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Climate history may explain empires' fall (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

An analysis of rings on a stalagmite from a cave near Jerusalem reveals a drier climate in the region at a time in history when the Roman and Byzantine empires were in decline, scientists reported on Thursday.

Memorial service set for UR history professor (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

A memorial service is planned for William J. McGrath, professor emeritus of history at the University of Rochester, who died Nov. 30. He was 71.

ISU, UNI ready to make Iowa NCAA volleyball history (The Des Moines Register)

Iowa State and Northern Iowa volleyball players will make history with every spike today.

Vikings may be Lions' last chance to not make history (Los Angeles Times)

A solid 0-11, Detroit is a good pick to make the winless 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers look good. A year ago, when it looked as if the Miami Dolphins were careening toward the first 0-16 season in NFL history, they evoked a somewhat unusual sentiment from some of the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

Briefly: History Professor Schwartz wins $75,000 (Yale Daily News)

Yale University History Professor Stuart B. Schwartz won the first annual Cundill International Prize in History for $75,000 awarded by McGill University, according to a University press release on Thursday. He received the award for his book “All Can Be Saved: Religious Tolerance and Salvation in the Iberian Atlantic World,” which was published by the Yale University Press in June this year. It ...