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Studying the past to inform the present and shape the future<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n
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Create a History Day Project<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Bring History into your Classroom<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Celebrating 52 Years of Impact<\/span><\/h2>\n\n

For more than 50 years, National History Day has impacted the teaching and learning of history across the world. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, NHD’s work impacts students, teachers, schools, and communities as we strengthen our collective understanding of the past.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change<\/span><\/h2>\n\n

The theme for National History Day\u00ae (NHD) 2027 is\u00a0Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change<\/em>. Innovation goes beyond creating new tools or devices to finding new ways of thinking, organizing, and influencing society. To put it simply, innovation, at its core, is about change and the impact of that change.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Students making history<\/span><\/h2>\n\n

“The non-profit organization National History Day offers students in grades 6-12 the opportunity to explore significant topics of history. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with some of the young people using writing, performance art, and documentary filmmaking to tell stories of the past that resonate today, proving that history never gets old.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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Competition inspires students to explore history through art<\/span><\/h2>\n\n

“Every year for 50 years, some 500,000 students from across the country have competed in National History Day, using arts to portray their researched stories. Correspondent Jeffrey Brown spent a day with the finalists to see how they defined Turning Points in History<\/em>.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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National History Day Announces 53 Educators Selected for Professional Development Course Sponsored by the Library of Congress<\/a><\/h3>\n
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National History Day and Carpenters\u2019 Hall Celebrate the Third Young People\u2019s Continental Congress<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Statement from National History Day on National History Day in Indiana Program Updates<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Support the Teaching and Learning of History<\/span><\/h2>\n\n

Your support of National History Day is an investment in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Judges Needed<\/span><\/h2>\n\n

Judges make the National History Day contest possible. See how you can provide students with a high-quality educational experience. <\/p>\n\n\n

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