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: HNN
5-13-14
A sample of opinion from the blogosphere.
5-9-14
Reports say a cemetery worker discovered about two dozen commemorative demitasse and teaspoons stolen from the monument and called police.
Source: NYT
5-9-14
by Michael Beschloss
By combining the Civil War and baseball, Moore’s photograph merges two of the most important elements of the American historical experience, both of which, to this day, have deep emotional resonance.
Source: China Central Television
5-5-14
The addition raises Peking University to third place among all Chinese libraries that own "Siku Quanshu" books.
Source: BBC
5-11-14
An online archive remembering the millions of people from Britain and the Commonwealth who served in World War One has gone live.
Source: NYT
5-11-14
A a new law, signed by President Vladimir V. Putin mandates up to five years in jail and heavy fines for anyone who tries to rehabilitate Nazism or denigrate Russia’s World War II record.
Source: commdiginews.com
5-10-14
“The results tell us that, as a country, we are failing to provide children with a high-quality, well-rounded education."--Arne Duncan
Source: NYT
5-10-14
The perception that partisan politics has infected the court’s work may do lasting damage to its prestige and authority and to Americans’ faith in the rule of law.
Source: NYT
5-10-14
“We have been living just fine with this name for over 400 years, so why is there suddenly a need to change it?”--Townsman
Source: Spectator
5-10-14
When Osborne heard that the crucifix had recently been stolen from the chapel in which the besieged soldiers had prayed, he decided that the rescue effort needed to be stepped up.
Source: BBC
5-9-14
The remarkable discovery of a box of letters in the archives of the BBC is shedding new light on conditions and attitudes in France during World War Two.
Source: AP
5-7-14
Congress has allowed previous legislation calling for a women's museum to die at least twice since 2005.
Source: Huff Post
5-8-14
She says it might become an "ideological shrine to abortion."
Source: Topeka Capital-Journal
5-8-14
The history of educating Hispanic students separately is often forgotten.
Source: WaPo
5-7-14
To some Ukrainians, World War II was a fight against both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
Source: The Charlotte Observer
5-1-14
It reduces the four-year conflict down to a moment when two specific men faced off on the battlefield.
Source: BBC
5-7-14
The medieval Black Death led to better health for future generations, according to an analysis of skeletons in London cemeteries.
Source: The Roanoke Times
5-6-14
Hidden in a roll of negatives, Roanoke artist and historian Matt Ames found a glimpse of the world’s darkest history.
Source: BBC
5-7-14
Why has a punishment used in ancient Rome now emerged as a feature of Syria's civil war?
Source: The Telegraph
5-8-14
The operation set out to destroy three dams deep within Germany’s Ruhr valley in order to set back the country’s war effort, a task that was thought near impossible.