News Ulto & Inst, 18th-Century Abbreviations: Document in a Minute Take a closer look at George Washington’s letter using 18th-century abbreviations.
News 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 . In five essays,...
News Hamilton at the White House Yesterday, the cast of Hamilton were welcomed to the White House by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for a day of events that honored the musical’s groundbreaking qualities and showcased its ability to inspire...
News Counting Down to Hamilton: Week 3 There are only three short weeks until the first student matinee of Hamilton on April 13! This week, discover a letter written by Alexander Hamilton. When the hotly contested election of 1800 ended in a tie between the two Democratic...
News Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: On This Day, March 25 On the afternoon of Saturday, March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City caught fire, killing 146 of the 500 employees—mostly young immigrant women and girls . The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory produced women’s...
News Counting Down to Hamilton: Week 2 We’re almost there—only two more weeks until the first student matinee of Hamilton ! This week, watch Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton — the biography that inspired the musical — discuss the Founding Father ’ s achievements...
News Frederick Douglass Book Prize Highlights Watch highlights from the Frederick Douglass Book Prize ceremony , on February 4. The highlights include remarks by James G. Basker, president of the Gilder Lehrman Institute; David Blight, director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for...
News Counting Down to Hamilton: Week 1 In exactly one week, the Hamilton Student Education Program launches with its first matinee performance. This 1804 letter was written by Angelica Schuyler Church, Alexander Hamilton’s sister-in-law and close friend, after Hamilton’s...
News One of the Last Links to the Battle of Little Bighorn Dies On April 3, 2016, Joseph Medicine Crow, the last living link to the Battle of Little Bighorn , died at the age of 102. Medicine Crow heard firsthand accounts of the 1876 battle from his great uncle White Man Runs Him, who was one of...
News The Sinking of the Titanic: On This Day, April 15 On the night of April 14–15, 1912, the world’s largest passenger steamship, the RMS Titanic , sank in the Atlantic Ocean after hitting an iceberg during its maiden voyage, with approximately 1,500 people still on board. This letter,...