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Happy Earth Day! Fifty six years ago, millions of Americans participated in thousands of different events to celebrate the first Earth Day. Historian Marguerite S. Shaffer traces the origins of Earth Day, examines its impact on the environmental policies of its time, and explores its legacy.
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Earth Day at 50
Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg catapulted into public view when she began skipping school to sit on a bench in front of the Swedish Parliament, handing out flyers that read, "I am doing this bec...
https://origins.osu.edu/article/earth-day-50-environmentalism-thunberg-and-epa
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When war between two generals and their forces over the future of Sudan erupted in April 2023, the worldâs attention focused once again on Sudan. Kim Searcy traces the roots of these fractious groups back to British colonial policies and the Arab supremacism promoted by Libya in the 1980s.
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Tribal Militias in Sudan | Origins
The war between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary militia Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that erupted on April 15, 2023, has killed more than 800, injured 5,000, and displaced nearly a mil...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/tribal-militias-sudan
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Join Professor of History Hasan Kwame Jeffries Thursday, April 30th at 6pm at the Arthur C. Johnson Auditorium in the Ohio History Center for his talk "Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs: The Fight for Freedom and Democracy in Ohio"! Registration link:
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On this day in history, in 1865, the American Civil War came to an end. Four years of fighting and an unimaginable scale of destruction took as many as 750,000 lives. Yet, while the Civil War did come to an end, its effects, legacies, and competing ideologies continue to influence America today.â
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The American Civil War, Then and Now | Origins
Coming to terms with the American Civil War is no easy task. The scale of its destruction alone is still shocking. New historical estimates put the death toll at 750,000 soldiers, or 2.4% of the American population in 1860, which would translate today into a death toll of 7.5 million Americans.
https://origins.osu.edu/review/american-civil-war-then-and-now
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On April 3, 1948, President Harry Truman signed the European Recovery Act. Better known as the Marshall Plan, this act sought to support Western Europe's war-torn economies. The Marshall Plan marked a theretofore unprecedented display of U.S. power. â
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The Marshall Plan | Origins
President Harry Truman signed the European Recovery Act into law on April 3, 1948. The Marshall Plan, as itâs more commonly known, was intended to revive the economies of war-torn Western Europe. Exte...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/marshall-plan
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The Investiture Controversy has endured as a poignant historical mirror for key moments in history. But why? Scholar Emily Lovett explores the answer to this question and argues that at the heart of these colorful exchanges was a debate over power and who was able to wield it.
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The Investiture Controversy | Origins
In December 1075, King Henry IV of Germany celebrated the Christmas holidays at Goslar, his favorite castle in Saxony. All seemed to be well: Henry had secured a decisive victory over rebels in the du...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/investiture-controversy
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Who was the infamous "Typhoid Mary"? Mary Mallon, an Irish-immigrant living in New York City during the early 20th-century, was an asymptomatic typhoid carrier. Mallon worked as a cook, which made her the perfect super-spreader. Find out what happened to Mallon and those who crossed her path here!
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Who Was Typhoid Mary? | Origins
On a snowy afternoon in March 1907, Mary Mallon crouched breathlessly in a storage closet near the Park Avenue mansion where she worked as a cook. Hours earlier, five police officers and a towering fe...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/who-was-typhoid-mary
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It's awards season and Hollywood's biggest night of the year is fast approaching: the Academy Awards. And let's be honest, how many of us watch the Oscars for the fashion and not the awards? This season, prepare for the runway and read about the top ten origins of Oscars' dresses and fashion!â
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Top Ten Historical Fashion Trends on the Red Carpet
Raise your hand if you watch the annual Oscar awards primarily for the fashion show, not for the movie prizes. If so, you are not alone. Each year the Oscars provide an excuse for an outdoor runway sh...
https://origins.osu.edu/connecting-history/2162015-top-ten-origins-oscar-dresses-and-women-s-fashion
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We at
#OSU
@osuhistory.bsky.social
& Ohio State are doing so much to think about the history that informs and has shaped our present in light of
#America250
- here is historian Steve Conn on three other commemorations - 1876, 1926, 1976đď¸
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Happy 250th Birthday America! | Origins
2026 marks the Semiquincentennial of the United States, the 250th birthday of the nation.(Or does it? The niggling historian might note that 250 years from 1776 marks the Declaration of Independence a...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/happy-250th-birthday-america
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Preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons has been a foreign policy imperative for years for the United States, Israel, and Western Europe. That imperative, as historian Annie Tracy Samuel tells us, fails to take Iran's own recent history into account, especially during the Iran-Iraq War.
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Iranâs Nuclear Diplomacy | Origins
Over the course of the past year international negotiators have met periodically in Vienna in an attempt to accomplish what was long considered a near-impossible task.
https://origins.osu.edu/read/irans-nuclear-diplomacy
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United States President Donald Trump announced that he will release files related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and aliens. This is not the first time the government has looked into UFOs. In December 1969, the US Air Force concluded project Blue Book, which analyzed 12,618 UFO sightings.
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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
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Today marks the four-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian army has a strong historical prototype in the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries' Zaporozhian Cossacks, a fearsome people whose long legacy continues to inspire the Ukrainian spirit of independence to this day.
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The Cossacks, Ukraineâs Paradigmatic Warriors | Origins
Since Russiaâs full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian army has proven itself mighty and tenacious to an international community that may have previously thought them quiet and ...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/cossacks-ukraines-paradigmatic-warriors
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Can't get enough of Hamilton? Check out this article about the history behind the groundbreaking broadway musical to learn all about the Hamilton-Burr duel.
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The Hamilton-Burr Duel
Illustration of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr (1887).
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/july-2019-hamilton-burr-duel
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The August 28th, 1963 March on Washington made history as one of the largest American protests and for giving us Martin Luther King Junior's "I Have a Dream" speech. The march is credited with influencing the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Learn more here!
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Civil Rights and the March on Washington
On August 28th, America will commemorate the anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march was one of the largest political protest gatherings in U.S. History, attracting roug...
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/august-2013-unfinished-struggle-civil-rights-and-50th-anniversary-march-washington
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Happy
#BlackHistoryMonth
! This February, we'll be highlighting Black history from around the world. â Start the month by reading from Professor Karen Flynn on public health and the vulnerability of Black Canadians. â
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Black Canadians and Pandemics
In 1918, Grenadian-born Oliver Michael Francis was a medical student at McGill University. Biographical profiles in Old McGill, the universityâs yearbook, included country of origin, date of birth, sc...
https://origins.osu.edu/connecting-history/black-canadians-influenza-covid-pandemics
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In 1980, a momentous event occurred: the World Health Organization declared the smallpox virus eradicated. While it may have been the first disease to be eradicated, it was not the last. â Join Professor Amanda Kay McVety as she highlights the eradicated disease you have never heard of: rinderpest.â
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The Second Disease Eradication: Rinderpest | Origins
On its âMilestones in UN Historyâ website, the United Nations features smallpox eradication, explaining that âthe world got rid of smallpox thanks to an incredible demonstration of global solidarity, ...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/second-disease-eradication-rinderpest
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On
#thisdayinhistory
, the first successful insulin injection took place in 1922. Historian Jim Harris explains why a new generation of medical researchers took up the study of the pancreas during the First World War. Check out his article here!
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The First Insulin Injection as a Treatment for Diabetes
As of 2020, the CDC estimates that just over one in ten Americans has diabetes, a chronic condition that can have serious, life-threatening complications if left untreated.Diabetes is caused when the ...
https://origins.osu.edu/read/first-insulin-injection-treatment-diabetes
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Today marks the anniversary of the end of the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War. The war became one of the most divisive wars in the history of post-independence Africa. Its traumatic effects continue to shape the narrative of Nigerian identity and the nationâs future.â
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No Victor and No Vanquished: The Nigerian Civil War and Biafra
Barely three years after independence from British colonial rule, Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa, collapsed into a civil war. The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, became...
https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/nigerian-civil-war-biafra-anniversary
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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
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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
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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
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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 đŚđĽ§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.
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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.đЏ
#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
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It's taco time! đŽ 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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October means Oktoberfest! đť 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
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Congratulations to
#Badbunny
! 𼳠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
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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
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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
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Visitors from another planet or a trick of the eye? đ¸đ˝ď¸ 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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#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
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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
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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
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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.
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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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