Lesson Plan "Father" of Our Country v. "Father" of the Bill of Rights Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Essential Questions To what extent does the Bill of Rights provide a "blanket of protection" for American citizens? Why do many Americans believe that the Bill of Rights is especially relevant today? Objectives Students will be able...
History Now Essay History in the Making: COVIDCalls and the COVID-19 Pandemic Scott Gabriel Knowles and Bucky Stanton Disasters are now a permanent feature of American life—no longer confined to predictable seasons or geographies—in the era of hyperglobalization and its related climate change, a disaster in one part of the world affects all of us.... Appears in: 58 | Resilience, Recovery, and Resurgence in the Wake of Disasters Fall 2020
News Students at Affiliate School Stuyvesant High School Win First Place in National History Day Contest On Thursday, June 13, National History Day (NHD) presented the awards for the national finals of the 2019 National History Day Contest. More than half a million students entered the competition last year, and 3,000 of them advanced...
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News Kathrine Mott Named Chief Operating Officer of the Gilder Lehrman Institute The Gilder Lehrman Institute is delighted to announce that Kathrine Mott will be joining us as our new chief operating officer, starting Monday, March 9. Gilder Lehrman president Jim Basker said, “We are thrilled to have Kathrine join...
News Revisiting the Founding Era at the National Constitution Center On January 10 historians Carol Berkin and Denver Brunsman, community leader Farah Jimenez, and the Constitutional Sources Project’s executive director, Julie Silverbrook, gathered for a town hall at the National Constitution Center in...
News Inside the Vault on Thursday, November 4: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection is an online program that explores unique primary sources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection. From iconic historical treasures, such as the Declaration of Independence,...