted with potentially accepting refugees. And almost without exception, there has been significantly more opposition than support.
Source: Time Magazine
Nov 30, 2015
Yes, she was arrested on Dec. 1, 1955, for refusing to give up her seat—but that's not the whole story
Source: NYT
Nov 29, 2015
The prospect of discovering the long-sought tomb of Queen Nefertiti would be momentous. It would also help Egypt’s tourism industry, which has plummeted in recent years because of political unrest.
Source: The Conversation
Nov 28, 2015
In locking horns over Syria, Russia and Turkey are playing out the latest chapter in a rivalry that has spanned centuries.
Source: New Historian
Nov 26, 2015
The beloved myths about Glastonbury Abbey, one of the most religious and romantic sites in England, have officially been debunked by a team of 31 experts led by a Professor of Archeology from the University of Reading.
Source: Abc News
Nov 26, 2015
Letters by Noongar people pleading for the return of their stolen children or requesting access to the old age pension after a lifetime's work will come together in a new project aimed at uncovering a hidden side of Indigenous history.
Source: New Historian
Nov 25, 2015
“Moral conflicts provoke substantial mobility — the furious ex ally, mate or whole group, with a poisoned spear or projectile intent on seeking revenge or justice, are a strong motivation to get away, and to take almost any risk to do so.”
Source: National Geographic
Nov 25, 2015
Ancient sites in contested areas are more vulnerable to looting and destruction than those in ISIS-controlled territory.
Source: John Fea (Blog)
Nov 24, 2015
Historians say a plaque installed by Mr. Trump at a golf course on the Potomac River commemorates a Civil War event that never happened.
Source: The Conversation
Nov 24, 2015
Turns out the Egyptians weren't the only ones who mummified their dead.
Source: NYT
Nov 24, 2015
The equation that describes fundamental workings of the universe is as compact and mysterious as a Viking rune.
Source: Pew Research Center
Nov 23, 2015
Currently, just 19% say they can trust the government always or most of the time.
Source: Newsweek
Nov 23, 2015
Carson recently attributed the writing of the U.S. Constitution to Thomas Jefferson, who was a major figure in early American history but was absent from the Constitutional Convention.
Source: NYT
Nov 23, 2015
Geneticists at Harvard have found that the rise of agriculture some 8,500 years ago led to widespread changes, affecting height and skin color.
Source: Inside Higher ED
Nov 23, 2015
Some are upset MESA hasn’t taken a stance, saying to not take a stand is to take a stand.
Source: Inside Higher ED
Nov 23, 2015
At both the University of Missouri at Columbia and the College of William & Mary, critics have been placing yellow sticky notes on Jefferson statues, labeling him -- among other things -- "rapist" and "racist."
