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 Conversation
4/15/19
by Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski
Medieval Christians received the message on Good Friday that the Jews who lived in their midst were the enemies of Christians who killed their savior and needed to either convert to Christianity or face divine punishment.
Source: Washington Post
4/15/19
As the country celebrates Jackie Robinson Day, let’s consider the career of Fleet Walker.
Source: Washington Post
4/16/19
Less than a week before fire tore through Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a repair crew brought down religious statues for the first time in more than a century.
Source: Washington Post
4/15/19
Notre Dame is one in a long line of cathedrals that have been ravaged by fire or war.
Source: Washington Post
4/16/19
France has rebuilt its iconic cathedral before.
Source: Washington Post
4/15/19
He is mourned — to this day — by those who hail him as an anti-corruption reformer.
Source: NY Times
4/14/19
The F.B.I. director, warned at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing last year that China presented “a whole-of-society threat on their end” that required a “whole-of-society response.”
Source: Smithsonian.com
4/15/19
The trove was flagged after a Belgian woman unwittingly tried to auction the stolen books.
Source: Wall Street Journal
4/12/19
Historical revisionism is emerging as a core obsession of the Bolsonaro administration and, according to the president’s critics, one of its most worrying.
Source: New Yorker
4/12/19
One panel of the painting is meant to commemorate the abolition of slavery in France, in 1794, but it perpetuates grotesque racist stereotypes.
Source: Washington Post
4/12/19
by Nasredeen Abdulbari
Throughout Sudan’s history, women have played a central role in society.
Source: National Security Archive
4/12/19
The 47,000 Pages of CIA, FBI, NSC, DOD and State Dept. Records Touted as “Largest” Government-to-Government Transfer of Declassified Documentation
Source: Slate
4/12/19
if approved by the university, it will be the first time an American university financially addresses its past as a slave-owning institution.
Source: BBC News
4/16/19
The museum drew heavy criticism for agreeing to host a ceremony at which Mr Bolsonaro, who has advocated relaxing environmental policies, was scheduled to receive a person of the year award.
Source: NPR
4/15/19
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with art historian Caroline Bruzelius about the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which caught on fire Monday.
Source: History.com
4/15/19
In the 1790s, anti-Christian forces all but tore down one of France’s most powerful symbols.
Source: AP
4/16/19
The released Mueller Report will likely be highly redacted. Here's the history behind those black marks.
Source: Colorado Public Radio
4/15/19
“There are certain things, if you're president, you need to say,” Clinton said. “There are certain other things you need to not say.”
Source: EU Observer
4/11/19
"History continues to play negative role in many conflicts", Tuomioja explained, suggesting that historians "can contribute substantially to conflict resolution".
Source: Washington Post
4/10/19
The National Archives is restoring the color home movies made by Hitler’s girlfriend Eva Braun.
