- December 13, 2023
Teaching the Bill of Rights: Religious Liberty
At Teaching American History, we know teachers are hungry for resources that help their students understand the nuances of American civic behavior. For secondary and post-secondary
The Tehran Conference and the Origins of the Cold War
From left to right: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill Any serious student of history will tell you that pinning down the precise
Civil Conversation Protects Our Civil Rights
Young citizens need civics education to understand their constitutionally guaranteed rights. The best civics teachers also help students learn the skills they need to protect
For Educators: Meaningful PD | Teaching American History
Among the features that make our Master’s in American history and politics graduate program the best in the nation are our professors and our curriculum. No other
Win Anderson Teaches about Limited Government
During September and October, we are highlighting two newly published document collections that complete our series on governmental institutions. This month we feature Separation of Powers,
A Conversation with John Dinan, Editor of Federalism
Does Federalism Improve American Civic Life and Protect Civil Liberties? Teaching American History recently released the final volume in our series of document collections on
Celebrating America’s Unsung Heroes: History Teachers of the Year
Each year the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History honors one teacher from every state as the “History Teacher of the Year.” In doing so,
What is it like to attend a TAH multi-day seminar?
What is it like to attend a Teaching American History multi-day seminar? It’s like meeting 20 distant cousins for the first time and discovering that
Happy 90th Birthday, Tennessee Valley Authority!
President Herbert Hoover The Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public utility company—as well as the sixth largest power provider in the United States—celebrates its
The 1918 Flu Epidemic through the eyes of Lutiant LaVoye
Walter Reed Hospital Flu Ward. Harris and Ewing (1918) Library of Congress. Lutiant LaVoye volunteered to serve as a substitute nurse during World War I