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The Disputed U.S. Presidential Election of 1876 — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

The Candidates The candidates were a reform-minded Democrat and a Reconstructionist Republican. Rutherford B. Hayes was the governor of Ohio and was the Republican candidate. His campaign focused on reform and a commitment to civil rights, particularly for African Americans in the South. Before the war he had been a Cincinnati lawyer and abolitionist. He […]

Another time’s the charm? Manila, Beijing OK presidential hotline on West Philippine Sea  – Institute for Maritime and Ocean Affairs

SUMMARY The Philippines and China have expanded a previous maritime communication mechanism covering the West Philippine Sea, as tensions rise in waters that are within Manila’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) but that Beijing claims at its own.  In a Wednesday, July 17 statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the two countries signed an […]