{"id":5746,"date":"2023-10-27T15:34:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T15:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/?page_id=5746"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:35:52","slug":"50-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/about\/50-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate 50 Years of National History Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"page-title\" class=\"theme-block wp-block-theme-blocks-page-banner full-width has-background is-style-media-right has-background-color has-text-color\" style=\"--background-color:#000;--color:#fff\"><div class=\"layout\"><h1 class=\"block-title appear-on-scroll\" id=\"page-title\">Celebrate 50 Years of National History Day<\/h1>\n<div class=\"block-content appear-on-scroll\">\n<p  class=\"appear-on-scroll is-style-default has-text-color\"  style=\"color:#dcbd73\">Since 1974, National History Day\u00ae (NHD) has been inspiring students to study history, learn about the past, and make connections to their own lives and times. Today, National History Day reaches over 500,000 students every year who conduct historical research to discover the past, understand the present, and be the future. Tens of thousands of teachers expand their history knowledge &#8211; and NHD&#8217;s&nbsp;workshops, webinars, and professional development opportunities help them develop their teaching skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-media appear-on-scroll\" style=\"\">\n<figure  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potential-Newsletter-Cover-Photos-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5749 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potential-Newsletter-Cover-Photos-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potential-Newsletter-Cover-Photos-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potential-Newsletter-Cover-Photos-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potential-Newsletter-Cover-Photos-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potential-Newsletter-Cover-Photos-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potential-Newsletter-Cover-Photos-1600x901.png 1600w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potential-Newsletter-Cover-Photos-1000x563.png 1000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potential-Newsletter-Cover-Photos-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Potential-Newsletter-Cover-Photos.png 1640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/577;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block-background\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>:root { --header-background-color: #000;--header-color: #fff }<\/style>\n\n<h1  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" ><span class=\"text\">Join our 50 for 50 capital campaign<\/span><\/h1>\n\n<p  class=\"appear-on-scroll has-text-align-center\" >It&#8217;s time to power the next 50 years of National History Day&#8217;s impact. Will you contribute today to improve the teaching and learning of history?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-button\" ><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17auOi-23SF3WoagDfJYILRUk3ewPWyeK\/view\" style=\"background-color:#be9b52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"label\">view our campaign booklet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-button\" ><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/get-involved\/donate\/\" style=\"background-color:#be9b52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"label\">invest in the future of nhd<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"has-preview-poster wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" ><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a class=\"embed\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mcbF6hT3vkQ\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster source-youtube lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/mcbF6hT3vkQ\/sddefault.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><script class=\"html-template\" type=\"html\/template\"><iframe title=\"NHD@50\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mcbF6hT3vkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h1  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" ><span class=\"text\">Want to continue the celebration?<\/span><\/h1>\n\n<p  class=\"appear-on-scroll has-text-align-center\" >Here are some other ways you can help power the next 50 years of NHD.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-button\" ><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/get-involved\/volunteer\/\" style=\"background-color:#be9b52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"label\">Judge at an nhd contest<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-button\" ><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/get-involved\/join-the-alumni-network\/alumni-intake-form\/\" style=\"background-color:#be9b52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"label\">ENgage as an alum<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" ><span class=\"text\">50th Anniversary Honorary Committee<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-theme-blocks-team admin\"><div class=\"layout\"><div class=\"query-posts is-style-avatar\"><div class=\"team post-6597 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6597\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6597-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"933\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carla-Hayden.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 656px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 656\/933;object-position:66% 30%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carla-Hayden.png 656w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carla-Hayden-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carla-Hayden-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carla-Hayden-400x569.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6597-name\">Carla Hayden<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Former Librarian of Congress<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-8099 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p8099\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p8099-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ShoganWeb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 288px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 288\/360;object-position:50% 53%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ShoganWeb.jpg 288w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ShoganWeb-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ShoganWeb-10x12.jpg 10w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p8099-name\">Colleen Shogan<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Former Archivist of the United States<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6606 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6606\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6606-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1222\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/doris-kearns-goodwin.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/1222;object-position:53% 39%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/doris-kearns-goodwin.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/doris-kearns-goodwin-236x300.jpeg 236w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/doris-kearns-goodwin-804x1024.jpeg 804w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/doris-kearns-goodwin-768x978.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/doris-kearns-goodwin-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/doris-kearns-goodwin-400x509.jpeg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6606-name\">Doris Kearns Goodwin<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Pulitzer Prize-winning Presidential Historian<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6615 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6615\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6615-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-1000x1500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1500;object-position:55% 33%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-1600x2400.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-2000x3000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Douglas-Brinkley-Headshot-4-scaled.jpg 1707w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6615-name\">Douglas Brinkley<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Professor of History at Rice University<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6629 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6629\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6629-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1388\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobbs_Forward-Facing_2021_2-1000x1388.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1388;object-position:52% 45%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobbs_Forward-Facing_2021_2-1000x1388.png 1000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobbs_Forward-Facing_2021_2-216x300.png 216w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobbs_Forward-Facing_2021_2-738x1024.png 738w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobbs_Forward-Facing_2021_2-768x1066.png 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobbs_Forward-Facing_2021_2-1107x1536.png 1107w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobbs_Forward-Facing_2021_2-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobbs_Forward-Facing_2021_2-400x555.png 400w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobbs_Forward-Facing_2021_2.png 1441w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6629-name\">Elizabeth Cobbs<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Professor of American History at Texas A&#038;M University<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6635 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6635\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6635-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-1000x1000.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-1600x1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Heather-Cox-Richardson-1-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1000;\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6635-name\">Heather Cox Richardson<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Professor of History at Boston College<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6609 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6609\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6609-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"540\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Imani-Perry.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Imani-Perry.jpg 538w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Imani-Perry-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Imani-Perry-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Imani-Perry-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Imani-Perry-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Imani-Perry-400x401.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 538px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 538\/540;\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6609-name\">Imani Perry<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Professor of Women\u2019s Studies and African American Studies at Harvard University<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6620 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6620\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6620-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jake-Tapper-1000x1250.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1250;object-position:52% 29%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jake-Tapper-1000x1250.webp 1000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jake-Tapper-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jake-Tapper-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jake-Tapper-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jake-Tapper-1229x1536.webp 1229w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jake-Tapper-10x12.webp 10w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jake-Tapper-1600x2000.webp 1600w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jake-Tapper-400x500.webp 400w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jake-Tapper.webp 1638w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6620-name\">Jake Tapper<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">CNN Chief Washington Correspondent<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6612 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6612\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6612-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jonathan-Capehart.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/540;object-position:48% 27%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jonathan-Capehart.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jonathan-Capehart-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jonathan-Capehart-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jonathan-Capehart-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Jonathan-Capehart-400x225.jpeg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6612-name\">Jonathan Capehart<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6603 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6603\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6603-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"830\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Woodruff_Judy_PROMOPIC-682x830-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 682px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 682\/830;object-position:48% 34%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Woodruff_Judy_PROMOPIC-682x830-1.jpg 682w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Woodruff_Judy_PROMOPIC-682x830-1-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Woodruff_Judy_PROMOPIC-682x830-1-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Woodruff_Judy_PROMOPIC-682x830-1-400x487.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6603-name\">Judy Woodruff<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">PBS NewsHour Senior Correspondent<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6573 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6573\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/team\/ken-burns\/\" class=\"photo ajax-load\" aria-labelledby=\"p6573-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ken-Burns-PHOTO-CREDIT-Steve-Holmes-2023-1000x1500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1500;object-position:52% 35%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ken-Burns-PHOTO-CREDIT-Steve-Holmes-2023-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ken-Burns-PHOTO-CREDIT-Steve-Holmes-2023-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ken-Burns-PHOTO-CREDIT-Steve-Holmes-2023-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ken-Burns-PHOTO-CREDIT-Steve-Holmes-2023-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ken-Burns-PHOTO-CREDIT-Steve-Holmes-2023-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ken-Burns-PHOTO-CREDIT-Steve-Holmes-2023-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ken-Burns-PHOTO-CREDIT-Steve-Holmes-2023-2000x3000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ken-Burns-PHOTO-CREDIT-Steve-Holmes-2023-400x600.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6573-name\"><a class=\"ajax-load\" href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/team\/ken-burns\/\">Ken Burns<\/a><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Documentary Filmmaker<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6589 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6589\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6589-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-1000x1250.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1250;object-position:54% 35%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-1000x1250.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-1638x2048.jpeg 1638w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-10x12.jpeg 10w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-1600x2000.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-2000x2500.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-400x500.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lonnie-bunch-scaled.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6589-name\">Lonnie Bunch<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Secretary of the Smithsonian<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6617 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6617\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6617-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1409\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Martin-Sheen-1000x1409.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1409;object-position:58% 49%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Martin-Sheen-1000x1409.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Martin-Sheen-213x300.jpeg 213w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Martin-Sheen-727x1024.jpeg 727w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Martin-Sheen-768x1082.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Martin-Sheen-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Martin-Sheen-400x564.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Martin-Sheen.jpeg 1020w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6617-name\">Martin Sheen<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Golden Globe Award-Winning Actor<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6626 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6626\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/team\/stacy-schiff\/\" class=\"photo ajax-load\" aria-labelledby=\"p6626-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stacy-Schiff-c-Elena-Seibert.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/450;object-position:53% 46%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stacy-Schiff-c-Elena-Seibert.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stacy-Schiff-c-Elena-Seibert-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stacy-Schiff-c-Elena-Seibert-8x12.jpeg 8w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6626-name\"><a class=\"ajax-load\" href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/team\/stacy-schiff\/\">Stacy Schiff<\/a><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biography Writer<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6632 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6632\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6632-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stanley_2020_Corey-Nickols54-1000x667.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/667;object-position:38% 37%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stanley_2020_Corey-Nickols54-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stanley_2020_Corey-Nickols54-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stanley_2020_Corey-Nickols54-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stanley_2020_Corey-Nickols54-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stanley_2020_Corey-Nickols54-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stanley_2020_Corey-Nickols54-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stanley_2020_Corey-Nickols54-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stanley_2020_Corey-Nickols54-2000x1334.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stanley_2020_Corey-Nickols54-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Stanley_2020_Corey-Nickols54.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6632-name\">Stanley Nelson<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Documentary Filmmaker<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6600 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6600\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6600-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"830\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Isaacson_Walter_PROMOPIC-682x830-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 682px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 682\/830;object-position:57% 46%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Isaacson_Walter_PROMOPIC-682x830-1.jpg 682w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Isaacson_Walter_PROMOPIC-682x830-1-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Isaacson_Walter_PROMOPIC-682x830-1-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Isaacson_Walter_PROMOPIC-682x830-1-400x487.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6600-name\">Walter Isaacson<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">Professor of History at Tulane University<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team post-6623 type-team status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry team-type-50th-honorary-committee\" id=\"p6623\">\n    <span class=\"photo\" aria-labelledby=\"p6623-name\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wolf-Blitzer-1000x563.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumb size-post-thumb wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/563;object-position:72% 45%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wolf-Blitzer-1000x563.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wolf-Blitzer-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wolf-Blitzer-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wolf-Blitzer-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wolf-Blitzer-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wolf-Blitzer-400x225.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wolf-Blitzer.jpeg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/span>    <h3 class=\"name\" id=\"p6623-name\">Wolf Blitzer<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"position\">CNN News Anchor<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" ><span class=\"text\">Judge &amp; Volunteer Challenge Donors<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll\">In May 2024, we issued a challenge to our National History Day judges and volunteers to help us raise $10,000 for our 50th Anniversary. A longtime friend of NHD offered to match $10,000 of donations from judges and volunteers. We surpassed our goal &#8211; raising $14,768 &#8211; totaling $24,768! In honor of this fundraising achievement, the 2024 National Contest paper category awards were named in honor of NHD&#8217;s judges and volunteers.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"appear-on-scroll\">Thank you to the NHD judges and volunteers who donated to this fundraising challenge:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Alexandra Nowicki<br>Amy Ackerberg-Hastings<br>Amy Boehning<br>Amy Kaminski<br>Ann Dorminy<br>Anna Sullivan<br>Anne Edwards<br>Arthur LaRue<br>August Price<br>Barbara Tellman<br>Caleb Zerbe<br>Catherine Dluzak<br>Christine Fisher<br>Claudia Shanaman<br>Cynthia &amp; Max E. Mostoller<br>Dani Pfaff<br>Danna Bell<br>David Grindle<br>Diane Walker<br>Diane Wilshere<br>Dongli Huang<br>Ed Glassman<br>Edward Kopf<br>Elif Yavas<br>Elizabeth A. Christians<br>Elizabeth Lindsay<br>Elizabeth Roycroft<br>Emily Guskin<br>Eowyn Ellison<br>Erica Vatella<br>Frederick Augustyn<br>Gita Morris<br>Grady Wilkinson<br>Harper Quale<br>Heather McClenahan<br>Hillary Burchuk<br>Hrishi Chauhan<br>Jack Lewis<br>Jacob Soriano<br>Jeffrey Gregg<br>Jennifer Levasseur<br>Jeylene Lugo<br>Jo Ann Williford<br>Joan Ruddiman<br>Jody Georgeson<br>John Sowizral<br>John Wood<br>Joseph Parys<br>Joshua Monash<br>Joyce Wessel<br>Judith Barnes<br>Julie Hull<br>Julie Nash<br>Julie U. McCullough<\/td><td>Junseung Park<br>Justice Plummer<br>Kenneth W Richter Jr.<br>Kevin A. Wagner<br>Kevin Shirley<br>Kristen Waterman<br>Lain Hart<br>Laura Anderson<br>Laurie McCarthy<br>LaVonne Guerrero-Meno<br>Leo Hung<br>Linda A. Ries<br>Lori A. Lisowski<br>Lynn Chaves<br>Marc Rothenberg<br>Margaret A. Hogan<br>Maria Grippo<br>Marie Parys<br>Mark Greek<br>Mark Smith<br>Mary McGown<br>Matthew Baynes<br>Matthew Costello<br>McKay Baxendale<br>Meera Shyam<br>Meirah Eidelman<br>Michael Asbery<br>Michelle Balliett<br>Michelle Walker<br>Nara Martinez<br>Noa Kim-Cohen<br>Norma Birkemeier<br>Otto KesterWeiner<br>Paul O&#8217;Neil<br>Rachel Hicks<br>Rebecca A Bowman<br>Rebecca Kerr<br>Regina Melchiorre<br>Renee J. McClendon<br>Riva Linga<br>Robert Townsend<br>Robyn Gausman-Burnett<br>Sharmila Bhatia<br>Sofia Marshall<br>Stefanie Mathew<br>Susan Glaser<br>Thomas F. 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