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"History is written by the victors." As historians, how much stock do you put in this maxim? Because to my lay perspective, letting the "losers" write the history of major events causes huge problems down the line, i.e. "Lost Cause" and "Clean Wehrmacht" revisionism.
Vor 11 Stunden · From the Wall Street Journal: Why Are the Top U.S. Women Sprinters Black and the Top Marathoners White? A longstanding racial division can be traced to the culture of athletics at women’s colleges in the early 20th century. By Maggie Mertens June 6, 2024 10:48 am ET Ari Hendrix, 36, found out about her talent for distance running almost by a fluke. She’d played basketball in college but ...
Vor 11 Stunden · In 1970, US President Richard Nixon’s declaration that the US would withdraw its troops from the Korean peninsula caused the South Koreans to set up the Weapons Exploration Committee4, which explored ways of obtaining, processing and manufacturing enough high-yield plutonium to make weapons. The fall of South Vietnam in 1975 further heightened Korean anxiety, and hastened the development ...
Vor 11 Stunden · Nixon appointed Rumsfeld director of the United States Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), a position with Cabinet rank. Rumsfeld had voted against the creation of OEO when he was in Congress, [38] and, according to his 2011 memoirs, he initially rejected Nixon's offer, citing his own inherent belief that the OEO did more harm than good, and he felt that he was not the right person for the job.
Vor 11 Stunden · The flames came from the plane suffering an unspecified “engine issue” immediately after taking off with 389 passengers onboard, Air Canada said in a statement. It quickly turned around and made an emergency landing back at the Toronto airport, where it was met by fire crews. No injuries were reported. It’s crazy how often this is ...
Vor 11 Stunden · The CIA is the one organization in America that has maintained some form of independence. Obviously, I’m not a big fan of the CIA, but, quite hilariously, they are the ones actually attempting to inject some kind of sense into the Biden Administration and the State Department’s push for infinity wars with the whole world.
