The Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through the window of her home has been charged with murder. Listen to this History Talk discussion on the long historical roots of police misconduct in America: bit.ly/2DEsK9e

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Today in History: Muhammad Ali and George Foreman faced off against each other #OnThisDay in 1974, in the iconic Rumble in the Jungle boxing match. #OTD bit.ly/2MIROnt

And this classic History Talk discussion with three Cuban history experts! origins.osu.edu/historytalk/re…

Also, check out our History Talk episode where we discuss 1989, the year that changed it all, with OSU History Department Professors Theodora Dragostinova (Theodora Dragostinova) and Nicholas Breyfogle, and Slavic Lang. & Cult. Professor Angela Brintlinger: bit.ly/HistoryTalk1989

If you're stuck in traffic while traveling home for Thanksgiving, this might be a good time to listen to our History Talk discussion of why America's roads, rail, and other infrastructure is in such dire shape: bit.ly/2YL43DQ

Ten years ago today, a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, killing at least 100,000 people and reducing much of the island to rubble: origins.osu.edu/article/pact-d…

🚨 NEW FROM Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective ! 🚨 Fifty years ago today, the Nigerian Civil War ended with the demise of the breakaway state of Biafra. On this anniversary, OSU History Department Professor Ousman Kobo looks back at a conflict with "no victor and no vanquished": origins.osu.edu/milestones/nig…

In honor of #RoevWade Day, check out History Talk's episode on the politics of abortion in the United States and Europe: origins.osu.edu/historytalk/po…

“It really is a place for living history.” Check out this episode of History Talk, where Professors Stephanie Shaw and Hassan Kwame Jeffries (Hasan Kwame Jeffries) discuss their work renovating the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. #BlackHistoryMonth youtu.be/Bhqt3PcqcH0

A Kentucky lawmaker promotes a measure to restore felon voting rights. Policies of felon disenfranchisement are inherently rooted in the racial politics of the Reconstruction South, as History Talk explores: origins.osu.edu/historytalk/po…

Michael Bloomberg's record-breaking campaign spending has led many to wonder if the path to the White House is paved with cash. Check out our History Talk conversation with three experts about the influence of money on the ballot box in U.S. history. origins.osu.edu/historytalk/bu…

Shots rang out in Boston #OnThisDay 250 years ago, when a confrontation between British troops and angry Bostonians turned violent, leaving five dead. The Boston Massacre marked the point of no return on the road to revolution and independence: bit.ly/OriginsBostonM…

Thanks for the read! We also produced an episode of our History Talk podcast on the alt-right's obsession with the ancient world, featuring Pharos: Doing Justice to the Classics's Curtis Dozier, Donna Zuckerberg, and Denise Eileen McCoskey of @MiamiOHClassics: bit.ly/ClassicsAltRig…… Quote Tweet

The Amazon River, which snakes through the rainforest that bears its name, has become a transmission route for #Coronavirus into vulnerable indigenous communities that are already deeply threatened by deforestation and development: origins.osu.edu/article/amazon…

Dive into the history of American women in politics with Season 1 of ProloguedPod — out now! origins.osu.edu/milestones/pro…

Are you listening to ProloguedPod, the amazing new serialized podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective? Click below to check it out, or find Prologued on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Soundcloud! origins.osu.edu/milestones/pro…

Check out this review of a hugely important new work on the history of Black HIV-AIDs activism (previously discussed in a History Talk episode here: origins.osu.edu/history-talk-h…)

🚨🚨🚨 Infectious disease and public health history expert Dr. Jim Harris (James) is answering your questions on r/AskHistorians LIVE right now!!! 🚨🚨🚨 Click here to join us: reddit.com/r/AskHistorian…

🚨NEW FROM Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective!🚨 In February 1986, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos peacefully rose up to bring down the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Now, 35 years later, Mark John Sanchez looks back at the #Philippines People Power Revolution and its legacy: origins.osu.edu/milestones/peo…