History

58 years later, Rosenberg spy case gets another look

cnn.com     11 hrs ago   67 related          

Records may show the strength of the case against Ethel Rosenberg Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed in 1953 for committing espionage Ethel Rosenberg's brother may have lied when he gave testimony, experts say NEW YORK...                

5. Rushdie traces the roots of his latest award-winning tale

thestar.com.my     6 hrs ago   3 related          

Within the parched landscape of Fatehpur Sikri, author Salman Rushdie stood time and time again over the years dreaming of the life that had been, imagining the splendid court and dark-eyed queens who would eventually people...                

Is This the End of Scientific 'Superpowers'?

digg.com     1 hr ago   1 related          

Is the sun beginning to set on America's scientific dominance? Much like the scientific superpowers of France, Germany and Britain in centuries' past, the United States has a diminishing lead over other nations in financial...                

Gladio historian: Europe still does not know the full story behind Gladio

todayszaman.com     11 hrs ago          

Dr. Daniele Ganser, a Swiss historian and researcher at the University of Basel’s history department, spoke to Today’s Zaman about the history of the Gladio in Europe. Ergenekon is believed by some to be the last living...                

[J.co.uk] Guardian: Guardian chief arts correspondent on making the move to blogging

journalism.co.uk     20 hrs ago   3 related          

Following yesterday's launch of Guardian.co.uk's redesigned culture section, chief arts correspondent Charlotte Higgins is now a full-time blogger for the site. She discusses her plans for the blog and the debate between...                

Revealing a Massacre, or Stating the Obvious

bestcyrano.org     16 hrs ago   2 related          

By Ramzy Baroud (ramzybaroud.net) - author of The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronicle of a People’s Struggle (Pluto Press, 2006), and editor of PalestineChronicle.com For some folks interested in genealogy, tracing one’s...                

In Search of Realism

firstthings.com     21 hrs ago          

Twenty years ago historian J.G.A. Pocock shook the academic establishment with a sweeping account of the development of republican political ideals, from Florence in the Renaissance to the American Founding. His work, The...                

Public Safety’s Don Carter Writes A Ghostly Book

hartford.edu     19 hrs ago          

The University of Hartford community knows Don Carter '06 as a sergeant in the Public Safety Department – but did you know that he also is a published author and an expert on the ghostly legends of the Connecticut shoreline?...                

Assistant Professor, Caribbean or Latin America (excluding Brazil)

h-net.org     12 hrs ago          

The History Department at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in the history of the Caribbean or Latin America (excluding Brazil), to begin in fall 2009. The...                

NEW! Exhibiting antiquity

britarch.ac.uk     18 hrs ago   2 related          

Held at Birbeck, University of London. Organised by by The Royal Photographic Society and held at De Montfort University, Leicester. Also short course in Applied Holography to compliment the conference on preceeding days...                

1 2 3 4 5 next »