Studying the past to inform the present and shape the future

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.

Support the Teaching and Learning of History

Your support of National History Day is an investment in the future.

Judges Needed

Judges make the National History Day contest possible. See how you can provide students with a high-quality educational experience. 

Documenting personal stories, written by students, of those who gave everything for our liberty

National History Day is pleased to thank its generous donors and sponsors