Category: History
Prof. Vinay Lal – History of British India (Lecture 1)
History of British India [Lec 01] — Upper-division undergraduate course, comprised of 20 lectures, at UCLA in the Fall Quarter 2013. Introduction to course; course requirements; some general comments on British colonization; anecdote about visit to my office of American military intelligence official; Hindu-Muslim divide in India and Western perceptions of this divide; Mark Mazower’s book, SALONICA, and an understanding of ecumenical societies; the fiction … Continue reading Prof. Vinay Lal – History of British India (Lecture 1)
1946 Archive Film Proves Despotism Has Taken over America
(Truthstream Media.com) The Declaration of Independence boldly states: “When a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.” Thomas Jefferson, writing on behalf of the independent-minded colonists in 1776, backed up … Continue reading 1946 Archive Film Proves Despotism Has Taken over America
The Jesuits and Their Role in History
By James Arrabito, this 97 minute documentary is on the fascinating and frightening history of the Jesuit Order. Launched by Ignatius Loyola in the 16th century to wage war against the Reformation, the Society of Jesus rapidly spread to every corner of the globe. The Jesuits insinuated themselves into the affairs of governments and churches, eventually earning expulsion from almost every nation in this world, … Continue reading The Jesuits and Their Role in History
The Real Story of Thanksgiving
Susan Bates Manataka American Indian Council November 23, 2011 Most of us associate the holiday with happy Pilgrims and Indians sitting down to a big feast. And that did happen – once. The story began in 1614 when a band of English explorers sailed home to England with a ship full of Patuxet Indians bound for slavery. They left behind smallpox which virtually wiped out … Continue reading The Real Story of Thanksgiving
JFK: The Lie Perpetuated
The day began as a normal one might for the President of the United States. After speaking briefly outside the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth, President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy returned inside the hotel where they were staying, joined Vice President Lyndon Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird, and sat for a Chamber of Commerce breakfast. Their entourage took a flight … Continue reading JFK: The Lie Perpetuated
Happy Turkey Day to You TOO, just don’t choke when you read this!
The words on the monument speak for themselves Treachery Commemorated After posting this, I received the following Email from a descendent of Standish: May 31, 2008 Dear Dr. Paul: Thank you for posting that article about the Real Thanksgiving, and the role of Myles Standish in early Plymouth. I am a descendent of Standish and it has been my goal … Continue reading Happy Turkey Day to You TOO, just don’t choke when you read this!
Nazi Concentration Camps – Original Footage
Yom HaShoah / Holocaust Rememberance Day
The Holocaust is the term used to refer to the period from 1933 to 1945, before and during World War II, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazis systematically persecuted and murdered nearly six million Jews. More than one third of the World Jewry, as well as another five million non-Jews throughout Europe, were killed during this period. The genocide, or what the Nazis dubbed “The Final Solution,” occurred … Continue reading Yom HaShoah / Holocaust Rememberance Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Remembered
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, TN on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. In honor of this anniversary, Reuters TV takes a peek at some of the enduring images from MLK’s life and legacy. (April 4, 2012) Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. Remembered
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