Sparks Commentary

“[The Congress shall have the power] To establish an uniform rule of naturalization … ” – Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 4 of the United S...

The trans-Atlantic slave trade had massive effects on  Latin America , and not just the future United States . Because of this, there are s...

“ ♪ How many roads must a man walk down, Before they can call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail, Before she sleeps in the...

If the Cold War were a chess game, Latin Americans were often the pawns … Long before the  Cold War  began, American president James Mo...

“We hope that this book, which knows how to say the important and say it well, contributes to spread linguistic knowledge that usually re...

“We [the German government] intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare . We shall endeavor in spite of this t...

“♪ Katie Casey was baseball mad, Had the fever and had it bad. Just to root for the home town crew, Ev'ry sou Katie blew. ♪ ♪ On...

" ... that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth ." - Closing lines of  Abr...

"That all Acts of the United States in Cuba during its military occupancy thereof are ratified and validated, and all lawful rights ...

The California Gold Rush is one of those events that tends to have been heard of by the public, but is often overlooked by popular histori...

"Nevada Territory is fabulously rich in gold, silver, lead, coal, iron, quicksilver... thieves, murderers, desperadoes ... lawyers, ...

" ... the American continents , by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be ...

The "Great Revolution" in Mexico: It's not the war of independence from Spain If your average person on the street overhea...

"[The Mexican Empire] solemnly declares by means of the Supreme Junta of the Empire that it is a Sovereign nation and independent of...

"The Republic of Panama grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of a zone of land and land under w...

A disturbing and intensely fascinating human drama ... It caused the fall of empires, and the rise of a new one in their place. It chang...

"The occupation, separation, and annexation [of Texas] were, from the inception of the movement to its final consummation, a conspira...

"It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere ...

I just finished watching "Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War," PBS's two-hour documentary about this time. I wa...

"The German Government, consequently, discontinues diplomatic relations with the United States of America and declares that under th...