Organization of American Historians

Yellow Fever emerged as a health threat in the United States in the late 17th century, until America’s last outbreak in 1905. It caused at least 150,000 deaths in the United States. Major cities were the first to be hit, with Boston in 1693, then Philadelphia in 1793, and then Memphis and the Mississippi River area in 1878. The Report of The Expedition For The Relief of Yellow-Fever Sufferers On The Lower Mississippi by U.S. War Department Lieutenant, Charles S. Hall looks at the effects of…

racially fueled violence, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries to both sides. Once again the Nation witnessed another outbreak of violence between the African American and Caucasian populations. The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 was considered to be one of the worst of the estimated twenty-three riots that occurred during what historians have labeled, due to the large amounts of violence and deaths throughout the nation, as the Red Summer. The violence lasted from July 27th to August 3rd,…

Outside of the obvious written in the constitution that guarantees that all citizens of the U.S. have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, what rights are given to U.S citizens that athletes are denied. Taylor Branch, a civil rights historian who has been focusing on the injustices that have been served to college athletes by the NCAA stated in the movie “Schooled: The Price of College Sports” that, “College athletes do not have the right of representation, they do not have…

Although the atomic bombs triggered the Japanese surrender and ended the war, the utilization of a second bomb represented excessive force since they were dropped on mainly civilian population centers, and they scarred Japanese civilians for generations because of their horrific effects. The atomic bombs ended the Japanese campaign in the Pacific and triggered their surrender, ending the War. The unprecedented destructive power demonstrated by the atomic bombings left Japan's military and…

According to the Marshall University course syllabus policy 2.1.10, every syllabus should include a “grid showing the following relationships: how each course student learning outcome will be practiced, and assessed, in the course.” (Marshall University Course Policy). Every student at Marshall University is required to take a first-year seminar (FYS) class. In this class, the course objectives are to encourage inquiry based thinking, information literacy, integrative thinking, intercultural…

The Essence of Security. Harper & Row, 1968.. McNamara, Robert S. In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam. New York: Vintage Books, 1996. Nylen, Robert. The. Guts: Combat, Hell-raising, Cancer, Business Start-ups, and Undying Love: One American Guy's Reckless, Lucky Life. Random House, 2009…

Around the world, the total number of children living without families they can call their own recently surpassed 160 million (Brown). In the United States alone, around four hundred thousand kids live in a foster care house or other type of nonpermanent home (Bynes). Each year, close to half of these children reunite with their biological families, which, although believed to be the ideal solution, does not always make the child’s safety and well-being the top priority. A smaller amount of the…

and the United States. As animosity grew between the two world superpowers, the U.S. quickly created military ties with the neighboring country of Pakistan, so the Soviet Union created a military and political presence in Afghanistan to counter the American alliance. Until 1973, Afghanistan was led by a monarchy, but the Shah had little to no influence on his subjects.…

If you look at Cornelius Vanderbilt from a morale standpoint he might be the most despicable character in Americans history. Anyone that has studied American history knows that that is an extremely deprecating statement. Yet, if you look at him from a business perspective he might be one of the most successful persons in American history ending this career with 105 million dollars and his son William practically doubling that wealth to end up with upwards of 200 million dollars which is the…

officer of higher rank, which then began the underlying reason for relationship and discipline problems that would plague the Ex.Ex. voyage during its’ entirety and beyond. Despite intense criticism, Wilkes achieved in five months of planning and organization what others had failed to do in two years, but despite his progress, his rank was a matter of deep concern with the navy. Wilkes assumed that Poinsett would appoint him as captain, a rank higher than commander, and criticism continued to…