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2024 Contest Theme

Turning Points in History

A turning point is an idea, event, or action that directly, or sometimes indirectly, causes change. The National History Day^® (NHD) 2024 contest theme invites you to consider questions of time and place, cause and effect, change over time, and impact and significance.

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National History Day Teachers Engage in Webinar Series Using Library of Congress Resources to Develop a Historical Argument

October 25, 2023

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National History Day Announces Rural and Urban Outreach Program Supported by the Bezos Family Foundation

October 22, 2023

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National History Day Student Documentaries Featured in Five-Part Docuseries by the 400 Years of African American History Commission

October 3, 2023

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