The Crimean Conference | Teaching American History
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looming large in the news we thought it wise to revisit the region’s ties to American history.
Prior to...
The Central Intelligence Act of 1949
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Lincoln: Bridging the Founding and Our Own Time
A conversation with Joseph Fornieri and David Tucker
Teaching American History has released a new document collection, Abraham Lincoln: Core Documents. A compilation of Lincoln’s most...
Debating Lincoln’s Leadership | Teaching American History
A conversation with Joseph Fornieri and David Tucker, Continued
This is the second part of our edited interview of Joseph Fornieri and David Tucker,...
President Roosevelt’s “Fireside Chat” on the Plan for Reorganization of the Judiciary
Roosevelt’s New Deal and the Supreme Court
President Roosevelt was outraged when the Supreme Court invalidated two of the most important New Deal initiatives...
Summer MAHG Course Examines Influence of Political Rhetoric on Citizens’ Choices
How does rhetoric shape citizens’ understanding of the political choices they face? In the political contests of our history, which arguments have exerted...
Summer 2023 Professional Development Opportunities
Looking for a chance to flex your scholarly muscles this summer? Or in need of recertification hours? Teaching American History has...
American Forces Leave Vietnam, Fifty Years Ago This Week
On March 29, 1973, the last American combat soldier, Master Sgt. Max Beilke, left Vietnam, completing the American military withdrawal. President Richard Nixon...
The History of “Court-Packing” | Teaching American History
Roosevelt’s “Court-Packing” Plan
For many students, the “Fireside Chat on the Reorganization of the Judiciary” (more memorably recalled as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “court-packing plan”)...
The Fight for a Federal Anti-Lynching Law
Over 122 years of effort preceded the passage of the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, signed into law by President Biden on March 29,...
