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Full-Text Articles in History
Where Is The "Korean" In The Korean War Memorial: Kissena Park's Korean War Memorial, Alice Lam
Where Is The "Korean" In The Korean War Memorial: Kissena Park's Korean War Memorial, Alice Lam
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The Korean War is branded as the "Forgotten War," but forgetting is an unconscious act and the Korean War is not so much forgotten as it is ignored. This paper looks at how the Korean War memory has been resurrected through Korean War memorials at first on a national level and then on a local level. Through the Korean War Veterans Association website, I looked at all the Korean War memorials throughout the U.S. and demonstrate how they create a distinct war narrative of sorrow and sacrifice that does not necessarily focus on the war itself. Then I delve into …
9 March 1916, Part I: Newton Baker Sworn In As Secretary Of War, Keith J. Muchowski
9 March 1916, Part I: Newton Baker Sworn In As Secretary Of War, Keith J. Muchowski
Publications and Research
This invited blog post explores the appointment of Newton D. Baker to the post of Secretary of War during the Woodrow Wilson Administration.
Review: Saving Place: 50 Years Of New York City Landmarks, Jeffrey A. Kroessler
Review: Saving Place: 50 Years Of New York City Landmarks, Jeffrey A. Kroessler
Publications and Research
This piece is a review of "Saving Place: 50 Years of New York City Landmarks" at the Museum of the City of New York from April 2015 to January 2016. It discusses the presentation of the history of preservation in New York City and how the landmarks law has been implemented and challenged over its first half century.
Article of record is at http://jsah.ucpress.edu/content/75/1/119.abstract
100 Years Ago: Wilson Loses Another Cabinet Member, Keith J. Muchowski
100 Years Ago: Wilson Loses Another Cabinet Member, Keith J. Muchowski
Publications and Research
This invited blog post explores the circumstances under Lindley M. Garrison resigned as President Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of War in February 1916.
Nexus: The Great War's Grain Crisis And The Coming Of Prohibition In America, Keith J. Muchowski
Nexus: The Great War's Grain Crisis And The Coming Of Prohibition In America, Keith J. Muchowski
Publications and Research
One of the most immediate reasons for the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment was the Grain Crisis of the First World War. The shortage of this food staple enabled Temperance activists to advocate for limits on the brewing of beers and malt beverages. Herbert Hoover oversaw the Commission for Relief in Belgium during this period. Prohibition became law just after the Great War.
What A Day With A Park Volunteer Can Do, Keith Muchowski
What A Day With A Park Volunteer Can Do, Keith Muchowski
Publications and Research
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Clara Barton National Historic Site (Glen Echo, Maryland), Janet Butler Munch
Clara Barton National Historic Site (Glen Echo, Maryland), Janet Butler Munch
Publications and Research
The home of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, is part of a national historic site managed by the National Park Service. This site interprets the contributions of Barton and the Red Cross.