Was Utah the First Home of the Aztecs? - History News Network
From the San Diego Union Tribune (June 22 2004): The mythical homeland of Mexico's Aztecs – an island known as Aztlan – has eluded historians for centuries, and the quest to find it has become shrouded in political spin and scholarly speculation. Like the lost Atlantis and Camelot, Aztlan may or may not have existed, but fervent believers have sought it …
John Adams Knew When to Go Home — History News Network
Aug 23, 2020 · One thing that John Adams never did was to voice a word of regret about leaving the presidency at his term’s end. None of his successors has ever violated or dishonored the precedent he established. And, if we are fortunate, none ever will.
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What Is a "White Nigger" Anyway? — History News Network
Mr. Todd is a graduate student in history at West Virginia University. There has been a more or less considerable furor over Sen. Robert Byrd's (D-WV) usage of the term "white nigger." Everyone seems to think that they know what this means. But do they? Before one can decide if the words are ...
The Great Flood of 1927: An Interview with Pete Daniel
Mr. Daniel, the curator in the Division of Work and Industry at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, is a leading expert on the flood of 1927.
What Are the Origins of “Reasonable Doubt”? - History News …
Mr. Whitman is Ford Foundation Professor at Yale Law School, where he teaches criminal law and legal history. He holds both a law degree and a doctorate in history. As everybody knows, no person in the United States of America can be convicted of …
The Value of Rating Presidents — History News Network
Apr 21, 2019 · Presidential rankings are quick, fun, and highly shareable on social media. They foster lively debate about contemporary presidents and even help resurface some of our most obscure presidents.
Historians Ask what the Decline of Nude Beaches Tells Us about …
Aug 29, 2022 · Historians of naturism Sarah Schrank and Stephen L. Harp believe that the panoptical nature of social media is eroding a longstanding divergence between European and American attitudes about nudity in public spaces, particularly among young women.
"Generation Connie": A News Anchor and Her First-Generation …
May 11, 2023 · The practice of choosing American names for immigrant children coincided with the peak of Connie Chung's career as the national face of CBS News. Adopting her name symbolized mobility and potential for a generation of Asian …
Three lessons of World War II for Today’s Generation
World War II was profoundly different from the conflict the United States currently finds itself waging in Iraq, but that titanic struggle of the mid-twentieth century does offer three valuable lessons for the leaders and citizens of today. Here is how I would sum them up:1. Acknowledge messy complexity.