This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: HNN
May 13, 2014
A sample of opinion from the blogosphere.
May 9, 2014
Reports say a cemetery worker discovered about two dozen commemorative demitasse and teaspoons stolen from the monument and called police.
Source: NYT
May 9, 2014
by Michael Beschloss
By combining the Civil War and baseball, Moore’s photograph merges two of the most important elements of the American historical experience, both of which, to this day, have deep emotional resonance.
Source: China Central Television
May 5, 2014
The addition raises Peking University to third place among all Chinese libraries that own "Siku Quanshu" books.
Source: BBC
May 11, 2014
An online archive remembering the millions of people from Britain and the Commonwealth who served in World War One has gone live.
Source: NYT
May 11, 2014
A a new law, signed by President Vladimir V. Putin mandates up to five years in jail and heavy fines for anyone who tries to rehabilitate Nazism or denigrate Russia’s World War II record.
Source: commdiginews.com
May 10, 2014
“The results tell us that, as a country, we are failing to provide children with a high-quality, well-rounded education."--Arne Duncan
Source: NYT
May 10, 2014
The perception that partisan politics has infected the court’s work may do lasting damage to its prestige and authority and to Americans’ faith in the rule of law.
Source: NYT
May 10, 2014
“We have been living just fine with this name for over 400 years, so why is there suddenly a need to change it?”--Townsman
Source: Spectator
May 10, 2014
When Osborne heard that the crucifix had recently been stolen from the chapel in which the besieged soldiers had prayed, he decided that the rescue effort needed to be stepped up.
Source: BBC
May 9, 2014
The remarkable discovery of a box of letters in the archives of the BBC is shedding new light on conditions and attitudes in France during World War Two.
Source: AP
May 7, 2014
Congress has allowed previous legislation calling for a women's museum to die at least twice since 2005.
Source: Huff Post
May 8, 2014
She says it might become an "ideological shrine to abortion."
Source: Topeka Capital-Journal
May 8, 2014
The history of educating Hispanic students separately is often forgotten.
Source: WaPo
May 7, 2014
To some Ukrainians, World War II was a fight against both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
Source: The Charlotte Observer
May 1, 2014
It reduces the four-year conflict down to a moment when two specific men faced off on the battlefield.
Source: BBC
May 7, 2014
The medieval Black Death led to better health for future generations, according to an analysis of skeletons in London cemeteries.
Source: The Roanoke Times
May 6, 2014
Hidden in a roll of negatives, Roanoke artist and historian Matt Ames found a glimpse of the world’s darkest history.
Source: BBC
May 7, 2014
Why has a punishment used in ancient Rome now emerged as a feature of Syria's civil war?
Source: The Telegraph
May 8, 2014
The operation set out to destroy three dams deep within Germany’s Ruhr valley in order to set back the country’s war effort, a task that was thought near impossible.
