Remembering Sandra Day O'Connor (1930-2023)

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Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administers the Judicial Oath to Judge Sandra Day O’Connor while her husband, John J. O’Connor III, holds the family Bibles, 1981. (Photograph by Michael Evans, The White House)On December 1, 2023, trailblazing Justice Sandra Day O’Connor died at age 93.

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EduHam Online November Newsletter: Creating Performance Pieces for the Competition and Lottery

Welcome to the official newsletter of the Hamilton Education Program Online, the goal of which is to help students in grades 6–12 see the relevance of the Founding Era by using primary sources to create a performance piece (e.g., a song, rap, poem, or scene) fol
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Matthew Vriesman Receives the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year Award

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Bruce Henderson Wins the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize

Bruce Henderson has been awarded the tenth annual Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize for Bridge to the Sun: The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought
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Maurizio Valsania Wins the 2023 George Washington Prize

Maurizio Valsania has been awarded the 2023 George Washington Prize for his book First Among Men: George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity (Johns Hopkins University Press).
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Announcing the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year, Matthew Vriesman

 
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Resources from the Gilder Lehrman Institute

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Recent Press Mentions

Graduation Ceremony Held for the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History

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On Saturday, July 15, Gettysburg College celebrated the achievements of graduates of the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History.
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International Press for GLI's Spanish-American Curriculum Partnership with the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute

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The Sentinel Interviews Kevin Weddle on Winning the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History

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"In today’s 5 Questions, The Sentinel gave Weddle the opportunity to delve deeper into the research and findings of his book that recently earned him the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History."
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