John Hay (1838-1905) was important for shaping America's open-door policy toward the Far East. He set guidelines for much of America's diplomacy in the 20th century, involving the United States in mai...
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John Hay died in high office. He was at the time, as he had been since 1898, U.S. secretary of state. As Henry Adams declared in The Education of Henry Adams, Hay "had solved nearly every old problem...
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The following essay discusses John Hay and his collaborator, John George Nicolay.John George Nicolay and John Milton Hay produced one of the best and most comprehensive histories written in America in...
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Often portrayed as an odd amalgam of talent and lack of ambition, John Hay has confounded many attempts to delve his crowded, productive life. Hay enjoyed presenting himself as one who shied away from...
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John Hay is recognized by many as a preeminent force and voice in nature writing and regional nonfiction of the twentieth century. He is identified with Cape Cod, where he lives and has written and wh...
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Bali Island, Indonesia (dpa) - Sceptics attending a UN climate
change conference on Friday accused scientists, politicians and
environmentalists who are sounding alarm ...
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Today is Wednesday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2008. There are 364 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 2, 1900, Secretary of State John Hay announced the "Open Door Policy" to...
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John Hays feels his right leg twitch and writhe at times, more than 15 years after losing it to a car crash and unsuccessful surgeries.This was different. His hands shook now because of the buck he...
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Bali Island, Indonesia (dpa) - Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
would only be possible with the investment of hundreds of billions of
dollars, a UN official said Friday whi...
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One score and nine years ago, Doris Kearns Goodwin launched her career as a Presidential historian with Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, a shrewd look at the oversized Texan she’d obser...
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One score and nine years ago, Doris Kearns Goodwin launched her career as a Presidential historian with Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, a shrewd look at the oversized Texan she’d obser...
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