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Kennedy's Crisis: How John F. Kennedy Used History To Prevent Armageddon, Jordan L. Cerbone

Honors Scholar Theses

The Cuban Missile Crisis may be equated to a dangerous game of chess played between two powerful rival nations, the United States and the Soviet Union. President John F. Kennedy’s closest advisers, including all Joint Chiefs of Staff, recommended an air strike to destroy the Cuban missiles. Although Kennedy overruled them, he was nevertheless able to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis through a combination of brilliant intuition and successful diplomacy. The mainstream consensus is that Kennedy’s personality was responsible for ending the crisis amicably. Consequently, Americans can consider the Cuban Missile Crisis as Kennedy’s crisis.

This thesis explores the role …

A Hike Through History: Students Explore The Appalachian Trail, Laurel J. Wilson

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Hiking is a great way to get outside, commune with nature, and connect with the surrounding area. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hiking one of my favorite sections of the Appalachian Trail in a manner that was completely different than I had ever before experienced. Instead of dressing in my usual 21st century hiking attire, I, along with several others, opted to take things back about 154 years and dressed as a Union soldier would have in 1862.

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Escaping Befriended Circles: A Multilogue Response To Benjamin Kelsey Kearl's "Of Laggards And Morons: Definitional Fluidity, Borderlinity, And The Theory Of Progressive Era Special Education (Parts 1 & 2)", Donald Warren

Education's Histories

In this multilogue response to "Of Laggards and Morons," Warren affirms Kearl's approach to education history through philosophy and biography.

The Unknown Legacy Of The 13th Amendment, Danielle E. Jones

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

On January 31, 1865, Congress passed the 13th Amendment, declaring slavery illegal in the United States. Or so it seemed. The second line of the Amendment, and the most oft unknown, states that slavery can still be used as a form of punishment for crimes, and this practice became widely used as a part of southern backlash to Reconstruction Era policies. After the end of the Civil War, many southern states struggled with rebuilding their infrastructures and government systems. In order to avoid falling into more debt, many of these states turned towards the convict lease system, which claimed that …

The Accidental Martyr, Shannon Moore

History & Classics Student Scholarship

Hayward Shepherd, a black railroad porter in Harper’s Ferry, was the first man killed in John Brown’s raid, an insurrection intended to free Shepherd’s own race from the grips of slavery. Many Democratic newspapers in both the North and South initially reported that Brown’s men shot Shepherd specifically because he refused to take up arms on the side of the abolitionists. Republican presses instead tended to use passive phrases when describing Shepherd’s death, suggesting that they did not want to report the fact that an anti-slavery group had killed a free black man. These moderate presses remained far less opinionated …

Referendums Education In The United States: Reform Or Assimilation?, Francisco Ramos

Franciso Ramos

The antibilingüe movement that is spreading across the United States has become one of the most controversial in the debate on the education of linguistic minorities issues. Ron Unz, the California millionaire who has managed to eliminate bilingual programs in California and Arizona and trying to do the same today in Colorado and Massachusetts, is a clear example of assimilationist movement, which argues that immigrants should give up their languages and vernacular cultures to integrate into American society. This article summarizes the history of bilingualism in the United States, focusing on decisions that have affected the education of minority students, …

Lincoln County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Lincoln County, Kentucky.

The Grizzly, December 8, 2016, Brian Thomas, Valerie Osborne, Johnny Myers, Nozomi Kikuchi, Courtney A. Duchene, Brandon Carey, Emily Jolly, Leighnah L. Perkins, Johnny Cope, Hunter Gellman

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Music and Mocha Meet at Steel City • Collegeville Staple Speck's Chicken Offers Unique, Throwback Experience • Local Pizza Place Looking for Love • International Perspective: Japanese TA Reflects on Dining Etiquette • Study Abroad Student Shares Experiences with Foreign Cuisine • Two UC Students Find an Appetizing Off-Campus Job • Opinions: Navigating Dietary Restrictions On and Off Campus; Car Access Impacts Students' Dining Experiences • Senior Athletes Share Helpful Tips on Nutrition

Biographical Sketch Of Martha Green, Elizabeth Lizzie Hall

History Class Publications

Martha Glennie Greene was born on November 9, 1907 in Louisiana to Myal and Georgia Greene. Belonging to one of Arkadelphia’s pioneer families who first arrived from Virginia in 1836, her family was very involved in the community.

Green County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Green County, Kentucky.

The 2016 Fortenbaugh Lecture: Individual Responses To Lincoln’S Assassination, Hannah M. Christensen

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Every year on November 19th, the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, a distinguished scholar of the Civil War Era is invited to speak as part of the Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture and present an aspect of the Civil War in a format that the general public can understand. This year, the 55th annual Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture was delivered by Dr. Martha Hodes of New York University. Dr. Hodes’ lecture was based on her book Mourning Lincoln and argued, based on personal primary sources from the immediate aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, that Americans’ responses were by no means consistent. Not …

Whitley County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Whitley County, Kentucky.

Wolfe County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Wolfe County, Kentucky.

Woodford County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Woodford County, Kentucky.

X - Miscellaneous Kentucky Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Miscellaneous Kentucky place names.

X - Kentucky Community Nicknames, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Kentucky community nicknames.

Webster County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Webster County, Kentucky.

From Love Canal To The Flint Water Crisis: Government, Public Opinion, And Environmental Crises, Sarah Hughey

Honors Theses

After the rise of the modern-day environmental movement, environmentalism in the United States focused more and more on issues and crises related to the areas in which people lived and to the aspects that impacted public health. In particular, the crisis at Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York during the late 1970s and early 1980s provided a starting point to the awareness and activism of modern environmental history. Recently, an environmental crisis related to drinking water occurred in Flint, Michigan in the mid-2010s that showcases how various aspects of the environmental movement have developed over time since the Love …

Rowan County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Rowan County, Kentucky.

Scott County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Scott County, Kentucky.

Rockcastle County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Rockcastle County, Kentucky.

Simpson County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Simpson County, Kentucky

Shelby County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Shelby County, Kentucky.

Spencer County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Spencer County, Kentucky.

Todd County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Todd County, Kentucky.

Warren County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Warren County, Kentucky.

Union County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Union County, Kentucky.

Washington County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Washington County, Kentucky.

Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Mss 64), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 64. Ledger volume containing fulling mill records, (1814-1815), accounts (1843-1844), and journal (1909-1911) of the Shaker colony at South Union, Kentucky.

Robertson County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Robertson County, Kentucky.