From Memory to History? The Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary
If 50th anniversaries of war tend to be the last grand occasion in which the…
Author Geoffrey White and Daniel Martinez
The Pitfalls of Writing the First Draft of History
As an American political historian, I’m occasionally asked to offer thoughts about the current state…
Ad Wars: A Long History with an Uncertain Future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNKAlt-mrWM For television viewers, the end of the 2016 campaign meant an end to political…
What Might Future History Dissertations About the 2016 Election Be Called?
Over the past few days, we asked our twitter followers the question “In the future,…
The 2016 Election and the Transformation of the Democratic Party
The unexpected result of the 2016 election sent shock waves through the Democratic party and…
From the Archives… Presidential Campaigns and Elections
As historians work to set this election season into historical context, it’s worth looking back…
What’s in the December Issue of the Journal of American History?
The December issue of the Journal of American History is now online for subscribers. Included…
Tom Hayden, Radical Liberal
New Left leader Tom Hayden died on October 23 at age 76. Activist and politician,…
Red, White, and Rainbow: The National Park Service’s LGBTQ Theme Study
On October 11, 2016, National Coming Out Day, the National Park Service (NPS) announced the…
What’s in the November Issue of The American Historian?
Here’s a quick preview of the newest issue of The American Historian: The November 2016…