http://www.newstin.com/us/HISTORIAN Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79507029 Financial historian Niall Ferguson, author of the forthcoming The Ascent of Money, sees a rough future for New York. You describe the U.S. government response to the financial crisis as the Great Repression. But we are... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:47:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79507029 2008-10-06T01:47:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79466703 “The Hemingses of Monticello” is garlanded with so much advance praise, you might pick it up, expecting an autumnal beach book. You'd be disappointed. Early chapters slog through colonial Virginia, and the narrative halts often... Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:59:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79466703 2008-10-05T16:59:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79466807 Research done on one of the two cannons with possible links to Fort Vancouver by the "History Detectives" TV series indicates it most likely came from the USS Shark, which wrecked in 1846. VANCOUVER, Wash. — Two cannons with... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:02:03 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79466807 2008-10-06T01:02:03Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79471127 Historical Research Breathes Spirit into Community Sculptures A profound sense of narrative captures the meaning and feeling behind the stories Mardi Kearney portrays. Sculptures make history accessible and relevant for... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:41:59 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79471127 2008-10-06T01:41:59Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79563325 Here in the Midwestern United States, we’re thoroughly convinced that construction season was invented to make us appreciate winter. This morning I took my daughter to school and by the time I picked her up, my alternate route... Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:51:20 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79563325 2008-10-05T22:51:20Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79472143 The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will distribute materials for school teachers by next month to give a more balanced account of Korea¡¯s recent history than the standard textbooks provide. They are good until... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:51:02 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79472143 2008-10-06T01:51:02Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79449581 By Geralda Miller • gmiller@rgj.com • October 5, 2008 When Chilean author Isabel Allende comes to Reno this week, she said she wants to talk about love. In "Daughter of Fortune" you write about a woman during the gold rush... Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:37:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79449581 2008-10-05T09:37:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79165159 By Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class (SW) Cynthia Clark, COMSUBPAC Public AffairsCommander, Submarine Forces Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC), Rear Adm. Douglas McAneny announced today that a sunken vessel off the coast of the... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:08:32 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79165159 2008-10-03T14:08:32Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79208260 Aside from a talk from yours truly on new directions in digital history, the first day of the “Digital Humanities and the Disciplines” conference at Rutgers featured a talk by Hilary Ballon entitled “Rethinking the Journal in... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:39:13 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79208260 2008-10-03T15:39:13Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79198294 Andreas Broeckmann, one of the curators of media_city Seoul reflects on crucial questions such as: Should media art be defined only by the technical media in use? Does it have any sense nowadays to organize specific media... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:40:27 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/79198294 2008-10-03T20:40:27Z