History Buzz November 30, 2011: First Look Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg Film

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY NEWS Daniel Day-Lewis As Abraham Lincoln (PHOTO) Source: Huff Post, 11-30-11 From the moment Steven Spielberg chose Daniel Day-Lewis to play Abraham Lincoln in his upcoming biopic about the president, movie fans have been excited to see just how closely the Oscar-winner would be [...]

Full Text November 30, 2011: President Barack Obama’s Speech on the American Jobs Act at Scranton High School in Scranton, PA — Urges Congress to Extend Payroll Tax

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: President Obama at Scranton High Source: WH, 11-30-11 President Barack Obama delivers remarks about the American Jobs Act at Scranton High School in Scranton, Pa., Nov. 30, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) If Congress doesn’t extend the payroll tax cut, 6.7 million [...]

Political Buzz November 30, 2011: First Lady Michelle Obama Unveils with First Dog Bo the 2011 White House Christmas Theme Shine, Give, Share Honoring Military Families

POLITICAL BUZZ By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. Ms. Goodman has also contributed the overviews, and chronologies in History [...]

Campaign Buzz November 28-29, 2011: Herman Cain Reassesses Bid for Republican Presidential Nomination After Atlanta Woman, Ginger White Accuses Him of 13 Year Affair

CAMPAIGN 2012 By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. Ms. Goodman has also contributed the overviews, and chronologies in History [...]

Full Text November 28, 2011: President Barack Obama & Senior European Union Officials’ Joint Statement at the EU Summit

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: An EU Summit at the White House Source: WH, 11-28-11 President Barack Obama, Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, left, and José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, right, deliver statements to the media following the EU Summit in the Roosevelt Room [...]

Featured Historian Julian Zelizer: What Newt Gingrich offers the GOP

FEATURED HISTORIANS Julian Zelizer: What Newt Gingrich offers the GOP Source: CNN, 11-28-11 Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich drew a great deal of attention in the CNN National Security Debate on Tuesday. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Newt Gingrich got the endorsement of the New Hampshire Union Leader Julian Zelizer says Gingrich aids GOP by putting focus on [...]

History Buzz November 27, 2011: Eliot Cohen: Canada won the War of 1812, U.S. historian admits

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY NEWS — 1812 BICENTENNIAL Source: National Post, 11-27-11 Geoff Robins/Postmedia News A War of 1812 re-enactment at Fanshawe Pioneer Village in London, Ontario. Which side won the war has been long disputed. In a relatively rare admission for an American scholar, a leading U.S. [...]

Glenn C. Altschuler Reviews Steven Gillon’s ‘Pearl Harbor’ : A look at FDR, Pearl Harbor and a transformed presidency

Glenn C. Altschuler Reviews Steven Gillon’s ‘Pearl Harbor’ : A look at FDR, Pearl Harbor and a transformed presidency BOOK REVIEWS Source: The OregonianThe Oregonia, 11-26-11 PEARL HARBOR Steven M. Gillon Basic Books $25.99, 248 pages For millions of Americans, Dec. 7, 1941, is a date that lives in infamy. They remember Japan’s surprise attack [...]

Full Text November 25, 2011: First Lady Michelle Obama Greets White House Christmas Tree as it Arrives

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: The White House Christmas Tree Arrives Source: WH, 11-25-11 First Lady Michelle Obama is joined by Malia Obama and Sasha Obama for the presentation of the Official White House Christmas Tree at the North Portico of the White House, Nov. 25, 2011. The 19-foot-tall balsam [...]

History Buzz November 25, 2011: Don Young & Douglas Brinkley: Alaska congressman, professor continue dispute

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORIANS NEWS Source: Anchorage Daily News, 11-25-11 The feud between Alaska Congressman Don Young and prominent historian Douglas Brinkley that started at a House committee hearing last Friday has continued, with Brinkley calling Young a bully and a “low-grade Joseph McCarthy.” Young, for his part, [...]

White House Recap November 19-25, 2011: The Obama Presidency’s Weekly Recap — Thankgiving at the White House & Turkey Pardon

WHITE HOUSE RECAP WHITE HOUSE RECAP: NOVEMBER 19-25, 2011 West Wing Week The President wrapped up an 8 day tour in the Asia Pacific region, signed legislation to help our veterans find jobs, urged Congress to cut payroll taxes, and pardoned two turkeys. That’s November 18th to November 24th or “Your Best You.” Watch the [...]

Full Text November 24, 2011: President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address on Thanksgiving & Being Thankful for the Military Serving Overseas

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: Weekly Address President Obama wishes the American people a happy Thanksgiving — and gives a special thanks to the brave men and women serving overseas and those giving back to their communities during the holidays. Watch the Video President Obama tapes the Weekly Address, White [...]

Full Text November 23, 2011: President Barack Obama Pardons Thanksgiving Turkeys Peace & Liberty

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History Q&A: Was the First Thanksgiving a religious celebration?

HISTORY Q&A History Q&A: Was the First Thanksgiving a religious celebration? Source: Daniel Burke, Washington Post, 11-17-11 If you want to prepare for Thanksgiving like a real Pilgrim this year, here’s what you should do: Cancel the plane reservations. Stop jotting down recipes. Leave the libations alone. For the Pilgrims and Puritans, “thanksgiving” days were [...]

Full Text Campaign Buzz November 22, 2011: CNN GOP National Security Republican Presidential Debate at Constitutional Hall, Washington, DC — Debate Transcript

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