After the Capitol Riot, Teachers Try Explaining History in Real Time January 25, 2021 by Amelia Nierenberg for the New York Times Educators have turned to Shakespeare, science fiction and cat people analogies to help students understand the past weeks. Read More
“Let Me Tell You What I Mean” January 22, 2021 by David Bruce Smith for Washington Independent Review of Books In this new collection, the famed essayist demonstrates her longstanding mastery of the form. Read More
America Emerges Disunited but Intact January 21, 2021 by Peggy Noonan -- Opinion for the Wall Street Journal After an exhausting four years, a relatively normal inauguration offers hope that better days are ahead. Read More
History MattersJanuary 16 to January 31, 2021 January 16, 2021 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future. Read More
Martin Luther King’s Birthday January 15, 2021 Remembering. January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968 Read More
This impeached, one-term president refused to go to his successor’s inauguration.Now Trump will do the same. January 8, 2021 by Ronald G. Shafer for The Washington Post It’s been 152 years since Andrew Johnson decided not to attend the swearing-in of Ulysses S. Grant Read More
Patriotism or Betrayal? January 8, 2021 by Ed Lengel The Events of January 6, 2021 and the Example of George Washington Read More
History MattersJanuary 1 to January 15, 2021 January 1, 2021 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future. Read More
A ‘Great Cultural Depression’ Looms for Legions of Unemployed Performers December 26, 2020 by Patricia Cohen for The New York Times With theaters and concert halls shuttered, unemployment in the arts has cut deeper than in restaurants and other hard-hit industries. Read More
History MattersDecember 16 to December 31, 2020 December 16, 2020 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future. Read More
‘A fearsome decision’: Abigail Adams had her children inoculated against smallpox December 12, 2020 by Ronald G. Shafer for The Washington Post The future first lady feared inoculation, but she feared smallpox more. Read More