The Assassination of Robert Kennedy
Kennedy was fatally shot on 5 June 1968, in Los Angeles, California. He died the following day.
USA
Battling It Out
Jim Downs says that the Democrats should blame history for the dilemma they face in having to choose between Clinton and Obama for this year’s presidential nomination.
The Death of Martin Luther King
The civil rights leader was shot dead on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel on April 4th, 1968.
Selma and Civil Rights
Mark Rathbone examines the importance of one Alabama town’s contribution to the civil rights movement.
The First of the Hundred Days
Franklin Delano Roosevelt – widely regarded as one of the greatest of all American presidents – began his first term in office on 4 March, 1933.
Charles Lindbergh: Aviation’s Unlikely Environmentalist
A figurehead for progress before his political disgrace, in later life Lindberg became concerned about the impact of technology on the environment.
The US and the Unintended Consequences of War
The United States’ participation in military conflict has had unexpected results, and often has produced very different political outcomes to those originally intended.
Slave Resistance in the Antebellum South
Gervase Phillips examines the extent and significance of an often misunderstood phenomenon.
The First American Political Cartoon
Mark Bryant looks at the first political cartoon – and one of the most influential ever – to be published in America.
The Liberator: Daniel O’Connell and Anti-Slavery
The story of the British anti-slavery and abolitionist movements has been dominated by the figures of Clarkson and Wilberforce. Yet, the success of the Slave Trade Act of 1807 and the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 benefited from the votes of Irish MPs.