

“Morir Antes Que Esclavos Vivir”: Bolivia’s fight for freedom
It was the 10th of November 2019, fifteen minutes before the news of Evo Morales renouncing the presidency in a recorded video from “el Chapare.”
It was the 10th of November 2019, fifteen minutes before the news of Evo Morales renouncing the presidency in a recorded video from “el Chapare.”
The day was November 4th, 1979. The Iranian revolution against the Shah was in full swing, and Islamic students had just formed a violent mob
“Village set on fire. Dinner then return.” These cold words come from the diary of a Belgian officer in the Congo Free State.1 He provides
The Holy See has played a very important role for a very long time for global issues addressing major challenges our world faces. The Holy
It was only moments before 3 PM on March 24 that President Donald Trump received the news he’d been waiting for. After twenty-two months of
Have you ever wondered what you would do without water? Water is indeed life. And without access to clean water, life’s hardships become further amplified.
WARNING: This article contains a detailed description of a sexual assault story. Raquel’s husband is killed while at work. Days after his death, a group
Edwin Romero worked at a low-paying clothing factory in his native Honduras. In 2017, Juan Orlando Hernandez, then President of Honduras, was running for re-election.
Private Felix E. Longoria from Three Rivers, Texas, was one of the soldiers who gave his life during World War II. Felix Longoria was drafted
Today is the day. Today is the day you are finally going to see your parents for the first time in years. Even if it
The Rodney Reed case reminds us of past racial injustices and the many ways in which the Jim Crow legacy remains very much alive today.
“May it please your Honours, and you Gentlemen of the Jury, I yesterday afternoon produced from the best authorities, those rules of law which must
A radio commercial suddenly took over the cars’ atmosphere that can only be described as jittery amidst a traffic jam on the way back from
n the summer of 1914, the European continent entered a new and significant era of its history: the Great War. Scholars have discussed the factors
Yaser Esam Hamdi, enemy? Having lived in Saudi Arabia for most of his life, Hamdi first encountered the U.S. military in 2001, when the U.S.
Social media tends to distract its consumers from real-world problems. Internet trolls can make life-threatening issues into jokes and discredit the magnitude of real problems.
The Sixties were filled with new fashions, great music, break-through technologies—and lots of protests. Some protests advocated for Civil Rights, while many sought to put
In December 2013, Harvard University was rocked by a bomb threat. As the threat threw the campus into a state of chaos, local law enforcement
Argentina did it! They have stunned the basketball world by becoming the first national team to deny American professional players the gold medal at the
In the middle of the Finnish hinterland, Soviet soldiers huddled desperately around a big fire, trying to gather even the slightest hint of heat in
Herbicidal warfare became popular when the United States Army decided to use it to weaken the enemy during the Vietnam War. Herbicides are chemicals that
No one would ever really expect that the arrest of a man could change an entire nation’s legal system. This was a man who came
One cold winter night in May 1893, a train screeched to a halt in a station. A swarm of passengers boarded the engine on a
In 1846, the governor of the African colony of Liberia, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, called for a referendum to determine Liberia’s path towards independence. Eager colonists
The Republic of Cameroon, originally named Kamerun, is located in West Africa. The current President is Paul Biya, who is also one of only two
German children cluster in small groups around the barbed wire fence, talking and chatting among themselves. As their anticipation grows, more and more children arrive,
The path running from a bastard son of a Duke to the conquest of England was paved with strife, broken promises, betrayal, and bloodlust. William
Long before the sun rose on May 19, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck left its port in German-occupied Poland, and headed towards the Danish straits,
Winner of the Fall 2019 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “World History” In the evening of November 9, 1938,
December of 2010 saw what would become a massive wave of demands for change throughout the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) area. Governments were
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