History Now Essay The Battle of the Sexes Gail Collins 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ It’s hard to explain, if you weren’t there at the time, why the "Battle of the Sexes"—the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs—was so important. The most enduring image from the event was the picture of Billie... Appears in: 23 | Turning Points in American Sports Spring 2010
Essay The Sixties Harvard Sitkoff Forty years after it ended, the 1960s remains the most consequential and controversial decade of the twentieth century. It would dawn bright with hope and idealism, see the liberal state attain its mightiest reforms and reach, and end...
Essay The Social and Intellectual Legacy of the American Revolution Gary B. Nash Government and Civics 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ "We can see with other eyes; we hear with other ears; and think with other thoughts, than those we formerly used. We are now really another people, and cannot again go back to ignorance and prejudice. The mind once enlightened cannot...
About page 2022 Spring Newsletter The Gilder Lehrman Institute welcomes you to spring with a host of new and familiar programs for teachers and students. We recount our recent events, offer news about our upcoming Lincoln Prize Ceremony and Gala, and celebrate our...