Free books for students! Help us launch our History School Book Club
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We’re excited to announce a pilot program for high school students called History School Book Club.
On This Day: Stock Market Crash, 1929
On October 24, 1929, the stock market experienced its first major crisis in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, eventually leading to the Great
Read moreColumbus Reaches the Americas: On This Day, 1492
On October 12, 1492, after a two-month voyage, Christopher Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas he called San Salvador—though the people of the island called it Guanahani. From there, Columbus and his men traveled around the Caribbean for five months, taking particular interest in the islands of Juana (now Cuba) and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti).
Read moreProclamation of 1763: On This Day, October 7, 1763
On October 7, 1763, King George III issued a Proclamation that would cause much resentment among American colonists.
Read moreIndian Removal Act Passed by Congress: On This Day, May 26
Counting Down to Hamilton: Week 4
There’s less than one month left until the Hamilton student matinee on April 13!
This week, discover Alexander Hamilton in the American Imagination, the newest issue of History Now, Gilder Lehrman’s online journal.
Read moreUlto & Inst, 18th-Century Abbreviations: Document in a Minute
Take a closer look at George Washington’s letter using 18th-century abbreviations.
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