John Adams Knew When to Go Home — History News Network
WEBAug 23, 2020 · Before dawn on the morning of March 4, John Adams left the executive mansion and began the arduous two-week journey home by stagecoach and boat. He never left Quincy again. For twenty-five years, he read, wrote, argued, reflected, and philosophized about politics, government, history, religion, and his life and career.
About Us — History News Network
WEBHistory News Network. 100 South King Street Suite 425 Seattle, WA 98104 [email protected]. Rick Shenkman: Publisher & Editor-in-Chief John Stucky: Production Editor Judd Bundy: Lead Web Engineer Mark Hallum: Social Media Editor Matthew Kampf: Social Media Editor Jonathan Dresner: Assistant Editor Robin Lindley: Features Editor Erik Moshe: Features ...
What Did Jane Fonda Really Do Over in Hanoi? - History News …
WEBDec 11, 2004 · What Did Jane Fonda Really Do Over in Hanoi? by Nathaniel Bates. Originally published 12-11-04. Mr. Bates was an HNN intern. Jane Fonda was more than just an actress born to a wealthy and prominent Hollywood family. She was a symbol of a divided nation. Many Americans traveled to Vietnam on …
The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis - History News Network
WEBThe Circumstances. Meriwether Lewis departed St. Louis on September 4, 1809, with his servant John Pernier. A few days into the trip, he fell ill with a recurrence of malaria, a disease which can reappear unexpectedly and manifest itself in a variety of symptoms - high fever, delirium, paranoia, etc. - that may mimic insanity.
Navassa Island: The U.S.’s 160-year Forgotten Tragedy
WEBOn December 8, 1859, to forestall a Haitian attempt to take possession of Navassa, a Caribbean island south of Cuba, U.S. Secretary of State Lewis Cass made a momentous decision. He officially recognized an American ship captain’s claim filed under the Guano Islands Act of 1856. The law allowed American citizens to claim and possess islands ...
The 1940s Fight Against the Equal Rights ... - History News Network
WEBMay 2, 2021 · The fight over the Equal Rights Amendment is often framed as a classic fight between liberals and conservatives with liberals supporting the amendment to ensure gender equality and conservatives opposing the amendment to preserve traditional gender roles. But the history of the ERA before the state ratification battles of the 1970s shows that the fight over complete constitutional sexual ...
Alexis de Tocqueville on the Dangers of Presidential Elections
WEBNov 1, 2020 · He is the author of Plato, Aristotle, and the Purpose of Politics. Nearly two hundred years ago, the French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville described America’s presidential election in this way: For a long while before the appointed time has come, the election becomes the important and, so to speak, the all-engrossing topic of discussion.
The History of Black Incarceration Is Longer Than You May Think
WEBNov 24, 2019 · Launched in the 1980s, the war on drugs and the emergence of private, for-profit prison systems led to the imprisonment of many minorities. Other scholarship has shown that the modern mass incarceration of black Americans was preceded by a nineteenth-century surge in black imprisonment during the Reconstruction era.
A History of Climate Change Science and Denialism
WEBIronically, the history of climate denialism is far shorter. Indeed, a 1968 Stanford University study that reported “significant temperature changes are almost certain to occur by the year 2000 and these could bring about climatic changes,” was funded by the American Petroleum Institute.
Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? — History News Network
WEBDec 21, 2012 · The Norse god Freyr in traditional holiday garb. Credit: Wiki Commons/HNN staff. Recently, a student in my medieval religion class sent me this article by writer Tiffany Willis: "For Christ’s Sake, Leave The ‘Christ’ Out Of Christmas."In it, she argues that most of what we know of as "Christmas," from the December 25 date to the Christmas tree, actually have pagan origins.