Welcome! Dozens of authors & sections. Thousands of posts (& pages). Editor’s papers. Seminars. Contact. Support defending history. ——— Scholars & journalists: When you use DH, please cite DH. ——— WE SUPPORT UKRAINE!Search Human Rights ...
Woodson faced a steep, uphill battle. By the 1960s, the most popular eighth-grade textbook includedonly two Black Americans’ namessince the Civil War. Author James Baldwin noted that in his own schooling: “I began to be bugged by the teaching of American history because it seemed that tha...
with industries that claimed a ban would be too costly. scholars have argued that this case called into question the epa’s ability to regulate any cancer-causing substance. as a result of the fifth circuit’s decision, companies were allowed to continue to expose americans to this dangerous ...
The Pentagon Papers 1971 Nixon and his staff recruit a team of ex-FBI and CIA operatives, later referred to as “the Plumbers” to investigate the leaked publication of the Pentagon Papers. On September 9, the "plumbers" break into the office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist, in an unsucc...
Rose is an augmented reality expert — he was in charge of AR at eyeglass maker Warby Parker — and a boater. His inspiration was the question — why don’t boaters have the same intelligent displays they’re used to using in their motor vehicles? After all, most every new car comes ...
to light again could find their way into the book itself, which was also true for the more than 250 interviews we conducted with people ranging from childhood classmates and lifelong friends to many of those who were involved with the Pentagon Papers, Watergate, or The Washington Post Company....
Haldeman signaled his interest in his counterpart’s question. “Next week”Kissinger answered confidently, even though the President himself had not yet decided on how to convey such monumental news to the public. Monday, July 12th, 1971: Two days after a violent coup attempt against King ...
On October 22, the New York Times declares, "The Cuban question is now the leading one of the time." 1853: Spain appoints Marquis Juan de la Pezuela as Captain General of Cuba in 1853 - a vocal and active opponent enemy of slavery who suppressed the slave trade in Cuba. General John ...
Packard takes on a brief history of the development of the University of Denver and of Universities in general. “Denver University began as the Colorado Seminary on March 5, 1864. Its founders stated that it was to be a “school of high grade – an ornament to our City and a fitting ...
no question of blatantly illegal conduct. However, this auto pollution case was not traditional. Some, like Ralph Nader, argued for “product fixing;” that restraint of technology was restraint of trade, preventing competition. This, however, was a very novel approach at the time, especially in...