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FOURTH of July celebrations are being scrapped across the nation, as government models show coronavirus cases could see a spike again in the summer if lockdown measures are lifted too soon. Data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security obtained by the New York Times shows that if social distancing measures are lifted after a […]

Pep Guardiola signed Kingsley Coman for Bayern Munich on loan from Juventus in 2015.

On my most recent trip for groceries during this COVID-19 self-isolation, I noticed that the grocery store had established new procedures. The store was carefully cleaned and the shopping cart handles had been wiped down with disinfectant. There was a reduced limit to how many shoppers could be in the store at one time. There were markers on the floor denoting six feet, the distance that reduces the chances of contagion. And as the cashier scanned my milk and apples, there was a plexiglass barrier protecting him from airborne pathogens. Читать дальше...

On April 8, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation approved the awarding of Guggenheim Fellowships to a diverse group of 175 scholars, artists, and writers. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, the successful candidates were chosen from a group of almost 3,000 applicants in the Foundation’s ninety-sixth competition.

The Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished Service Award goes to Eric Foner for contributions that have significantly enriched our understanding and appreciation of American history #OAH20Awards #twitterstorians pic.twitter.com/vEb1D1U7b3

Urban History Association members and friends:

I am so sorry to intrude on what is already a stressful time of online teaching, staying inside, and making sure we all stay healthy. I write because I have an important update to share:

As a result of the uncertainly resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, the Urban History Association has decided to postpone by one year our biennial conference previously scheduled for October 2020. After subsequent discussions with our host hotel in Detroit... Читать дальше...

The Deaths Began

The first reported death in Philadelphia during the 1918 pandemic occurred at the Naval Yard on September 11,1918, and the number of stricken military personnel quickly grew. Insufficient attention was paid. The United States was in the throes of the Great War, and the Kaiser, not the flu, was on the minds of Philadelphians. Some saw the flu as a German plot. By September 23rd there were 600 cases of influenza among the city’s military personnel and by the 28th there... Читать дальше...

l-r: John Wilkes, Edwin and Junius Booth, Jr. in Julius Caesar, 1864

Among the more startling qualities of Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was his status in 1865 as a princeling in the royal family of American theater. Perhaps only the Barrymores of the twentieth century have rivaled the Booths for success on the stage and national celebrity. 

The Booths performed in major theaters in urban centers, but also crisscrossed the country to small cities and towns. Their... Читать дальше...

As the death toll mounts, and the devastating consequences of governmental incompetence unfold, many of us have almost a month left to teach our classes. We have been inundated by elaborate instructions on the use of technology and encouragement to preserve the curriculum, though flexibly. And for those of us, who aren’t ill or dealing with personal loss, there is a natural inclination to keep doing whatever is most familiar.

On April 9, the New York Times reported more than 6 million new unemployment claims for the previous week, and nearly 17 million over the previous three weeks. As this massive unemployment has followed the coronavirus crisis, a comparison between Presidents Donald Trump and Herbert Hoover becomes more apt than ever. For both presidents failed to project candor or show leadership during an unprecedented national crisis.  

Foreign-born men await deportation, Ellis Island, 1920

In his 1948 novel, The Plague, philosopher and French Resistance fighter Albert Camus, used the metaphor of a disease epidemic to stir his readers’ compassion and curiosity about those swept up by the rise and spread of fascism. Camus understood from personal experience how fascism’s victims, metaphorical disease sufferers, avoided for as long as possible recognition that the plague “rules out any future . . . silences the exchange... Читать дальше...

No president can end an epidemic single handedly, but they can inspire a popular movement that eradicates a disease. Such was the case with Franklin Roosevelt and polio.

The 2020 election will likely turn on domestic politics, not foreign policy. This makes sense, as the COVID-19 outbreak and the Trump administration’s response to it have affected nearly all aspects of American life and pose a potential catastrophe. Yet, the pandemic is a global phenomenon. It has spread globally through travel and commerce, and Trump’s response reflects and shapes his views of America’s relationship to the rest of the world. Will Trump move American foreign policy in new directions? Читать дальше...

Note: This article presents highlights of Robin Lindley's interview with Frank Snowden. Readers are strongly encouraged to read the complete interview at Robin Lindley's HNN blog. 

John Doar (R) with James Meredith at the integration of the University of Mississippi, 1962.

Almost three hundred years ago, in 1722, shortly after he published Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe wrote a similarly fact-based fictional narrative—A Journal of the Plague Year—to warn of what to expect if the bubonic plague were to afflict England as it had with horrific effects in 1665. Reports reached London in 1720 and 1721 that the plague had already killed tens of thousands in Marseilles, and the laws for quarantining ships from foreign ports had been tightened. As it happened, England fortunately... Читать дальше...

America looks more like Communist China with each passing day.

MANCHESTER UNITED are leading the transfer race for Swansea ace Joe Rodon. According to various reports, the Red Devils have edged ahead of rivals Man City in the battle for the 22-year-old centre-half. United signed Daniel James from the Welsh side last summer – who has been a real pleasant surprise since joining, often playing […]

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Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel said the focus must continue to be on saving lives during the coronavirus pandemic.

Forecasters are particularly concerned about the prospect of tornadoes staying on the ground for several minutes.

Forecasters are particularly concerned about the prospect of tornadoes staying on the ground for several minutes.