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Venezuela's in the news. Wondering how we got here? Check out this article from political scientist John Polga-Hecimovich on the roots of Venezuela's failing state. Article available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
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The Roots of Venezuela's Failing State
In the 1970s, Venezuela had the highest growth rate and lowest inequality in Latin America. Thanks to an oil bonanza, the government was able to spend more money (in absolute terms) from 1974 to 1979 ...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/roots-venezuelas-failing-state
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December 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the infamous "Acid Tests", carried out by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters in partnership with The Grateful Dead. Although the Acid Tests took place over less than a year, their influence continues to ripple through American culture and counterculture.â
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The Acid Tests | Origins
December 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the âAcid Tests,â events held by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters in partnership with legendary musicians The Grateful Dead. Acid, also known as LSD (lyse...
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/december-2015-acid-tests
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Today is
#nationalcupcakeday
! đ§â Despite how we often take food for granted, the continuing loss of genetic diversity of the foods we eat today raises troubling questions about the vulnerability of the world's food supply. â
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Conserving Diversity at the Dinner Table
Historians still squabble over whether there really was a "first" American Thanksgiving. But a handful of documents give us a hint at what might have been served: likely roasted venison and fowlâproba...
https://origins.osu.edu/index.php/article/conserving-diversity-dinner-table-plants-food-security-and-gene-banks
23 days ago
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25 years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision in the Bush v. Gore case, putting an end to the disputed 2000 presidential election. Historian David Stebenne examines just how contested the Courtâs role remains in the American governmental system.â
#AlGore
#GeorgeBush
#Election
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Bush v. Gore Twenty-Five Years Later | Origins
On December 12, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision in the Bush v. Gore case. It put an end to the disputed presidential election held that year.
https://origins.osu.edu/read/bush-v-gore-twenty-five-years-later
26 days ago
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In December 1969, the Provisional IRA emerged from the widespread religious violence that wracked the six counties of Northern Ireland. Historian Jeffrey Lewis examines the legacy of the Provisional IRA, including the identity of the Provisionals as rooted in a rejection of parliamentary politics. â
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History Milestone: The Provisional Irish Republican Army
Fifty years ago, in December 1969, the Provisional IRA was born from the widespread religious violence that had wracked the six counties of Northern Ireland since the preceding August. From modest beg...
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/december-2019-provisional-irish-republican-army
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While Thanksgiving can be a time to express gratitude, for many Native Americans, the holiday symbolizes a deep sense of loss. The loss of homeland was made possible by legislation like the 1887 Dawes Act, which upended a long-standing system of communal land ownership.
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
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The Dawes Act: 135 Years Later
The land allotment scheme was in one sense a project of social engineering and in another a way to transfer transfer of hundreds of millions of acres of land from tribal communities to the United Stat...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/dawes-act
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As
#Thanksgiving
approaches, we're thinking about food đŠđ„§â Food is everywhere and nowhere, so normal that we rarely consider how the production and consumption of food have shaped human culture. Listen to historians Chris Otter, Helen Veit, and Sam White discuss why what we eat matters.
#History
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Food for Thought: Diet in History (a History Talk podcast)
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPUfy0UFeHc
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Although October is over, it's never too late to learn more about vampires đ§Ever wondered where tales of blood-sucking creatures come from? Read the latest from historian Madison Chapman, who explores the historical connections between revenants, vampires, and ghosts.đ©ž
#Vampires
#Ghosts
#Folklore
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Revenants, Vampires, and Ghosts, Oh My! European Folklore and the Supernatural | Origins
Whether or not you are a fan of all things spooky, odds are you have heard some iteration of vampiric legend. From Robert Eggersâ 2024 box office smash-hit Nosferatu to the early 2000s obsession with ...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/revenants-vampires-ghosts-european-folklore-supernatural
about 2 months ago
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It's taco time! đź Read from anthropologist Andrew Mitchel on how Mexican food influenced mainstream American cuisine, including the creation of Taco Bell.
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Mexican Food in the United States | Origins
Though restaurants and their customers use such words as âtraditional,â âauthentic,â and âpure,â recipes and cuisines are similar to all other historical phenomena: They change over time. This is cert...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/mexican-food-united-states
about 2 months ago
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Today is
#ArmisticeDay
, which marks the anniversary of the end of World War I. â While the war is traditionally thought of as ending in 1918, historian Julie Powell asks us to consider alternative ending dates and new practices of mourning that emerged after the mass death of the First World War. â
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History Milestone: The End of World War I?
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the Armistice went into effect, silencing the guns of the Western Front and ending the First World War. Or so the story goes.
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/wwi-armistice-centennial-armisticeday-november-11-1918-worldwarone-surrender
about 2 months ago
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On November 4th, Millions of Americans cast their votes in general elections across the country. While the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the separation between church and state, politicians throughout U.S. history have merged religion with politics. â
#Elections
#USHistory
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God in the Voting Booth: How Religion Shapes the Politics of Both Republicans and Democrats | Origins
In view of the decades-long close alliance between the Christian Right and the Republican Party, it may not have been a surprise when President Donald J. Trump established a White House Faith Office i...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/god-voting-religion-politics
2 months ago
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Happy
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
! This month, take time to reexamine conventional American history from a Native point of view with Ojibwe scholar Deondre Smiles. At stake is not only a fuller understanding of our history, but also a people erased from the past are easily erased from the present.â
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Erasing Indigenous History, Then and Now
âWe birthed a nation from nothing. I mean, there was nothing here...I mean, yes we have Native Americans but candidly there isn't much Native American culture in American culture.â âRick Santorum, Apr...
https://origins.osu.edu/article/erasing-indigenous-history-then-and-now
2 months ago
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Today, millions of Americans trust the National Weather Service to provide timely warnings for hurricanes. That was not the case in 1900 for its predecessor, the U.S. Weather Bureau. The result was a tragedy that reshaped the Gulf Coast and led one man to devote himself to the study of hurricanes.â
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Galveston 1900: 125 Years After the Storm | Origins
âIf we had known then what we know now of these swells, and the tides they create, we would have known earlier the terrors of the storm which these swells...told us in unerring language was coming.â â...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/galveston-1900-hurricane-storm
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Nearly 70 years ago, the U.S. Border Patrol enacted âOperation Wetback,â a campaign to deport Mexican workers who resided in the country illegally. Historian Delia FernĂĄndez explains how this policy began modern deportation raids and the militarization of the border common in the U.S. today.
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The Continuing Legacy of "Operation Wetback"
Sixty years ago this May, the U.S. Border Patrol enacted âOperation Wetback,â a campaign to deport Mexican workers who were in the country illegally. The program succeeded in rounding up over 1 millio...
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/may-2014-immigrant-deportations-today-and-continuing-legacy-operation-wetback
2 months ago
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Looking to get in the Halloween spirit? đ Learn why Orson Welles's famous Halloween "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast started a nationwide panic, causing thousands of people to flee their homes on reports of Martian gas, and increased public suspicion of the radio.
#Halloween
#WaroftheWorlds
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Orson Wellesâs " War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast
October 30, 1938. The first signs were those explosions. The news interrupted the regular Sunday night CBS orchestra, with RamĂłn Raquelloâs ensemble playing a Spanish tune. According to the alert, â...
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/orson-welles-war-worlds-fake-news-hitler-mussolini-radio-fascist-hgwells
3 months ago
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Halloween is almost here đ§Get in the spooky spirit with historian Stephen Kern, who examines the origins of Mary Shelly's beloved Frankenstein.â
#Halloween
#Spookyseason
#Frankenstein
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Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
Over two hundred years ago Mary Shelley, at age nineteen, published the gothic novel Frankenstein. It has become a classic of English literature.
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/march-2018-mary-shelleys-frankenstein
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October is
#domesticviolenceawareness
month đ We live in a time when people across the planet are beginning to stand against misogynistic violence in all its forms.â â Scholars Treva Lindsey, Cathy Rakowski, and Peggy Solic discuss how the history of gender violence helps us address the issue.
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Violence Against Women: A Conversation
Violence against women has a long history in human communities. Yet, we live in a time when people across the planet are beginning to give greater attention to this problem and, at times, to stand aga...
https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/violence-against-women
3 months ago
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October is
#Spookylakemonth
! To celebrate thirty-one days of haunted hydrology, read from geographer B. Lynn Ingram on how the water crisis in the American West threatens the regionâs vital agricultural economy, signaling a very spooky future indeed.â
#Historymatters
#Climatechange
#California
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The West without Water
What Can Past Droughts Tell Us About Tomorrow?
https://origins.osu.edu/article/west-without-water-what-can-past-droughts-tell-us-about-tomorrow
3 months ago
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October means Oktoberfest! đ» Historian Paul Niebrzydowski explains why, in 1516, Dukes Wilhelm IV and Ludwig X limited the acceptable ingredients in beer to barley, hops, and water, creating the first German beer purity laws. â
#Beer
#Oktoberfest
#Germanhistory
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Keeping Beer 'Pure': The 1516 Reinheitsgebot
Prost! This year marks the 500-year anniversary of a decree that became the famed German Reinheitsgebot, or beer purity law. Originally a somewhat mundane trade regulation law, the Reinheitsgebot is t...
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/april-2016-keeping-beer-pure-1516-reinheitsgebot
3 months ago
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Congratulations to
#Badbunny
! đ„ł There are 3.4 million inhabitants of Puerto Rico, and another 4.9 million Puerto Ricans reside in other parts of the United States. Yet, many Americans remain unaware of the shared history. While we wait for the
#Superbowl
performance, read more scholar Amanda Lawson.
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Top Ten History: Puerto Rico and the United States
In January 2018, President Donald Trump made a set of disparaging comments about Puerto Rico. They underscored just how little many Americans understand about the value and complexity of the relations...
https://origins.osu.edu/connecting-history/top-ten-origins-puerto-rico-and-united-states
3 months ago
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Listen to Professors Sara Butler and Nicholas Breyfogle explain how medieval women resisted oppression and challenged misogyny. While the medieval church gave birth to the misogyny that hinders womenâs progress in the West today, it witnessed feminist opposition.
#feminism
#medievalhistory
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Medieval Women's Rights: Setting the Stage for Today
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cGPdiqV-4s
3 months ago
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Visitors from another planet or a trick of the eye? đžđœïž Historian Paul McAllister explains America's obsession with UFOs. â The United States government was less concerned with UFOs as evidence of extraterrestrial life than with the threat they posed during the Cold War.
#UFO
#Projectbluebook
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The Air Force Investigation into UFOs | Origins
On December 17, 1969, the United States Air Force concluded Project Blue Book, its investigation into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). Headquartered at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, ...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/air-force-investigation-ufos
3 months ago
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September 15th to October 15th marks
#HispanicHeritageMonth
! This month, scholar Andrew Mitchel reviews the relationship between the United States, the Dominican Republic, and the game that both love.â
#Baseball
#DominicanRepublic
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The Dominican Republic and the United States: A Baseball History
Over the past century, baseball has become a truly global game.
https://origins.osu.edu/article/dominican-republic-and-united-states-baseball-history
4 months ago
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Gwangju, a major city in southwestern South Korea, has been widely recognized as a center of civil resistance since May 1980, when a brutal military crackdown targeted protesting citizens. Yet Gwangju is not just a traumatic event that happened in 1980âit remains deeply embedded in the present.
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Gwangju Then and Now
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ9zaV2y5Zk
4 months ago
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What is all happening at the zoo? As Dan Vandersommers discusses, zoos have long been much more than simply places to spend an afternoon. Looking at how zoos have changed over the last two centuries can tell us as much about the humans who visit as about the animals on display.
#History
#Zoo
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What's All Happening at the Zoo?
Letâs start with two stories. On Sunday, February 9, 2014, at the Copenhagen Zoo, a 2-year-old giraffe stretched out its neck toward an inviting piece of bread held between the fingers of a keeper. Ma...
https://origins.osu.edu/article/whats-all-happening-zoo?fbclid=IwY2xjawM2WEdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFvaXJydUluVm1QWEpoTVA2AR4ZlAY2YbhhtJ5r_lZoREzmychEW6fiIMmYriY6Tt8rpynb4d_q5boUdpm0OQ_aem_wIlhVwW0W6a-CJjJttmkpw
4 months ago
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The Battle of Hastings, which took place on October 14, 1066 was a pivotal moment in the invasion from across the English Channel that resulted in the conquest of Anglo-Saxon England by William, the French Duke of Normandy.
#MiddleAges
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1066: The Normans Conquer England
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzw6DhEpXMY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Forigins.osu.edu%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjQsMjg2NjY
5 months ago
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80 years ago, on August 6, 1945, the atomic age began between heartbeats at 8:15 am when the Japanese city of
#Hiroshima
was leveled by an atomic bomb. Three days later, the United States dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki, marking the first time humanity broke atoms in anger.
#ThisDayinHistory
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History Milestone: The Atomic Bomb Drops on Hiroshima
The atomic age began between heartbeats at 8:15 am on August 6, 1945 when the Japanese city of Hiroshima was leveled by an atomic bomb. Three days later, the United States dropped a second bomb on Nag...
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/august-2015-hiroshima
5 months ago
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The War of the Pacific, which pitted Chile against the allied forces of Peru and Bolivia, had a profound, long-lasting impact on the geopolitical balance of South America. The conflict resulted in a clear victory for Chile with Bolivia and Peru losing valuable land.
#WorldHistory
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The War of the Pacific (1879-1884): Chile vs. Peru & Bolivia
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://youtu.be/P65cJLYUTS4
5 months ago
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When the Second World War (WWII) ended in 1945 and the rest of Europe was beginning to rebuild itself, Greece entered into a second war, more vicious than that fought against the Axis powers.
#HistoryVideos
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The Greek Civil War, 1946â1949
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://youtu.be/fBsKYV03taI
5 months ago
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5 months ago
The influence of writer and musician Gil Scott-Heron is widely felt. However, assessing his legacy involves figuring out just what kind of artist he was. Read "Gil Scott-Heron: 'Closer to Langston Hughes than Huey Newton,'" by Steve Conn on Picturing Black History.
#BlackHistory
#Music
#History
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Gil Scott-Heron: âCloser to Langston Hughes than Huey Newtonâ - Picturing Black History
The influence of writer and musician Gil Scott-Heron is widely felt. However, assessing his legacy involves figuring out just what kind of artist he was.
https://picturingblackhistory.org/gil-scott-heron/
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Casarae Abdul-Ghani explores the influential life of Norma Elizabeth Boyd, a founding member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
#BlackHistory
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Norma Elizabeth Boyd, Racial Uplift, and the Divine Nine
The Influential Life of Norma Elizabeth Boyd, a founding member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
https://picturingblackhistory.org/norma-elizabeth-boyd-racial-uplift-and-the-divine-nine/
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What is the âdeep stateâ exactly? Perhaps part of the power of the phrase is precisely that it is so slippery and vague. Historian Paul Croce gives us a history of the idea and examines how it has been used by different groups for different reasons.
#History
#DeepState
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Deeper Than the âDeep Stateâ: Follow the Money | Origins
During his first hundred days in office, President Donald J. Trump issued over 140 Executive Orders. His Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), originally run by business executive Elon Musk, has...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/deeper-deep-state-follow-money
5 months ago
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On August 22, 1485, King Richard III of England died fighting in the Battle of Bosworth Field. The victor, Henry Tudor, was promptly crowned King Henry VII. A century later, playwright William Shakespeare memorialized the battle. Read more from Hannah Keller on Origins.
#MedievalHistory
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The Battle of Bosworth Field | Origins
On August 22, 1485, King Richard III of England (r. 1483-1485) died fighting in the Battle of Bosworth Field. The victor, Henry Tudor, was promptly crowned King Henry VII (r. 1485-1509).
https://origins.osu.edu/read/battle-bosworth-field
5 months ago
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R. Joseph Parrott discusses the signing of the United Nations Charter on Origins.
#UnitedNations
#WWII
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The Signing of the United Nations Charter
A 1945 poster quoting the opening line of the preamble of the United Nations Charter. On June 26, 1945, the San Francisco Con
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/united-nations-charter-signed-san-francisco-conference
6 months ago
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6 months ago
In this exclusive interview, Michael Santiago discusses the responsibility of photographers in preserving history, the emotions behind his most powerful images, and what makes a truly great photo. He speaks to his experience of documenting the final crossing of Civil Rights icon
#JohnLewis
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Michael Santiago, a Picturing Black History Interview
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=PAnJqTSjoQmEVut_&v=J1OoI8HdmiQ&feature=youtu.be
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Want to Hold Your Handâ by the Beatles was released in the United States on December 26, 1963, and in short order became that groupâs first number-one single in the U.S. Read more about the song's legacy from Mitchell Carter on Origins.
#Music
#Beatles
#History
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âI Want to Hold Your Handâ | Origins
âI Want to Hold Your Handâ by the Beatles was released in the United States on December 26, 1963, and in short order became that groupâs first number-one single in the U.S.
https://origins.osu.edu/index.php/read/i-want-hold-your-hand
6 months ago
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Today is the International Day of Reflection & Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, designated by the UN General Assembly. This video by Origins OSU provides the details of that devastating time in history.
#todayinhistory
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Srebrenica
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://youtu.be/bakEH8k3-Fk?si=OMYZF5LJjrjnMjVK&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLeDkRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjyMUqF-0SCO2cnCEDoOaOwwmheEj_UUiCSHRnv6l4Z5E3sezCH2tT0Tv9xF_aem_jOdUacHnX1wmRrB3oaTJDw
6 months ago
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On the night of 2-3 December 1984, a Union Carbide chemical facility at Bhopal leaked over 27 tons of the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate, poisoning tens of thousands of people in the middle of the night, most of whom were sleeping in their homes.
#ModernHistory
#History
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The Bhopal Chemical Gas Disaster
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b70CgMYB10w&time_continue=2&source_ve_path=NzY3NTg&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Forigins.osu.edu%2F
6 months ago
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June 15, 1215, witnessed the signing of the landmark Magna Carta, the medieval English historic legal document that is seen as the origin of many modern-day legal rights and constitutional principles.
#MagnaCarta
#MedievalHistory
#History
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The Legacy of the Magna Carta
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfbcv-x4CoY
6 months ago
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Lawrence Cappello provides historical context for the recent news that the Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system. He reviews the history of data collection, the debates they have generated, and the mistakes that privacy advocates have made.
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These Machines Know Too Damn Much
The true history behind data collection, the debates they have generated, and the mistakes that privacy advocates have made trying to protect our personal information.
https://origins.osu.edu/read/these-machines-know-too-damn-much
6 months ago
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This month, historian Neil Humphrey shows us that dogs only became our best friends during the 19th century in England and that they occupied this position because of profound changes to society during the Victorian age.
#Dogs
#MansBestFriend
#History
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How Dogs Became Our Faithful Family Companions | Origins
Today, most dog owners believe two things about their dogs. The first is that they are valued family members. Dogs are loved just like their human counterparts and included in events, holidays, and ce...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/dogs-faithful-family-companions
6 months ago
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Sierra Phillips tells the story of Grace Wisher, the Black girl who helped stitch the Star-Spangled Banner.
#BlackHistory
#AmericanHistory
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Grace Wisher: The Black Girl Who Helped Stitch the Star-Spangled Banner | Origins
Grace Wisher, a free-born Black girl from Baltimore, Maryland, helped stitch the Star-Spangled Banner during the six-year apprenticeship she began with white flag-maker Mary Pickersgill around 1810.
https://origins.osu.edu/read/grace-wisher-black-girl-who-helped-stitch-star-spangled-banner
6 months ago
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Today marks the anniversary of Argentine President Juan PerĂłn's death in 1974. PerĂłnâs program âNew Argentinaâ and PerĂłnism advocated for social justice, political sovereignty, and economic independence, calling for nothing less than a total redefinition of the social contract.
#Argentina
#History
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The Birth of Peronism
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip6WoiEK9Cc
6 months ago
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The Boxers, or Yihequan (âRighteous and Harmonious Fistsâ in Chinese), arose in Qing China at the turn of the 20th century as a reaction against foreign influence and a rejection of Western imperialism. Read more from Harry Hughen on Origins.
#ChineseHistory
#History
#PublicHistory
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The Boxer Rebellion | Origins
The Boxers, or Yihequan (âRighteous and Harmonious Fistsâ in Chinese), arose in Qing China at the turn of the 20th century as a reaction against foreign influence and a rejection of Western imperialis...
https://origins.osu.edu/index.php/read/boxer-rebellion
6 months ago
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Fifty-five years ago, on June 28th, 1969, a belligerent and diverse crowd led an uprising at New Yorkâs Stonewall Inn. The event has become iconic in popular memory as the spark for a new radical lesbian and gay activism.
#Stonewall
#LGBTQHistory
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Stonewall and the Unfinished Gay Revolution
YouTube video by Origins OSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao_Bo77SaK4&t=1s
6 months ago
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Reproduction: it's as essential to life as breathing (more, actually), yet the right to make decisions regarding oneâs reproduction is among the most divisive issues of our time. On this episode we discuss the past, present, and future of
#reproductiverights
and reproductive justice.
#HistoryToday
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Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Justice by History Talk
Reproduction: it's as essential to life as breathing (more, actually), yet the right to make decisions regarding oneâs reproduction is among the most divisive issues of our time. On this episode, Patr...
https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/historytalk/episodes/Reproductive-Rights-and-Reproductive-Justice-eq5m8j/a-a4jbu9b
7 months ago
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This month, historian Stephanie Coontz offers a fascinating historical perspective on the desire for same-sex marriage.
#AmericanHistory
#Pride2025
#LBGTQHistory
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The Real Marriage Revolution | Origins
The demand that society legally recognize same-sex marriages is often called revolutionary. And so it is, but not in the way most people assume. The reason it is revolutionary is not because traditio...
https://origins.osu.edu/article/real-marriage-revolution
7 months ago
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As
#PopeLeo
XIV takes the helm over 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, consider what troubles the 267th Bishop of Rome. If warnings of the imminent rise of superhuman AI come to pass, he may be the last pontiff crowned during the Golden Age of Homo sapiens. Read more from Matthew Smith on Origins.
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Faith, History, and the City of God in the 21st Century | Origins
As Pope Leo XIV takes the helm over 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, consider what troubles the 267th Bishop of Rome. If warnings of the imminent rise of superhuman AI come to pass, he may be the last...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/faith-history-and-city-god-21st-century
7 months ago
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7 months ago
For
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Taylor AjĂ©wá»lĂ© Duckett explores the life of Gladys Bentley, a pioneering queer, Black performer.
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Gladys Bentley: Pioneering Queer Performer
Gladys Bentley consistently and unapologetically broke the unspoken rules of gender norms. This article explores the life of Gladys Bentley, a Black, queer, gender-nonconforming music performer of the...
https://picturingblackhistory.org/gladys-bentley-pioneering-queer-performer/
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Historian Daniel Rivers explores the history of same-sex marriage and the family.
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The Road to Same-Sex Marriage
While marriage was the ostensible issue in the Supreme Court ruling U.S. v. Windsor that overturned the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in June 2013, in fact, the question of children and their pa...
https://origins.osu.edu/article/road-same-sex-marriage-lesbian-mothers-gay-fathers-and-american-family
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