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Earl Gregg Swem Library

The 1983 War Scare: “The Last Paroxysm” of the Cold War

Categories: Communism,Defense/Military,History,NATO,Russia

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB427/

A collection of 17 documents on NATO exercises in 1983 from U.S. and Russian sources.   From the National Security Archive

 

Disputes over the British Indian Ocean Territory: A Survey

Categories: Africa,Great Britain,History

http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP13-31.pdf

Recounts the background and current disputes involving Indian Ocean territory controlled by the British government.  House of Commons Library Research Paper 13/31

 

International Labor Comparisons: 2013

Categories: Business/Economics,History,Labor/Employment,Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2013/ilc/

Compares economies of countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas to see how they have performed in recent years and historically.  Covers employment, GDP, wages, and other indicators.  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Smithsonian and Preservation Virginia Reveal Startling Survival Story at Historic Jamestown

Categories: Arts/Humanities,Headlines,History,Virginia Issues

http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-and-preservation-virginia-reveal-startling-survival-story-historic-jamestown

Press release on discovery of physical evidence of cannibalism at Jamestown during the starving period.  From the Smithsonian Museum.

 

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977-1980, Volume XIII, China

Categories: China,Foreign Affairs,Headlines,History,Taiwan

http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v13

First in a series of volumes on foreign relations during the Carter administration.  This volume focuses on the normalization of relations with China and the ending of formal relations with Taiwan as the Republic of China.  From the State Department

 

Reading the North Korean Tea Leaves: The Perpetual Struggle to Fathom Pyongyang’s Motives and Goals

Categories: Foreign Affairs,History,Korea

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB421/

A collection of 14 declassified (mostly) State Department documents that describe U.S. efforts to decipher North Korean motives during the 1990s.  From the National Security Archive

 

Fiscal Year 2014 Historical Tables: Budget of the U.S. Government

Categories: Govt Finance,History,Presidency,Statistics

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2014/assets/hist.pdf

Provides statistical tables on federal government receipts, outlays, surpluses or deficits from about 1940 to date.  .  From the Office of Management and Budget

 

Fed Credit Policy During the Great Depression

Categories: Financial Crisis/Markets,History

http://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/economic_brief/2013/pdf/eb_13-03.pdf

Examines how the Federal Reserve used credit policy tactics to try to stimulate the U.S. economy during the Great Depression.  From the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank

 

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