Russia honors freedom of serfs, American slaves

2011-02-25T03:00:17Z

MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - They wrote letters to each other, were both assassinated in public, and led separate campaigns to free large swathes of their countrymen.

Czar Alexander II and President Abraham Lincoln now share the spotlight in a new exhibit, which Reuters) - A new exhibition at Tate Modern in London takes a sneak peek through the camera lens at everything from young couples embracing in a park to execution, to ordinary passers-by walking down New York streets.

"Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveill...

FirstLook: Blood, Iron & Gold By Christian Wolmar (PublicAffairs/2010)

2010-10-27T08:17:18Z

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What Is the Meaning of Tenant Farming?

2010-10-25T08:07:22Z

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Copenhagen: 'High Water Mark' for the Global Warming Movement?

2010-10-22T13:00:14Z

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Cross of St Andrew

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John Bigelow

2010-10-22T10:34:16Z

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Claude Etienne Minie

2010-10-22T10:25:37Z

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Workers Party of Marxist Unification

2010-10-22T09:51:59Z

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Alabama claims

2010-10-22T09:22:05Z

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Judah P Benjamin

2010-10-22T09:19:42Z

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Leveler

2010-10-22T09:17:49Z

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Frederick Charles

2010-10-22T09:08:16Z

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Ramon Jose Sender

2010-10-22T09:04:33Z

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John McCloskey

2010-10-22T09:00:47Z

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Location Matters!

2010-06-11T22:15:44Z

Vignettes from scattered locales shed light on our polity.

Location Matters!

Vignettes from scattered locales shed light on our polity.

By Conor Friedersdorf, &#160November 19, 2008

On a September morning several years ago, I knocked at the door of a new tract home in Rancho Cucamonga,

A History of the Fighting 69th, the Fighting Irish

2010-10-14T12:21:31Z

After the failed Young Irelanders Rebellion of 1848, many of the movement?s leaders made their way to New York. They sought to form an Irish Brigade to free Ireland from British control, they began to organise independent military companies in New York City. Their intention was to rally Irish migrants who were discontented with British control of Irish affairs. In 1849 these Irish companies were adopted by the state and merged to form an Irish regiment which is the officially recognised begin...

Not a simple case of black and white

2010-04-16T14:48:17Z

THE BATTLE FOR SPAIN by Antony Beevor Weidenfeld,

To Serrano Suñer, Franco's brother-in-law, the Spanish Civil War was a contest between good and evil; for the poet Cecil Day Lewis it was a battle between 'light and darkness'.

Antony Beevor castigates those who cling to this apocalyptic vision. 'The problem is, ' as he declared in a press interview, 'that ...

Coming to terms with the past

2010-04-16T14:51:07Z

GHOSTS OF SPAIN by Giles Tremlett Faber,

Ghosts there are, but do not be afraid, Giles Tremlett's brilliant evocation of Spain delineated by its hidden enmities -- and by its difference from the rest of Europe -- is not just a tour of the atrocities of the Civil War. ...

Michael Corcoran's 69th U.S. Infantry Regiment

2010-10-23T09:46:30Z

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How to Write Historical Fiction for Children

2010-10-19T10:17:20Z

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Top 5 Battlefield Sites to Visit

2010-10-16T19:33:01Z

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Hawks Kings Basketball

2011-01-04T22:01:17Z

Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford,left, shoots over Sacramento Kings guard Beno Udrih, of Slovenia during the first half of an ...

Blue Jackets Coyotes Hockey

2011-01-04T21:01:31Z

Columbus Blue Jackets' R.J. Umberger (18) scores a goal against Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, during the second period of an New Jersey Devils' Andy Greene (6) and Minnesota Wild's Martin Havlat (24), of the Czech Republic, compete for the puck during the first period of an Italy's Manuela Moelgg competes during the first run of an alpine ski women's World Cup slalom event, in Zagreb, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Russia Schwarzenegger

2011-01-04T09:32:15Z

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 file photo, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, invites then California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a ride in his vintage car, a Soviet built Chaika luxury car, during their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia. The Russian president and the Terminator are tweeting, and m...

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Russia honors freedom of serfs, American slaves

FirstLook: Blood, Iron & Gold By Christian Wolmar (PublicAffairs/2010)

What Is the Meaning of Tenant Farming?

Copenhagen: 'High Water Mark' for the Global Warming Movement?

Cross of St Andrew

John Bigelow

Claude Etienne Minie

Workers Party of Marxist Unification

Alabama claims

Judah P Benjamin

Leveler

Frederick Charles

Ramon Jose Sender

John McCloskey

Location Matters!

Location Matters!

A History of the Fighting 69th, the Fighting Irish

Not a simple case of black and white

Coming to terms with the past

Michael Corcoran's 69th U.S. Infantry Regiment

How to Write Historical Fiction for Children

Top 5 Battlefield Sites to Visit

Hawks Kings Basketball

Blue Jackets Coyotes Hockey

Russia Schwarzenegger