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Current events in America and around the world through a historical lens.
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Ken Briggs
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May 30, 2023
Why They Dropped the Bomb
World War II Ends with Shock and Awe
Setting the Battlefield
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Ken Briggs
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May 25, 2023
When Russia Colonized North America
Russian Imperialism Extended Across Hemispheres.
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Ken Briggs
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May 19, 2023
Ukraine Can Take Back Crimea
But It Won’t Be Easy
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Ken Briggs
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Apr 18, 2022
The Last Stand At Mariupol
Its the stuff nations are made of
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Ken Briggs
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Sep 16, 2022
Xi Jinping Cools on Putin and His Ukraine War
China sees Russia as a Potential Liability
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Ken Briggs
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Mar 1, 2023
The Year of Ukraine
A retrospect on the first major European war since WWII
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Ken Briggs
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Mar 13, 2023
A Constitutional Crisis in Israel
It Could Create New Possibilities for Peace in the Middle East
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Ken Briggs
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Nov 10, 2020
An Inflection Point in American History
A Fitting Coda to a Year Like No Other
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Ken Briggs
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Mar 28, 2022
The Fall of the Last European Empire
Expansion of the Russian Empire. Source: Encyclopedia Britannica
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Ken Briggs
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Mar 27, 2023
On this Day in History, A Symbol of Texan Identity
The massacre at Goliad unites Texas against Mexico
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