- July 3, 2024
Teaching American History’s Narrative Histories
Teaching American History emphasizes the use of primary documents. Why, then, is Teaching American History publishing a series of narrative histories? In case you didn’t
Water Rights in the West: The Hoover Dam
On this date (June 25th) in 1929, President Herbert Hoover signed the Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928, authorizing construction by the federal government of
The Power of Primary Documents
Primary documents prompt reflection on history. Landen Schmeichel sees this often when using documents in his Advanced Placement US History course at Legacy High School
Passage of the 1924 Immigration Act
On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Act, the first federal law in American history designed to establish permanent, comprehensive restrictions on
MAHG Qualifying Exam Tips | Teaching American History
Summer has arrived! And that means the pinnacle of TAH’s professional development for teachers has arrived as well: our Master of Arts in American History
A Pageantry of Power: Planning Washington’s First Inauguration
This blog post, written by faculty member Sarah Morgan Smith, was first posted on January 19, 2021. An online resource guide at Library of Congress, U.S. Presidential
What’s Your Summer Reading? | Teaching American History
Summer’s here! Time to do that reading you put off during the school year. We asked teacher friends what they plan to read during the
Brett Van Gaasbeek’s Students Talk about Preserving Self-Government
Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. “How do
The 80th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944
Assault landing, one of the first waves at Omaha. The Coast Guard caption identifies the unit as Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Photo
Joseph Postell on How Congress Actually Works
Today’s blog is an edited excerpt from the introduction to TAH’s CDC volume, Congress, edited by Joseph Postell, available in our bookstore for free download