PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 2008 WATCH:

• NEW HNN BLOG: Campaign 2008: Highlights: A complete roundup of what Historians are saying about the campaign this week.
• Many historians see little chance for McCain - Paul Kuhn at the website of Politico.com, 6-15-08

TOP YOUNG HISTORIANS:

• This week... Marina Rustow

HNN STATS THIS WEEK:

• Most Popular Article: Robert S. McElvaine:"HNN Poll: 61% of Historians Rate the Bush Presidency Worst" - - 4-1-08
• Most Popular Blog Entry: Timothy Burke: "Historical Argument From Soup to Nuts" CLIOPATRIA: A Group Blog, 4-25-08
• Hottest Topic: Election 2008: General
• Most Popular Feature: Ferenc M. Szasz:"Quotes About History"
• All-Time Favorite:"What Is the Difference Between Sunni and Shiite Muslims--and Why Does It Matter?" 9-9-02

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY:

On This Day in History....

• 06-16-1487 - The Battle of Stoke ended the Wars of the Roses.
• 06-16-1858 - Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln declared,"a house divided against itself cannot stand."
• 06-16-1904 - Events in James Joyce's novel Ulysses took place on this day, which is celebrated as Bloomsday, for the main character, Leopold Bloom.
• 06-16-1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Industrial Recovery Act.
• 06-16-1963 - Valentina Tereshkova of the USSR became the first woman in space.
• 06-16-1996 - Russia voted in its first independent presidential election. Boris Yeltsin eventually won in a runoff.
• 06-16-2004 - The 9/11 Commission determined that Saddam Hussein had no strong links to al-Qaeda, contradicting White House beliefs.
• 06-17-1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill took place during the American Revolution.
• 06-17-1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.
• 06-17-1928 - Amelia Earhart embarked on the first trans-Atlantic flight by a woman.
• 06-17-1944 - The Republic of Iceland was established.
• 06-17-1963 - U.S. Supreme Court ruled that no locality may require recitation of Lord's Prayer or Bible verses in public schools.
• 06-17-1972 - Burglary of Democratic Party headquarters in Washington, DC, started the Watergate political scandal.
• 06-17-1994 - O. J. Simpson's slow-speed chase by the police, watched by millions on TV, ended in his arrest.
• 06-18-1812 - The War of 1812 began.
• 06-18-1815 - Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by British, German, and Dutch forces.
• 06-18-1873 - Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
• 06-18-1928 - Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She completed the flight from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.
• 06-18-1948 - The United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted its International Declaration of Human Rights. The General Assembly would give it final approval on Dec. 10, 1948.
• 06-18-1983 - Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.

IN THE NEWS:

• Disputes Leave the Middle East Center at the U. of Utah in Turmoil - Chronicle of Higher Ed, 6-13-08
• Conrad Black: In Prison--But still writing! - News Story by Damion Pechota, HNN intern, 6-13-08
• 'Israel Lobby' Professors Get Hospitable Greeting in Israel - Chronicle of Higher Ed, 6-12-08
• Historian throws cold water on Annapolis anniversary - http://www.hometownannapolis.com, 6-9-08
• American Professors Who Wrote 'The Israel Lobby' Face Cool Reception From Israelis - Chronicle of Higher Ed, 6-9-08

REVIEWED AND FIRST CHAPTERS:

• Katherine Jellison: Historian traces rise of a cultural phenomenon"It's Our Day: America's Love Affair with the White Wedding" - AP, 6-15-08
• Summer books releases: News & Observer, 6-15-08
• Andrei Cherny: Historians et al. debate his book, Candy Bombers - One of many posts on TPM Cafe concerning Cherny's book. This one is by Lawrence Kaplan, 6-6-08
• Jacob Heilbrunn: Journalist accused of filching from academics and others in new history of conservatism - Corey Robin in the Nation, 6-23-08

OP-EDs:

• Michael Dobbs: Argues that archives restrictions will hamper work like his - WaPo, 6-10-08

BLOGS:

• Blog Symposium: What is a historian? - ProgressiveHistorians (blog), 6-11-08

PROFILED:

• Michael Collins: Bringing the past back to life Award-winning MSU professor still making history his business - Times Record News, TX, 6-8-08
• Mark Horowitz: PhD at University of Chicago wraps up degree 34 years later! - Chicago Tribune, 6-14-08
• Hugh Trevor-Roper: His passion to debunk myths about Scotland - Adam Sisman in the Telegraph, 6-6-08

INTERVIEWS:

• Gil Troy:"Leading from the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents" with Dave Gordon - davegordonwrites.com, 6-4-08
• Rick Shenkman: The Ignorant American Voter Historian Rick Shenkman laments the breed in his new book,"Just How Stupid Are We?" - US News, 6-3-08

FEATURES:

• The Nation Magazine Holding a Contest to Name Our Epoch - The Nation, 6-13-08
• Peter Orner: Author of an oral history of illegal immigrants, discusses the nightmares experienced by this vulnerable population - Whitney Joiner at Salon.com, 6-11-08

QUOTED:

• Allen Weinstein: NYT publishes excerpt from his commencement address at Southern Methodist University - Allen Weinstein, archivist of the US, at SMU (NYT), 6-15-08

HONORED, AWARDED, APPOINTED:

• Noel Stowe: ASU professor receives Governor's Heritage Preservation Honor Award - Arizona State University, Tempe, 6-13-08
• Ramón Gutiérrez: Historian of race, ethnic relations, named director of center - http://chronicle.uchicago.edu, 6-13-08
• Wolfson History Book prizes are announced (UK) - History Today, 6-12-08
• Historian Awarded $1.4 Million for Residential School Research (Canada) - http://www.newswise.com, 6-12-08

EXHIBITS / WEBSITES:

• National History Education Clearinghouse launched - George Mason University's Center for History and New Media, 6-3-08
• Center for History and New Media launches new website: Gulag - George Mason University's Center for History and New Media, 6-3-08

SPOTTED:

• David Irving: Controversial historian to speak in Oregon - http://www.registerguard.com, 6-8-08

CALENDAR:

• June 18, 2008: Gil Troy: Presidents, Politics, and Moderation Do Moderates Make the Best Presidents?, 12:15pm-1:45pm, New America Foundation, 1630 Connecticut Ave, NW 7th Floor, Washington, DC - New America Foundation Invitation, 6-08
• May-September 2008: Elizabeth Brand Monroe, Deborah A. Lee, Lectures Showcase Leesburg's History for 250th Anniversary - WaPo, 1-18-08
• David Zabecki: Hooks up with Stephen Ambrose Tours / Zabecki will lead the 14-day tour to visit historic World War II sites in Gdansk, Krakow, Warsaw and Berlin from May 16-30, 2008.- Press Release--Stephen Ambrose Tours, 1-10-08

ON TV: History Listings This Week

• C-Span2, BookTV: History Journey Through Hallowed Ground: Birthplace of the American Ideal Authors: Kenneth Garrett; David McCullough - Sunday, June 15 @ 10:00pm ET - C-Span2, BookTV
• C-Span2, BookTV: After Words: Ted Sorensen author of"Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History" interviewed by Robert Schlesinger, author of"White House Ghosts" - Monday, June 16 @ 12:00am ET - C-Span2, BookTV
• C-Span2, BookTV: History The Senator & the Sharecropper: The Freedom Struggles of James O. Eastland & Fannie Lou Hamer Author: Chris Myers Asch - Monday, June 16 @ 5:00am ET - C-Span2, BookTV
• PBS: American Experience Eleanor Roosevelt PBS - Monday, June 16, 2008 @ 9pm ET
• History Channel:"Journey to 10,000 BC," Monday, June 16, @ 2pm ET/PT
• History Channel:"How Life Began", Monday, June 16, @ 9pm ET/PT
• History Channel:"The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre," Tuesday, June 17, @ 2pm ET/PT
• History Channel:"Hillbilly: The Real Story," Wednesday, June 18, @ 2pm ET/PT
• History Channel:"Last Stand of The 300," Thursday, June 19, @ 2pm ET/PT
• History Channel:"How the Earth Was Made," Saturday, June 21, @ 8pm ET/PT
• History Channel:"How Life Began," Saturday, June 21, @ 10pm ET/PT

SELLING BIG (NYT):

• Patrick J. Buchanan: CHURCHILL, HITLER, AND"THE UNNECESSARY WAR," #15 -- (1 week on list) - 6-22-08
• Thurston Clarke: THE LAST CAMPAIGN #16 (2 weeks on list) - 6-22-08
• Ted Sorensen: COUNSELOR #18 - 6-22-08
• Kenneth C. Davis: AMERICA'S HIDDEN HISTORY #34 - 6-22-08

FUTURE RELEASES:

• Robert F. Dorr: Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht, June 15, 2008
• Geoff Shepard: Secret Plot to Make Ted Kennedy President: Inside the Real Watergate Conspiracy, June 17, 2008
• Gerald M. Carbone: Nathanael Greene: A Biography of the American Revolution, June 24, 2008
• Contstance Aerson Clark: God or Gorilla: Images of Evolution in the Jazz Age, June 28, 2008
• Lewis Lehrman: Lincoln at Peoria, July 4, 2008
• Linda Porter: The First Queen of England, July 8, 2008
• William Marvel: Lincoln's Darkest Year: The War in 1862, July 16, 2008
• Lorri Glover: The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America, August 5, 2008
• Fred E. Haynes: The Lions of Iwo Jima: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History, August 5, 2008
• Patrick Desbois: The Holocaust by Bullets, August 19, 2008
• Robert Dallek: Harry S. Truman (REV), September 2, 2008

DEPARTED:

• Professor Richard Greenfield: Historian with specialty in African studies, dies - Independent (UK), 6-12-08