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The annual conference January 3-6, 2025, in New York City, of the American Historical Association exposed the two wings of the organization: the Hamas wing and the Hamilton Wing. The exposure occurred Sunday evening, January 5. So far the event has been covered by two articles in The New York Times. “Historians’ Group Votes to […]
This blog is the third and final update on the semiquincentennial. The first looked at the national and New England regional landscape. The second surveyed the individual New England states. This final blog turns to New York State and City where the news is not good. Remember this blog excludes what is happening at the […]
This blog is the second of three blogs on the end of the year update for the semiquincentennial. The first blog reported on national organizations and journals. This one addresses the New England States. The final blog will look at New York State and New York City. CONNECTICUT Program Followup: Funding Spotlight: America 250 | CT […]
The America 250th is already upon us. As previously reported 1774 was the year of the First Continental Congress. It was the year when Americans began to take sides as Loyalist or Rebel. The vote for the selection of delegates to the First Continental Congress marked the beginning of America’s first civil war as well. […]
In the previous blogs, I reported on the topic of “What Are American Students Learning About US History?” The first blog introduced the two-year study conducted by the American Historical Association (AHA). The second blog provided an overview of the report. The third blog reviewed the national patterns observed by the AHA in the teaching […]
In the previous blogs, I reported on the topic of “What Are American Students Learning About US History?” The first blog introduced the two-year study conducted by the American Historical Association (AHA). The second blog provided an overview of the study. The third blog reviewed national patterns which the AHA observed over time in the […]
In the previous blogs, I reported on the topic of “What Are American Students Learning About US History?” The first blog introduced the two-year study conducted by the American Historical Association (AHA). The second blog provided an overview of the report. The third blog tracked the national patterns in social studies education over time. This […]
This blog is the third in a series on the study of the American Historical Association on the subject of “What Are American Students Learning about American History.” For the first two go to: What Are American Students Learning about US History Today? (Part 1: Introduction) What Are American Students Learning About US History? (Part […]
The Melting Pot is a play by Israel Zangwill, first staged in 1908. The actual story line as well as the author have been lost to history save for those who have a deep interest in the subject. The term “melting pot” went on to have national significance in the American culture. Lately it has […]
The two years 1177 BCE and 1676 CE would appear to have nothing in common. The impetus for their juxtaposition is the article “The Rising of the Indians”; or, The Native American Revolution of (16)’76” by Margaret Ellen Newell in William and Mary Quarterly 80 2023:287-324. While reading the article, I discovered that many of […]
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
