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AP World History course is dropping thousands of years of human events — and critics are furious

Since 2002, the AP World History course has covered thousands of years of human activity around the planet, starting 10,000...

Jefferson’s Monticello finally gives Sally Hemings her place in presidential history

You cannot see Thomas Jefferson’s mansion, Monticello, from the small room burrowed into the ground along the south wing of his estate....

Congratulations to Ohio’s Sara Ziemnik, 2017 National History Teacher of the Year

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is pleased to announce that Sara Ziemnik from Rocky River High School in...

“Wine Meant to Toast John Adams’ Presidency Was Just Discovered,” Architectural Digest reports

Reporter Nick Mafi explains, “Liberty Hall Museum — which is located on the campus of Kean University, one of New...

Historians Uncover Slave Quarters of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, NBC News reports

Reporter Michael Cottman announces: “Archaeologists have excavated an area of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello mansion that has astounded even the most...

New poll shows most Americans can’t name a single Supreme Court justice

In conjunction with Sunshine Week and timed for the opening of confirmation hearings for Neil Grouch (President Trump’s pick for...

Half of Americans don’t know when the Civil War took place, according to the American Council of Trustees and Alumni

According to the American Council of Trustees and Alumni: On the 150th anniversary of the tragic night when John Wilkes...

Americans recognize ‘past presidents’ who never were, Washington University study finds

Ask Americans to name the former US president whose face is on the US $10 bill, and most will be quick...

Who Was “The First Emancipator”?

We know that Abraham Lincoln — as well as several of the Founding Fathers — wanted to abolish slavery in the United States....

William Bushong Explains Why Jacqueline Kennedy Founded the White House Historical Association

Did you know that before former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy lived in the White House, the first families took their furnishings...

What was the Haldimand Affair? And how did it impact the state of Vermont?

The Haldimand Affair (also called the Haldimand or Vermont Negotiations) was a series of negotiations conducted in the early 1780s...

National History Day: 600,000 Kids Bring the Past to Life

What drew nearly 600,000 students from around the world to prepare exhibits, documentaries, papers, performances, and websites for the annual...

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