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: Perspectives (AHA)
7-20-18
by Dane Kennedy
Historians, pro and con, debate the merits of Trump's protectionist agenda at a congressional briefing sponsored by the National History Center.
Source: Twitter
7-24-18
The announcement was made by Google.
Source: National Security Archive
7/24/18
The Clinton administration sought to preserve close ties to the Indonesian Armed Forces as President Suharto’s rule came to an end in May 1998, even as the Army carried out significant human rights abuses.
Source: The Conversation
7-23-18
by Matthew Bowman
Revisiting the story of the Mormon settlement of the Salt Lake Valley has profound implication for the ways the leadership of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today thinks about issues of immigration.
Source: NYT
7-24-18
The Stapleton neighborhood in Denver, Colo., takes its name from Benjamin Stapleton, a member of the Ku Klux Klan who served as Denver’s mayor for five terms. Stapleton’s great-grandson, Walker Stapleton, is the Republican candidate for governor.
Source: CNN
7-20-18
"It was such a great feeling to see the police officer drag the despicable flag from the courtroom during open court. Great first day!" the judge posted on Facebook on Monday.
Source: Time Magazine
7-23-18
It will make Massachusetts the first state to respond to the possibility that Roe v. Wade could be repealed or significantly weakened following the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Source: Smithsonian
7-23-18
An emergency keel-block release suggests the crew did not panic, meaning they may have been incapacitated when the sub went down.
Source: The Hill
7-21-18
A letter posted to the League of the South's website first reported by AL.com spoke of natural similarities between Russian culture and the conservative southerners.
Source: Newsweek
7-20-18
“This is a real rare opportunity for us to listen and learn and take a stand against endless occupation, and for freedom and equality.”
Source: NYT
7-20-18
A first batch of documents related to the 1989 rape are likely to provide insight into how the high-pressure investigation took a wrong turn.
Source: AP
7-22-18
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested several years ago that the unanimous high court ruling in 1974 that forced President Richard Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes, leading to the end of his presidency, may have been wrongly decided.
Source: The Daily Beast
7-20-18
The social-media titan’s bad PR continues this week, days after Zuck said his website could not censor Holocaust denial.
Source: NYT
7-28-18
A historic cemetery was discovered on the construction site of a new school outside Houston.
Source: BBC
7-18-18
The official history of Earth has a new chapter - and we are in it.
Source: Time Magazine
7-18-18
Here's why the presidential plane Looks the way It does.
Source: NBC News
7-19-18
The Shinil Group says it hopes to hoist the ship from its depth of more than 0.25 miles within months — but not everyone's convinced there's a treasure.
Source: Inside Higher Ed
7-19-18
College Board backtracks on plan to begin the AP World History exam in the year 1450, saying it will now begin in 1200.
Source: Time Magazine
7-18-18
Here's why.
Source: The Washington Post
7-27-18
"He is honest — but smart as hell.”
