History Buzz April 1, 2012: Top 6 April Fool’s Day Political Pranks & Jokes

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP April Fool’s six best political pranks on politicians, pundits and people Source: Washington Times, 4-1-12 You would think we would learn, but every year, somewhere, someone, including politicians, forgets that April 1 is April Fool’s Day. And they get pranked. This has been going on [...]

Full Text February 22, 2012: President Barack Obama’s Speech at the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: President Barack Obama speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture site in Washington, D. C. Read The Remarks Learn More President Obama at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and [...]

History Buzz February 20, 2012: Presidents’ Day Gallup Poll: Americans rate Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton best of recent presidents — Richard Nixon & George W. Bush rated worst

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Presidents’ Day Gallup Poll: Americans rate Reagan, Clinton best of recent presidents Source: LAT, 2-20-12 Former President Ronald Reagan presents then-President-elect Clinton with a jar of red, white and blue jelly beans in November 1992. (Paul Richards / AFP) Presidents Day — or Washington’s Birthday, [...]

History Buzz February 17, 2012: George Washington still tops as most favorable President in Presidents’ Day Public Policy Polling survey

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Poll: George Washington still tops Eighty-nine percent of Americans say they see George Washington favorably. | AP Photo Source: Politico, 2-17-12 George Washington still ranks as Americans’ number one president, according to a new poll out Friday. A whopping 89 percent of Americans say they [...]

History Buzz February 19, 2012: New Museums; the National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Center for Civil and Human Rights & International African American Museum to Shine a Spotlight on Civil Rights Era

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP New Museums to Shine a Spotlight on Civil Rights Era Source: NYT, 2-19-12 Andrew Councill for The New York Times The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington plans to display the lunch counter from an important civil rights protest in [...]

History Buzz February 9, 2012: Dr. Boyce Watkins: What is President Obama’s Role in Black History?

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP What is President Obama’s Role in Black History? Source: News One, 2-9-12 As I’ve run around the country giving Black History Month speeches, I’ve been thinking a great deal about where we are and where we are going as a community; I’ve also been asked [...]

History Buzz February 8, 2012: Black History Month Facts 2012

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Black History Month Facts 2012 Source: Newsmax.com, 2-8-12 Black History Month, occurring each February, is a month dedicated to celebrating and remembering the history, accomplishments, and triumphs of black American culture, is in full swing. According to Biography.com, Dr. Carter G. Woodson and Rev. Jesse [...]

Full Text January 31, 2012: President Barack Obama’s Presidential Proclamation National African American / Black History Month, 2012

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: POLITICAL QUOTES & SPEECHES Presidential Proclamation — National African American History Month, 2012 NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION      The story of African Americans is a [...]

History Buzz January 26, 2012: Huntington Library acquires trove of Lincoln, Civil War telegrams, codes

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Huntington acquires trove of Lincoln, Civil War telegrams, codes The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens purchases a collection of telegrams from Abraham Lincoln and Union generals, plus code books. Source: LAT, 1-26-12 A long-unknown, 150-year-old trove of handwritten ledgers and calfskin-covered code books [...]

History Buzz January 16, 2012: Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Past & Present at the White House

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP President Obama and Dr. King Source: WH, 1-16-12 President Barack Obama tours the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) It’s been 29 years since President Reagan signed the law to create a [...]

History Buzz December 8, 2011: Terry Golway: NJ Professor Looks Back On FDR’s Handling Of Pearl Harbor Using Radio

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Terry Golway: NJ Professor Looks Back On FDR’s Handling Of Pearl Harbor Using Radio HISTORY NEWS Source: New York WCBS 880, 12-8-11 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt after delivering a fireside chat (credit: Wikipedia) Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first great communicator, the first president to seize [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

History Buzz November 22, 2011: Catherine Emerson: American historian likens Laura Secord’s heroism to ‘Sunday walk’ praises American heroine Betsy Doyle

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY NEWS Source: Vancouver Sun, 11-22-11 A U.S. historian who unearthed new evidence about the life of a War of 1812 heroine from New York has dismissed Laura Secord’s famous midnight dash to save Canada from invasion as a mere “Sunday walk” in the woods [...]

History Buzz November 21, 2011: David Cannadine: Leave UK history curriculum alone but teach it for longer, says U.S. historian

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY EDUCATION NEWS Source: Guardian (UK), 11-21-11 Towards the end of a typically barnstorming performance at the Hay Festival in May last year, during which Niall Ferguson had rubbished the way history was taught in this country, the spotlight was turned towards the audience to [...]