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Martin Di Caro

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Martin Di Caro was the host of the History As It Happens podcast at The Washington Times.

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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin watches as he visits the construction site of the National Space Agency on the premises of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Centre in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 27, 2022. Putin is raising fears that he has become more reckless, more committed to restoring the USSR, perhaps more likely to set off a world-altering war. There's no way to determine from a distance whether the Russian president is becoming unstable or if he is simply preying on the West's fears. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

History As It Happens: Lenin, Stalin, Putin

Military historian Antony Beevor says Russia's dictator is trying to undo the mistakes of past Soviet leaders by erasing Ukraine's independence. Putin is a "dangerous beast" who could ignite a wider war.

March 2, 2022
FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 file photo, a man who calls himself "Run-A-Way Bill" stands in front of a Volkswagen bus while waiting for the gates to open at a Woodstock 50th anniversary event in Bethel, N.Y. Fifty years at Woodstock, the mystical and messy event that became the father of all musical festivals, the entertainment industry is diluted with festivals and events like it, some genre specific, some extremely diverse and others offering experiences in addition to music, ranging from food to art, in order to appeal to wider audiences. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

History As It Happens: The generation gap

Each succeeding generation is shaped by events and movements that separate it from the preceding one. Can that explain our existential problems?

February 7, 2022
A Russian tank T-72B3 fires as troops take part in drills at the Kadamovskiy firing range in the Rostov region in southern Russia, on Jan. 12, 2022. The failure of last week's high-stakes diplomatic meetings to resolve escalating tensions over Ukraine has put Russia, the United States and its European allies in uncharted post-Cold War territory.(AP Photo)

History As It Happens: The end of NATO

As Russia threatens to invade Ukraine, the U.S. and NATO are facing fundamental questions about the alliance's purpose. Andrew Bacevich argues America should leave NATO.

January 17, 2022
This image shows an 1876 engraving titled "Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776" made available by the Library of Congress. On that day, the Continental Congress formally endorsed the Declaration of Independence. Celebrations began within days: parades and public readings, bonfires and candles and the firing of 13 musket rounds, one for each of the original states. Nearly a century passed before the country officially named its founding a holiday. ( J. Trumbull, W.L. Ormsby via AP)

History As It Happens: Back to 1776

A group of Black scholars and activists is writing a counter-narrative to The 1619 Project. Can it unite us, or will it intensify the history wars?

January 12, 2022
A cleric walks past Zolfaghar, top, and Dezful missiles displayed in a missile capabilities exhibition by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard a day prior to the second anniversary of Iran's missile strike on U.S. bases in Iraq in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, at Imam Khomeini grand mosque, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Iran put three ballistic missiles on display on Friday, as talks in Vienna aimed at reviving Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers flounder. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

History As It Happens: Atoms for Iran

Nearly 70 years after Eisenhower pledged "Atoms for Peace," the U.S. and Iran remain hopelessly at odds over the latter's nuclear program.

January 10, 2022