A brief discussion of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 focusing both on the events leading up to the compromise and its political and social consequences.

Jun 30, 2010 - Clayton Browne

Obama's compromise on tax cuts with Republicans follows a long tradition of negotiation designed to help the most Americans during times of polarization.

Dec 11, 2010 - Michael Streich

California desires to become a free state. Henry Clay proposes the Compromise of 1850 between North and South including a stronger fugitive slave law.

Feb 25, 2007 - Mary Trotter Kion

The Great Compromise established a system favored by the north and south in regards to the issues of representation and slavery.

Dec 9, 2010 - Maddison Newburg

A compromise between North and South concerning Missouri postponed sectional animosity and temporarily avoided civil war.

Aug 8, 2009 - Walter Coffey

Henry Clay's resolutions sparked hot debate on the role of Congress in permitting or limiting slavery in the newly acquired territories from Mexico.

Apr 5, 2009 - Michael Streich

The ability to compromise reflects the genius of the democratic system but in 1860 it failed due to party extremists, leading the nation into Civil War.

Jul 30, 2011 - Michael Streich

Adolph Hitler is probably the world's best known despot, but what factors led to his election in 1933, what misfortunes of fate led to the breeding ground for extremism.

Oct 4, 2009 - George Julian

It was events earlier in 1944, which to a large extent led to the Battle of the Bulge being launched by the German Army after been planned by Adolf Hitler himself.

Dec 27, 2008 - Barry Vale

Learn about the recent fake Holocaust memoirs and how they affect World War II history and historical reading in schools.

Aug 19, 2010 - Jennifer Ciotta

Hitler's words--both written and spoken--brought Germans to accept the total elimination of Jewish co-workers, business partners, friends and neighbors.

Jan 15, 2011 - Eric Brothers

The battle of Grunwald, the Teutonic Order's greatest defeat, was a result of political intrigue and religious fervor which brought two rival kingdoms to arms.

Apr 24, 2009 - Nate Breidenbaugh

Led Zeppelin II is an aural representation of a kind of carnal coming of age.

Feb 26, 2011 - David Surman

A passage in the New Testament book of Romans talks about God's love and freedom.

Oct 30, 2007 - Vivienne May Ball

President Woodrow Wilson's attempt to "make the world safe for democracy" added to resentment among warring nations and paved the way for the Second World War.

Aug 18, 2009 - Walter Coffey

Although historians and observers have focused on a number of causes of the Civil War, each of these separate "causes" can be linked to Southern slavery.

Jun 6, 2010 - Michael Streich

On April 12, 1861, the American Civil War began, but the crisis was in motion long before the guns awakened.

Apr 12, 2007 - Brian Tubbs

This month, another state seceded and the Confederate States of America was formed as people in both North and South scrambled for a peaceful settlement.

Jul 11, 2010 - Walter Coffey

Undoubtedly, the English Civil War was caused by a mixture of both short term and long term issues that eventually led to the outbreak of fighting during 1642.

Nov 19, 2008 - Barry Vale

This look at the events that led to the Second Battle of Bull Run takes into accounts the previous battles in the American Civil War.

Jun 8, 2010 - Barry Vale