History

New book on Mormon-led massacre opens old wounds

iht.com     Aug 15, 2008   1 related          

The date is etched in blood in Utah and Mormon church history and, on a more intimate level, the family trees of people like Karen Maxwell, a mother of eight and choir teacher from Salt Lake City. On Sept. 11, 1857, Mormon...                    

The Christie Pits Riot and the birth of multicultural Toronto

nationalpost.com     Aug 15, 2008          

(Toronto Archives; fonds 1266, Globe and Mail Collection, item 30791) By Brianna Goldberg, National PostThe picture seen above, the only image of the anti-Semitic rampage known as the Christie Pits Riot, wasn’t published in...                    

Canada launches new Arctic search for Franklin's lost ships

cbc.ca     Aug 15, 2008   57 related          

The federal government is launching a new reconnaissance mission to Canada's Arctic next week to find the lost ships of Sir John Franklin, whose doomed 1845 journey to the Northwest Passage has fascinated historians ever since.                    

TV review: Blood and Guts - Who Do You Think You Are? - Richard and Judy

scotsman.com     Aug 16, 2008          

Do we really need to see ice-picks pushed through eye sockets in lobotomies? Wednesday, BBC1, 9pm Richard and Judy Monday to Friday, Channel 4, 5pm THIS IS THE FIRST AND PROBABLY the last time I will recommend a programme which...                    

Bill Clifton, Charles K. Wolfe 2008 Hall of Fame Inductees

cybergrass.com     Aug 15, 2008          

Nashville, TN -- The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) is proud to announce two inductees to the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame for 2008: Bill Clifton, artist and international ambassador for...                    

Funtecha: Some issues and concerns on Bisayan history

thenewstoday.info     Aug 15, 2008          

Contemporary Filipino historians are often handicapped by the lack or absence of written materials that could counterbalance the misconceptions, misrepresentations, biases and prejudices of Spanish and American colonial...                    

The Peloponnesian War - The Event That Changed History

bharatbhasha.com     Aug 15, 2008          

and on the other their rivalry with the Sparta people. The Athenians held the navel superiority and the people of Sparta had tremendous military prowess. Trade also played a part in the beginning of the war. Coupled with this...                    

theboard::The Board::Rooting Out Racism in Medicine

nytimes.com     Aug 14, 2008          

Historians tend to focus on mob violence and lynching when they write about the racial atrocities of the Jim Crow South. But not all killings were carried out by men in white sheets armed with guns and nooses. Indeed, it’s...                    

The "$cholarly" war on religion: an old story

renewamerica.us     Aug 14, 2008          

"It is HE that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are like grasshoppers." -- Isaiah TO HEAR THEM TELL THE STORY, the "intellectuals" rode into town on a white horse and saved the dumb "townies"...                    

Bringing Belfast City Cemetery back to life: Belfast Telegraph - Stephanie Bell

nuzhound.com     Aug 15, 2008   2 related          

Sinn Fein Lord Mayor Tom Hartley is to host a unique open day in Belfast City Cemetery this weekend. Stephanie Bell finds out why he wants Protestants to flock to it and to reclaim the plots of their ancestors It may seem a...