Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american historian and an author”. Today it says “american historian”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
He was Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. , and the author of 16 books, as well as numerous articles in scholarly journals, on the subjects of Middle Eastern and Modern European history. His writings, which have been published in six languages, are widely regarded as solid reference works. Howard Sachar and the Jacob Hiatt Institute" . Council on Foreign Relations . The Jewish Daily Forward . The New York Times . International Politics and the Middle East: Old rules, dangerous game .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Howard Morley Sachar (born February 10, 1928) is an American historian and an author. His writings have been published in six languages. Based in Washington, D.C. , where he is Professor Emeritus of Modern History at George Washington University , Sachar has been a lecturer on Middle Eastern affairs for the United States Foreign Service Institute , a visiting summer professor at the Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University , and has guest lectured extensively at other universities in North America, Europe, South Africa and Egypt.
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The opening as it stood in 2015 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
He is Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and the author of 16 books, as well as numerous articles in scholarly journals, on the subjects of Middle Eastern and Modern European history.His writings, which have been published in six languages, are widely regarded as solid reference works.Howard Sachar and the Jacob Hiatt Institute" .Council on Foreign Relations .The Jewish Daily Forward .The New York Times .International Politics and the Middle East: Old rules, dangerous game .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
He was Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and the author of 16 books, as well as numerous articles in scholarly journals, on the subjects of Middle Eastern and Modern European history. His writings, which have been published in six languages, are widely regarded as solid reference works. Howard Sachar and the Jacob Hiatt Institute" . Council on Foreign Relations . The Jewish Daily Forward . The New York Times . International Politics and the Middle East: Old rules, dangerous game .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
He was Professor Emeritus of History and International Affairs at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. , and the author of 16 books, as well as numerous articles in scholarly journals, on the subjects of Middle Eastern and Modern European history. His writings, which have been published in six languages, are widely regarded as solid reference works. Howard Sachar and the Jacob Hiatt Institute" . Council on Foreign Relations . The Jewish Daily Forward . The New York Times . International Politics and the Middle East: Old rules, dangerous game .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american historian and an author”. Today it says “american historian”. Read the current article and compare.
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american historian and an author
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american historian
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