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Articles by Melissa S. McHugh

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March 16, 2012 - 1737 words | History » France
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot wrote, “Because it takes a long time before we are convinced of their inutility, foundations have sometimes become positively harmful before they have even been suspected of being useless.”[1] One could apply this reasoning to... Read Article »
October 4, 2011 - 5877 words | History » World War II
On November 21, 1945, Robert H. Jackson, the Chief Prosecutor for the United States of America opened the prosecution’s case against German defendants in Nuremberg, Germany. The war in Europe had ended only six months earlier, many of the buildings in Nuremberg... Read Article »
March 18, 2011 - 4505 words | History » World War I
The New York Times coverage of negotiations at Brest-Litovsk between January 1 and January 12, 1918, reflected the newspaper's preoccupation with Germany during wartime and her ulterior motives. It also evinced skepticism about the Bolsheviks' sincerity in their claims... Read Article »

Melissa S. McHugh studies History at Rutgers University in Camden, NJ.