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: NYT
12-1-15
Family members of the Israeli victims of Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympics are speaking openly in an effort to get their loved ones the recognition they believe is deserved.
Source: New Historian
11-26-15
The beloved myths about Glastonbury Abbey, one of the most religious and romantic sites in England, have officially been debunked by a team of 31 experts led by a Professor of Archeology from the University of Reading.
Source: The Conversation
11-28-15
In locking horns over Syria, Russia and Turkey are playing out the latest chapter in a rivalry that has spanned centuries.
Source: New Historian
11-25-15
“Moral conflicts provoke substantial mobility — the furious ex ally, mate or whole group, with a poisoned spear or projectile intent on seeking revenge or justice, are a strong motivation to get away, and to take almost any risk to do so.”
Source: NYT
11-29-15
The prospect of discovering the long-sought tomb of Queen Nefertiti would be momentous. It would also help Egypt’s tourism industry, which has plummeted in recent years because of political unrest.
Source: Abc News
11-26-15
Letters by Noongar people pleading for the return of their stolen children or requesting access to the old age pension after a lifetime's work will come together in a new project aimed at uncovering a hidden side of Indigenous history.
Source: National Geographic
11-25-15
Ancient sites in contested areas are more vulnerable to looting and destruction than those in ISIS-controlled territory.
Source: Pew Research Center
11-23-15
Currently, just 19% say they can trust the government always or most of the time.
Source: John Fea (Blog)
11-24-15
Historians say a plaque installed by Mr. Trump at a golf course on the Potomac River commemorates a Civil War event that never happened.
Source: The Conversation
11-24-15
Turns out the Egyptians weren't the only ones who mummified their dead.
Source: Newsweek
11-23-15
Carson recently attributed the writing of the U.S. Constitution to Thomas Jefferson, who was a major figure in early American history but was absent from the Constitutional Convention.
Source: NYT
11-23-15
Geneticists at Harvard have found that the rise of agriculture some 8,500 years ago led to widespread changes, affecting height and skin color.
Source: NYT
11-24-15
The equation that describes fundamental workings of the universe is as compact and mysterious as a Viking rune.
Source: NYT
11-22-15
Efforts to remove Mr. Wilson’s name from a residential complex and the public policy school at Princeton University have raised difficult questions about a prominent graduate’s racist legacy.
Source: Politifact
11-22-15
"I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering" as the World Trade Center collapsed.
Source: The Telegraph
11-19-15
An underground chamber that was a place of worship for a mysterious cult 2,000 years ago has opened to the public for the first time.
Source: Inside Higher ED
11-23-15
Some are upset MESA hasn’t taken a stance, saying to not take a stand is to take a stand.
Source: Inside Higher ED
11-23-15
At both the University of Missouri at Columbia and the College of William & Mary, critics have been placing yellow sticky notes on Jefferson statues, labeling him -- among other things -- "rapist" and "racist."
Source: National Security Archive
11-23-15
U.N./NATO air strikes plus better-armed peacekeepers likely would have changed calculus and saved the lives of 8,000 Muslims.
Source: The Conversation
11-21-15
Hitler’s plan for a weapon that would outgun the allies was doomed – but one engineer has been trying to find out how it worked.
