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Does the Presidency Function as the Founders Intended?
In his new study of the presidency, Stephen F. Knott, Thomas and Mabel Guy Professor in Teaching American History’s Master of Arts in American History and Government program, traces what…
As the SCOTUS Term Begins: Teaching What Free Speech Means
The first Monday in October traditionally opens the Supreme Court’s yearly term. To mark this…
Saturday Webinar: Henry Clay
American Minds Webinar Live show to air at 11am, Saturday, 2 NOV 2019, with a…
Documents in Detail: Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address
Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801) will be the focus of the 23 OCT 2019…
Constitution Day Lecture from Professor Gordon Lloyd
Professor Gordon Lloyd, Senior Fellow at the Ashbrook Center, author of TAH's four Exhibits on…
Junípero Serra, Gaspar de Portolá, and the Spanish Conquest of California
Father Junípero Serra (1713–1784) founded the first Catholic “mission” in what is now present-day California…
Women’s Rights & Roles: The American Revolution
In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women…
For Constitution Day: Teaching the Blessings of Liberty
We rely on teachers of American history, government and civics to do the most critical…
The Constitutional Convention Online Exhibit – A Great Resource for Teachers and Students
In anticipation of Constitution Day (September 17), TAH invites you to take a look through…
Meet Our Teacher Partners: Melanie Stuthard
At Teaching American History, we focus on telling America's story through historical documents because history…
Saturday Webinar: Alexander Hamilton
American Minds Webinar Live show to air at 11am, Saturday, 5 OCT 2019, exploring the…
Meet Our Teacher Partners: Alan Vitale
At Teaching American History, we focus on telling America's story through historical documents because history…
African Americans Resist the Racial Violence of 1919: An Interview with David Krugler
A century ago, in the wake of a rapid demobilization of soldiers returning from World…
Documents in Detail: Federalist 1
Federalist 1 (1787) will be the focus of the 25 SEP 2019 Documents in Detail…
Documents Related to Labor, Servitude and Slavery in Early America
In a post earlier this week, we marked the 400th anniversary of the arrival of…
400th Anniversary of Landing of African Slaves at Jamestown
In late August 1619, John Rolfe tells us that the first enslaved Africans arrived in…
Women’s Rights & Roles: Colonial America
In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women…
Jonathan Edwards: Founding Father of American Evangelicalism
The theme of this year’s Teaching American History Saturday webinars is American Minds. Prominent scholars…
The Atomic Bombs in the Context of World War II
On 6 August 1945, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay, piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets, dropped…
Saturday Webinar: Benjamin Franklin
Live show to air at 11am, Saturday, 7 SEP 2019, exploring Franklin the entrepreneur, thinker,…
Implementing Brown v. Board of Education: One Southern Town’s Story Part II: Teenaged Integration Pioneers Endure a Lonely Spotlight
Continuing our blog series on the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, last…
Implementing Brown v. Board of Education: One Southern Town’s Story
Editor’s Note: Earlier this spring as the TAH editorial team was preparing for our essay commemorating…
Documents in Detail: Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786) will be the focus of the 28 AUG…
TAH Webinars: How They Are Different and Why You Should Register
As with all TAH programs, our webinar series are designed to help classroom teachers…
Foreshadowing Brown: How a South Carolina Case Influenced the Supreme Court’s School Desegregation Ruling
As teachers, we know students become more interested in historical events if you can establish…
The Moon Landing – Resources for the 50th Anniversary
On 20 July 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people…
Saturday Webinar: Jonathan Edwards
Live show aired at 11am, Saturday, 17 AUG 2019, exploring the famed revivalist preacher and…
What We’re Talking About: A MAHG Reading Roundup 4
Every summer, TeachingAmericanHistory brings together scholars and teachers from around the nation to our campus…
Core Documents Collection: Women’s Voices in Religion in American History and Politics
While women have historically made up an overwhelming percentage of America’s religious practitioners, their roles…
What We’re Talking About: A MAHG Reading Roundup 3
Every summer, TeachingAmericanHistory brings together scholars and teachers from around the nation to our campus…
Protesting the Louisiana Purchase
For most teachers and students of American history the decision seems like the no-brainer of…
What We’re Talking About: A MAHG Reading Roundup 2
Every summer, TeachingAmericanHistory brings together scholars and teachers from around the nation to our campus…
What We’re Talking About: A MAHG Reading Roundup
Every summer, TeachingAmericanHistory brings together scholars and teachers from around the nation to our campus…
Summer Reading Recommendations from Our Staff
Unsure of what to read this summer? The Teaching American History staff have some recommendations.…
Adding the Lens of Literature to the Testimony of Primary Documents
This summer, Suzanne Hunter Brown will join historian Jennifer Keene (Chapman University) to lead a…
D-Day: What if it had failed?
General Dwight Eisenhower was the most powerful man in the world in early June, 1944,…
Religion and Rhetoric in Times of War: The 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Religious Rhetoric at the Front Among other equipment for battle on D-Day, the invading troops…
2019-2020 Webinars – Registration is Open
Saturday Webinars: American Minds - REGISTER HERE During the 2019-20 school year we will revisit…
Did You Know…? Memorial Day
Did you know that the origins of this weekend's holiday honoring America's servicemen and women…
USS Midway Institute for Teachers
Join TAH.org and the USS Midway Museum Institute for Teachers for our Seminar series on…
Saturday Webinar: Federalists vs. Antifederalists
The second of TAH.org's Great American Debates webinar series took place on Saturday, 8 September. Our…
“A Great Day for America and its Court”: Brown v. Board of Education Recognizes Segregation As “Inherently Unequal”
Today marks the 65th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision mandating racial desegregation in…
Documents in Detail: LBJ’s Great Society
In this final episode of the 2018-19 Documents in Detail year, we discuss President Lyndon…
Saturday Webinars: The Great Society vs. Modern Conservatism
The final episode in the 2018-19 Great American Debates webinar series, in which the ideas,…
Documents in Detail: FDR’s 1944 State of the Union Speech
In this month's episode of Documents in Detail, TAH faculty members discussed the meaning, context…
Saturday Webinars: Martin Luther King, jr. vs. Malcolm X
Drs. Chris Burkett, Peter Myers, and Lucas Morel discussed the different views and goals of…
Documents in Detail: Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points laid out Wilson's plan for not only a post-war world, but…
The Bill of Rights
TAH has produced some new content and resources about the Bill of Rights, and we've…
Alexander Hamilton: Founding Father of the Commercial Republic