News Get to Know the 2017 History Teachers of the Year: Rebecca Moll, Arkansas This year, the Gilder Lehrman Institute recognized 52 State History Teachers of the Year for their tireless and innovative efforts to make history come alive for their students. But who are they, really? We asked these talented...
Spotlight on: Primary Source The Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775 By April 1775, reconciliation between England and the thirteen colonies had failed. Two months earlier, Parliament had declared Massachusetts to be in a state of rebellion, and on April 14 General Thomas Gage received secret orders...
News Introducing Robert Tam, the 2018 Hawaii History Teacher of the Year Robert Tam Hawaii History Teacher of the Year Since 2004, 749 exemplary American history teachers from elementary, middle, and high schools in all fifty states, Department of Defense schools, Washington DC, and US territories have...
History Now Essay Coming to America: Ellis Island and New York City Vincent J. Cannato Economics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ New York City is a kind of archipelago, a Philippines on the Hudson River. Only one borough—the Bronx—is actually attached to the American mainland. There are some forty islands in the city beyond Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long... Appears in: 11 | American Cities Spring 2007