Special Prizes
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: March to Montgomery
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
Broader than Butte: Irish Immigrants and the Butte, MT. Miners Strike
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
Guam Military Buildup
Sponsored by the Civil War Trust, a non-profit organization that promotes appreciation and stewardship of our nation’s historical, cultural, and environmental heritage through preservation of significant Civil War battlefields and supporting preservation and education programs. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which focuses on the history of the American Civil War.
King Cotton Diplomacy: Confederate Foreign Relations Hanging by a Thread
Turmoil in the City Streets: The Democratic National Convention of 1968
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
The Pueblo Revolt; Debating Spain’s First Colonization of New Mexico-A Story of Oppression and Redemption
This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which has as its primary focus the history of Congress. The ACSC supports a wide range of programs designed to inform and educate students, scholars, policy-makers, and members of the general public on the history of Congress, legislative process, and current issues facing Congress.
A Dream Deferred: The Failure of the Federal Elections Bill of 1890
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
When Debate and Diplomacy Fail: The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
The Molly McGuire: The Rigged Debate
Starvation in Ireland: An International Diplomatic Crisis
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
“Play Ball” Jackie Robinson: Breaking the Color Barrier
This prize is awarded to a student in recognition of their unique creative talents and dedication to public service. Students are nominated by their teachers and must compete at the national contest to be considered. The award winner is decided on by a council of NHD state coordinators.
Solidarity: From a Polish Shipyard to the Kremlin, the Diplomacy that Shaped Eastern Europe
This award goes to the best senior entry that focuses on an international topic and provides research from sources outside of the United States.
Debating the Armenian Question: Diplomatic Successes, Failures and Consequences
Sponsored by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a Foundation dedicated to teaching, preservation, study, and presentation of the colonial American and Revolutionary period, the prize recognizes demonstrated excellence in the study of colonial American or Revolutionary period history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in either division, in any category that documents and analyzes a colonial American or Revolutionary period subject (s).
Origins of Freedom: The Debate Over the Constitution Revolutionized the Concept of Freedom for America in the World
A Sacred Engagement: Wampum Diplomacy’s Role in Early Anglo-Iroquois Relations
This award goes to the best SENIOR entry that uses at least one historic site as a major focus for entry research and presentation.
Death of an Empire, Birth of a Republic: The Modernization of Turkey
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
The Freedom Rides: A Revolution for Social Justice
The Baptists, the Deists, and John Waller’s Revolution for Religious Liberty
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
America’s Stronghold for Democracy in the Vietnam War
Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum, this prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, that focuses on the contribution, accomplishments, experiences, and perspectives of women in U.S. history.
Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Local High School to Discuss Human Rights
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
Bombs Away! The Debate That Brought About the Atomic Age
Women’s Army Corps
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Death or Liberty: Prosser’s Gabriel’s Reaction to the American Revolution
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
Down “Town Farm Road:” Porverty Relief in Vermont
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
The Trials of Truth: The Amistad Revolution
Sponsored by the Civil War Trust, a non-profit organization that promotes appreciation and stewardship of our nation’s historical, cultural, and environmental heritage through preservation of significant Civil War battlefields and supporting preservation and education programs. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which focuses on the history of the American Civil War.
Reacting to the Injustice of the Fugitive Slave Act
This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in either division whose research and presentation relate to aspects of the life and times of George C. Marshall, including World War I, the Civilian Conservation Corps, World War II, the early period of the Cold War, the Marshall Plan, women and minorities in the military, the American Red Cross, and other issues of military and diplomatic history, and the social consequences thereof, in the first half of the 20th century. The George C. Marshall Foundation was created to preserve the legacy of Gen. Marshall and to promote the ideals and values of disciplined selfless service, hard work, integrity, devotion to duty and compassion, which characterized his life.
The Berlin Airlift: Revolutionary Humanitarian Aid Delivered
Sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, this prize will be awarded to an outstanding project in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates a clear understanding of Washington’s character and the ideas and events that defined his leadership in his roles as commander in chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, entrepreneur, and/or first president and connects his legacy to events and ideas of the 21st century.
The Fight Without a War: India’s Revolutionary Road to Independence
The Orange Alternative: An Illegal Meeting of the Dwarves
Sponsored by the Society for History in the Federal Government, a national professional organization open to all that are interested in federal history programs and the history of all branches of the U.S. government. The prize is awarded to the best entry in any category, in either division, which illuminates the history of the American federal government.
The Interstate Highway System and the Capital Beltway: A Motorized Revolution
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
The Farmers’ Holiday Movement: A Reaction and Revolution in Farm History
This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which has as its primary focus the history of Congress. The ACSC supports a wide range of programs designed to inform and educate students, scholars, policy-makers, and members of the general public on the history of Congress, legislative process, and current issues facing Congress.
Jonestown: World Reaction
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Operation Pedro Pan: The Story
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
Michael Collins: The Man Who Reformed Ireland and Won the War
Revolution in Ireland: The Easter Rising of 1916
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
The Baseball Diamond: The Only Jewel Wrapped in Chains
This prize is awarded to a student in recognition of their unique creative talents and dedication to public service. Students are nominated by their teachers and must compete at the national contest to be considered. The award winner is decided on by a council of NHD state coordinators.
The Revolutionary Decision Which Sparked a Skeptical Reaction and the Landmark Surgery Which Made Ephraim McDowell The Father of Ovariotomy
This award goes to the best senior entry that focuses on an international topic and provides research from sources outside of the United States.
The Korean War Through the Eyes of the No Chong-Cha
Sponsored by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a Foundation dedicated to teaching, preservation, study, and presentation of the colonial American and Revolutionary period, the prize recognizes demonstrated excellence in the study of colonial American or Revolutionary period history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in either division, in any category that documents and analyzes a colonial American or Revolutionary period subject (s).
Shay’s Rebellion: Revolution to Constitution
Baron Von Steuben: Catalyst for Victory
This award goes to the best SENIOR entry that uses at least one historic site as a major focus for entry research and presentation.
Death of an Empire, Birth of a Republic: The Modernization of Turkey
The Flood Control Act of 1944: Revolutionizing the Missouri River
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
The Freedom Rides: A Revolution for Social Justice
The Baptists, the Deists, and John Waller’s Revolution for Religious Liberty
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
The Huey Helicopter in Vietnam: Lifeline for the Soldier
Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum, this prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, that focuses on the contribution, accomplishments, experiences, and perspectives of women in U.S. history.
The Pill: Revolutionizing Rights, Reforming Roles
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
Revolution: Penicillin
Thomas Bayes: Probability for Success
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Emmett Till: The Catalyst of the American Civil Rights Movement
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
Pearl McGill-Changing How America Works
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Asian American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Asian American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
End of the Vietnam War: A Turning Point for Vietnamese Immigrants and Its Impact on America
San Francisco Earthquake: Chinese Exclusion Falls Through the Cracks
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
The USS Maine
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this prize is awarded in both the Junior and Senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that utilizes the newspaper resources that are available on the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers web site (www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov). Each content item from Chronicling America (article, image, etc.) used for the entry must be noted in the Primary Sources section of the Annotated Bibliography and follow proper NHD citation guidelines for Web content. The Chronicling America web site provides free access to over 10 million pages of select digitized historic newspapers published between 1836 and 1922. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a long-term partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress to digitize representative historic newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Chronicling America currently has digitized newspapers from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, with new content added regularly, including newspapers published in foreign languages starting with Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Primary sources are not limited to newspaper articles, but also include advertisements, images, literary prose, and other content that appears in historic newspapers. In addition to providing basic factual details about an event or topic, historic newspapers can shed light on local perspectives about a major historical event, insight into social or cultural practices, traditions, political opinions, economic circumstances, and a wealth of other historical information. For more information on NEH visit their homepage at http://www.neh.gov/.
Unexpected Verdict: The Trial of John Peter Zenger
It’s a Jungle Out There: Upton Sinclair Turns the Tables on the Chicago Meatpackers and the Food Industry
Sponsored by the Civil War Trust, a non-profit organization that promotes appreciation and stewardship of our nation’s historical, cultural, and environmental heritage through preservation of significant Civil War battlefields and supporting preservation and education programs. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which focuses on the history of the American Civil War.
The Key in Lincoln’s Pocket: Unlocking the Door to Union Victory During the Civil War
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this prize is awarded in the junior and senior divisions for an outstanding project in any category on American or international discovery or exploration. The Elizabeth Ridgway fund was established in memory of Ms. Ridgway, Library of Congress Education Outreach Director, for her passion for history, students, education, and the Library of Congress.
The Erie Canal: “A Little Short of Madness”
Sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, this prize will be awarded to an outstanding project in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates a clear understanding of Washington’s character and the ideas and events that defined his leadership in his roles as commander in chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, entrepreneur, and/or first president and connects his legacy to events and ideas of the 21st century.
Washington and the French: A Turning Point in the American Revolution
Sponsored by the Society for History in the Federal Government, a national professional organization open to all that are interested in federal history programs and the history of all branches of the U.S. government. The prize is awarded to the best entry in any category, in either division, which illuminates the history of the American federal government.
The 1956 Federal-Aid Highway Act: The Turning Point That Reshaped America
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
The Dust Bowl: A Disaster That Changed Agriculture
This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which has as its primary focus the history of Congress. The ACSC supports a wide range of programs designed to inform and educate students, scholars, policy-makers, and members of the general public on the history of Congress, legislative process, and current issues facing Congress.
Voting Rights Act of 1965: One Vote, One Voice
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Uprooted and Downtrodden: The Pluck of the Irish
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
The Arrival of Christianity: The Turning Point in Irish History, Blessing or Curse?
The Impact of Irish Immigration on United States History
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Latino American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Latino American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Voices of La Causa
Conquest and Colonization of the Taino
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
This prize is awarded to a student in recognition of their unique creative talents and dedication to public service. Students are nominated by their teachers and must compete at the national contest to be considered. The award winner is decided on by a council of NHD state coordinators.
The Korean Stalemate: Shift in American War Ideals
This award goes to the best senior entry that focuses on an international topic and provides research from sources outside of the United States.
The 1982 PLO Expulsion from Lebanon: The Most Significant Turning Point in the History of the Palestinian Movement
Sponsored by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a Foundation dedicated to teaching, preservation, study, and presentation of the colonial American and Revolutionary period, the prize recognizes demonstrated excellence in the study of colonial American or Revolutionary period history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in either division, in any category that documents and analyzes a colonial American or Revolutionary period subject (s).
Benjamin Franklin: God’s Wrath, The Kite Experiment, and The Lightning Rod
A Holy Revolution: The Banning of Theatre in Philadelphia 1754-1779
This award goes to the best SENIOR entry that uses at least one historic site as a major focus for entry research and presentation.
Votes For Women, Parades, Picketing and Prison: A Turning Point in the Women’s Suffrage Movement
The Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission and its affiliate non-profit, Star-Spangled 200, Inc., are commemorating Maryland's unique contributions to the defense and heritage of the nation, including the pivotal battle that led to an American victory and the birth of "The Star-Spangled Banner." This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division that incorporates one or more of the Commission’s four themes: courage, unity in diversity, inspiration or preparedness.
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute: A Model of Desegregation Before Brown
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
Silencing Celilo Falls: Symbol of a Century of Loss, Turning Point in Native American Activism on the Columbia River
Section 504: Establishing the Rights of Disabled Americans
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
Incheon: The Frontier That Changed Both Worlds
Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum, this prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, that focuses on the contribution, accomplishments, experiences, and perspectives of women in U.S. history.
The Hidden History of Jane: Chicago’s Forgotten Underground Abortion Service and Roe v. Wade
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
The Turning Point in Deception – Top Secret Tactics for D-Day
From Frills and Frocks to Zoot Suits and Parachutes: The WASPs of WW II
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Carter G. Woodson: The Man Who Created African-American History
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
Out of the Kitchen and Onto the Picket Line: The responsibility of women to protect miners’ rights during the 1973 Harlan coal strike
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Asian American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Asian American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Japanese Internment-Democracy or Discrimination?
Hypocrisy or Democracy: Japanese Internment during World War II
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
Vietnam Prisoners of War: Taking Responsibility When Deprived of All Rights
The Golden 13: Civic Responsibility Before Self
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this prize is awarded in both the Junior and Senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that utilizes the newspaper resources that are available on the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers web site (www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov). Each content item from Chronicling America (article, image, etc.) used for the entry must be noted in the Primary Sources section of the Annotated Bibliography and follow proper NHD citation guidelines for Web content. The Chronicling America web site provides free access to over 10 million pages of select digitized historic newspapers published between 1836 and 1922. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a long-term partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress to digitize representative historic newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Chronicling America currently has digitized newspapers from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, with new content added regularly, including newspapers published in foreign languages starting with Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Primary sources are not limited to newspaper articles, but also include advertisements, images, literary prose, and other content that appears in historic newspapers. In addition to providing basic factual details about an event or topic, historic newspapers can shed light on local perspectives about a major historical event, insight into social or cultural practices, traditions, political opinions, economic circumstances, and a wealth of other historical information. For more information on NEH visit their homepage at http://www.neh.gov/.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Generating a Rising Tide of Responsibility to End the Institution of Slavery
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley and the Crusade for Safe Food
Sponsored by the Civil War Trust, a non-profit organization that promotes appreciation and stewardship of our nation’s historical, cultural, and environmental heritage through preservation of significant Civil War battlefields and supporting preservation and education programs. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which focuses on the history of the American Civil War.
RIght to Volunteer, Responsiblity to Care Mother Bickerdyke, CIvil War Nurse
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this prize is awarded in the junior and senior divisions for an outstanding project in any category on American or international discovery or exploration. The Elizabeth Ridgway fund was established in memory of Ms. Ridgway, Library of Congress Education Outreach Director, for her passion for history, students, education, and the Library of Congress.
An Empire for 250 Years: The Hudson’s Bay Company
“From an Egg, Everything:” America’s First IVF Baby
Sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, this prize will be awarded to an outstanding project in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates a clear understanding of Washington’s character and the ideas and events that defined his leadership in his roles as commander in chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, entrepreneur, and/or first president and connects his legacy to events and ideas of the 21st century.
George Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793
George Washington: The Newburgh Conspiracy and Defining Rights and Responsibilities
Sponsored by the Society for History in the Federal Government, a national professional organization open to all that are interested in federal history programs and the history of all branches of the U.S. government. The prize is awarded to the best entry in any category, in either division, which illuminates the history of the American federal government.
Miranda v. Arizona: Rebalancing Rights and Responsibilities
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
Responsibilities of Farmers during World War II
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Ellis Island: The Right to a Right Start
Forest Hills
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
Easter Rising: Rebellion to Republic
Bloody Sunday: Equal Rights vs. The Responsibility to maintain order
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Latino American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Latino American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Where Are Our Rights?: The Repatriation of Mexican American Citizens During the Great Depression
iHuelga! Delano’s Cry for Equality
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
The Curt Flood Case: Free Agency for Athletes
This prize is awarded to a student in recognition of their unique creative talents and dedication to public service. Students are nominated by their teachers and must compete at the national contest to be considered. The award winner is decided on by a council of NHD state coordinators.
Rough in the Bunch: Appalachia’s Rayon Girls Fight for the Right to Strike
The Magna Carta Prize is sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA), a voluntary organization of nearly 400,000 lawyers that, among other goals, seeks to advance the Rule of Law in the world. The ABA Magna Carta Prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in each of the junior and senior divisions that incorporates the Magna Carta as an important building block in the advancement of the rule of law and of individual rights in the United States against the arbitrary exercise of governmental power.
Magna Carta
Writs, Rights, and Responsibilities: Franklin On the Origins of the Fourth.
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Native American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Native American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Ojibwe Spearfishing Controversy
Amy Trice’s Responsibility for a Nation: Human Rights and The Kootenai War of 1974
This award goes to the best senior entry that focuses on an international topic and provides research from sources outside of the United States.
Separation of the Masses: The Rights and Responsibilities in Apartheid-Era South Africa
Sponsored by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a Foundation dedicated to teaching, preservation, study, and presentation of the colonial American and Revolutionary period, the prize recognizes demonstrated excellence in the study of colonial American or Revolutionary period history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in either division, in any category that documents and analyzes a colonial American or Revolutionary period subject (s).
Insight, Revolution and The Birth of a Nation: The Quill of Paine
This award goes to the best SENIOR entry that uses at least one historic site as a major focus for entry research and presentation.
A Tale of Two Floods: How Johnstown Elevated Individual Rights and America’s Flood Responsibility
The Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission and its affiliate non-profit, Star-Spangled 200, Inc., are commemorating Maryland's unique contributions to the defense and heritage of the nation, including the pivotal battle that led to an American victory and the birth of "The Star-Spangled Banner." This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division that incorporates one or more of the Commission’s four themes: courage, unity in diversity, inspiration or preparedness.
Dave Brubeck: Jazz for Human Rights
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
Robert McCormick: Defining the Rights and Responsibilities of a Free Press
Rights and Responsibilities: Jack Kevorkian and the Right to Die Movement
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
Montford Point Marines: Marching Towards Equality
Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum, this prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, that focuses on the contribution, accomplishments, experiences, and perspectives of women in U.S. history.
Thalidomide: From Tragedy Comes Testing Transformation
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
Japanese Internment Camps
Silence Was Our Salvation
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Ida B. Wells: The Voice of A Race
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
The Leadership and Legacy of Mother Jones and her Fight for Workers’ Rights
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Asian American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Asian American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Harry and Bertha Holt: Pioneers in International Adoption
Winning Words: Soong May Ling’s Linguistic Leadership and Lasting Legacy
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
James and Sybil Stockdale: A Heroic Duo
Leadership on the Cyber Sea: The Legacy of Admiral Grace Hopper
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this prize is awarded in both the Junior and Senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that utilizes the newspaper resources that are available on the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers web site (www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov). Each content item from Chronicling America (article, image, etc.) used for the entry must be noted in the Primary Sources section of the Annotated Bibliography and follow proper NHD citation guidelines for Web content. The Chronicling America web site provides free access to over 10 million pages of select digitized historic newspapers published between 1836 and 1922. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a long-term partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress to digitize representative historic newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Chronicling America currently has digitized newspapers from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, with new content added regularly, including newspapers published in foreign languages starting with Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Primary sources are not limited to newspaper articles, but also include advertisements, images, literary prose, and other content that appears in historic newspapers. In addition to providing basic factual details about an event or topic, historic newspapers can shed light on local perspectives about a major historical event, insight into social or cultural practices, traditions, political opinions, economic circumstances, and a wealth of other historical information. For more information on NEH visit their homepage at http://www.neh.gov/.
Fred Gray: The Man Who Destroyed Everything Segregated He Could Find
Oklahoma’s Good Angel
This prize is sponsored by the March on Washington Film Festival, an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the events, heroes and heroines – both iconic and unsung – of the Civil Rights Era; to inspiring a renewed passion for activism; and changing the way Civil Rights is taught in our nation’s schools. The Festival believes deeply in the power of ordinary people to impact change and alter the trajectory of their lives through small acts of extraordinary courage, acts that often go unrecorded in the annals of history. The Festival also believes in the transforming power of the creative arts to touch minds and hearts, to tell new stories, and to spark systemic changes in society. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates an appreciation of the people and events of the Civil Rights era in a revealing and/or original way.
Septima Poinsette Clark: Equality Beyond the Blackboard
Jesse Owens: Leadership Has No Color and Legacy Has No Bounds
Sponsored by the Civil War Trust, a non-profit organization that promotes appreciation and stewardship of our nation’s historical, cultural, and environmental heritage through preservation of significant Civil War battlefields and supporting preservation and education programs. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which focuses on the history of the American Civil War.
The Impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe on Attitudes About Slavery
Sponsored by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in both the Junior and Senior divisions, that best utilizes original sources [journals, letters, newspapers, maps, government records and/or oral histories, etc.] to focus on the Corps of Discovery. Topics could include the Corps of Discovery, an individual expedition member, government official, or tribal leader, natural history, international politics and exploration, cartography, the sciences, leadership, diplomacy, or the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail or a related historic site. For more information about the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, visit: www.lewisandclark.org.
Sakakawea: Her Life and Journey into History
The Legacy of the Corps: Lewis and Clark’s Great Journey West
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this prize is awarded in the junior and senior divisions for an outstanding project in any category on American or international discovery or exploration. The Elizabeth Ridgway fund was established in memory of Ms. Ridgway, Library of Congress Education Outreach Director, for her passion for history, students, education, and the Library of Congress.
Prince Henry the Navigator: A Pioneer’s Legacy of Cartography and Exploration
By Endurance We Conquer: The Leadership and Legacy of Sir Ernest Shackleton
Sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, this prize will be awarded to an outstanding project in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates a clear understanding of Washington’s character and the ideas and events that defined his leadership in his roles as commander in chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, entrepreneur, and/or first president and connects his legacy to events and ideas of the 21st century.
The House That George Built
Resisting The Reins Of Power: Washington At Hist Finest In The Temple Of Virtue
Sponsored by the Society for History in the Federal Government, a national professional organization open to all that are interested in federal history programs and the history of all branches of the U.S. government. The prize is awarded to the best entry in any category, in either division, which illuminates the history of the American federal government.
Alexander Hamilton: Financial Founder
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
Conservation Takes Flight: Morley Nelson’s Leadership and Legacy with Birds of Prey
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Max Heller: Going Beyond The American Dream
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
The Life and Legacy of Michael Collins: A Man Against an Empire
Mother of Mercy
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Latino American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Latino American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The UFW Movement and Beyond: The Leadership and Legacy of Cesar E. Chavez
Dolores Huerta: The Legacy of a Feminist in the Hispanic Labor Movement
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
Restoring Public Faith in the National Pastime: Baseball’s First Commissioner
This prize is awarded to a student in recognition of their unique creative talents and dedication to public service. Students are nominated by their teachers and must compete at the national contest to be considered. The award winner is decided on by a council of NHD state coordinators.
Father of Our National Park: The Leadership and Legacy of John Muir
The Magna Carta Prize is sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA), a voluntary organization of nearly 400,000 lawyers that, among other goals, seeks to advance the Rule of Law in the world. The ABA Magna Carta Prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in each of the junior and senior divisions that incorporates the Magna Carta as an important building block in the advancement of the rule of law and of individual rights in the United States against the arbitrary exercise of governmental power.
Eleanor Roosevelt: The Legacy of Her Leadership in Human Rights
The Common Sense of Common Sense: The Impact of Thomas Paine’s Revolutionary Pamphlet on the Formation of the American Government
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Native American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Native American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Elizabeth Peratovich’s Leadership to Change Native Rights and Her Lasting Legacy in Alaska
Richard Henry Pratt & Native American Assimilation: Kill the Indian and Save the Man, or Kill the Man As Well?
This award goes to the best senior entry that focuses on an international topic and provides research from sources outside of the United States.
The Opium War: A Game of Leadership
This award goes to the best SENIOR entry that uses at least one historic site as a major focus for entry research and presentation.
From Leadership to A Global Agribusiness Legacy: An Unexpected Historial Impact
D.C. Everest
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
The Legacy of the Unstoppable Bradwell
Anne Dallas Dudley
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
Navajo Code Talkers: The Leadership and Legacy of Creating the Unbreakable Code
Sponsored by the White House Historical Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the Executive Mansion, this prize is awarded to an outstanding project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes White House history through such subjects as individual presidents, first ladies, residence staff, White House art and architecture, or important events that took place in the White House.
Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Leadership and Legacy in Changing the Role of First Lady
Redefining The Role: A First Lady’s Legacy
Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum, this prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, that focuses on the contribution, accomplishments, experiences, and perspectives of women in U.S. history.
Race, Education, Equality, & Resistance: The Leadership and Legacy of Prudence Crandall and the School for “Little Misses of Color”
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
American Women in WWII
Captain America: A Man Before His Time
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
I Too, am America
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
The Newsboy Strike of 1899
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Asian American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Asian American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Fall of Saigon: Beauty for Ashes
The Fall of Saigon: Beauty for Ashes
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
Exploring the CSS Alabama: Encounters of the Confederate Raider and the Fiery Exchange with the Kearsarge
Grace Hopper Dared to Explore Computer Coding, Encounter the Glass Ceiling, and Exchange Intellectual Concepts
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this prize is awarded in both the Junior and Senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that utilizes the newspaper resources that are available on the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers web site (www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov). Each content item from Chronicling America (article, image, etc.) used for the entry must be noted in the Primary Sources section of the Annotated Bibliography and follow proper NHD citation guidelines for Web content. The Chronicling America web site provides free access to over 10 million pages of select digitized historic newspapers published between 1836 and 1922. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a long-term partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress to digitize representative historic newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Chronicling America currently has digitized newspapers from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, with new content added regularly, including newspapers published in foreign languages starting with Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Primary sources are not limited to newspaper articles, but also include advertisements, images, literary prose, and other content that appears in historic newspapers. In addition to providing basic factual details about an event or topic, historic newspapers can shed light on local perspectives about a major historical event, insight into social or cultural practices, traditions, political opinions, economic circumstances, and a wealth of other historical information. For more information on NEH visit their homepage at http://www.neh.gov/.
Nikola Tesla: Exploring Electricit
The Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange of Elisha Kent Kane
This prize is sponsored by the March on Washington Film Festival, an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the events, heroes and heroines – both iconic and unsung – of the Civil Rights Era; to inspiring a renewed passion for activism; and changing the way Civil Rights is taught in our nation’s schools. The Festival believes deeply in the power of ordinary people to impact change and alter the trajectory of their lives through small acts of extraordinary courage, acts that often go unrecorded in the annals of history. The Festival also believes in the transforming power of the creative arts to touch minds and hearts, to tell new stories, and to spark systemic changes in society. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates an appreciation of the people and events of the Civil Rights era in a revealing and/or original way.
Cleveland’s Hough Riots: The Violent Encounter that Ushered in New Hope for African-American Leadership and Municipal Reform
Brushstrokes and Bloodshed: Emory Douglas and the Rise of the Black Panthers
Sponsored by the Civil War Trust, a non-profit organization that promotes appreciation and stewardship of our nation’s historical, cultural, and environmental heritage through preservation of significant Civil War battlefields and supporting preservation and education programs. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which focuses on the history of the American Civil War.
Eighty Acres of Hell: Camp Douglas and Its Impact on Warfare
Sponsored by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in both the Junior and Senior divisions, that best utilizes original sources [journals, letters, newspapers, maps, government records and/or oral histories, etc.] to focus on the Corps of Discovery. Topics could include the Corps of Discovery, an individual expedition member, government official, or tribal leader, natural history, international politics and exploration, cartography, the sciences, leadership, diplomacy, or the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail or a related historic site. For more information about the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, visit: www.lewisandclark.org.
“To extend the bounds of science, and promote the acquisition of knowledge”
Lewis and Clark: The Exploration of the Louisana Territory
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this prize is awarded in the junior and senior divisions for an outstanding project in any category on American or international discovery or exploration. The Elizabeth Ridgway fund was established in memory of Ms. Ridgway, Library of Congress Education Outreach Director, for her passion for history, students, education, and the Library of Congress.
Anne Mansfield Sullivan and Her Remarkable Journey to Dramatically Change our World’s Perception of Disabled Individuals
The Mogao Grottoes: A Thousand Years of Buddhism
Sponsored by Celie and Tabitha Niehaus, this prize is awarded in both the junior and senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that illuminates the history of human equality, especially with respect to the role that individuals and/or organizations have played in the efforts for isolated groups (e.g., LGBT, women, and girls) to have the same status in certain respects, often including civil, voting, and property rights, freedom of speech, marriage and gender equality, and equal access to social goods and services.
Women’s Suffrage Movement: Carrie Chapman Catt Explores Women’s Rights
The Freedmen’s Bureau: “Standing on the River of Jordan”, Exchanging Chains for Freedom’s Opportunity
Sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, this prize will be awarded to an outstanding project in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates a clear understanding of Washington’s character and the ideas and events that defined his leadership in his roles as commander in chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, entrepreneur, and/or first president and connects his legacy to events and ideas of the 21st century.
“Outwitting Them All”: How George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring Helped Win the Revolutionary War
From Confederation to Nation
This prize is sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace, the independent organization created by Congress to prevent and mitigate international conflict without resorting to violence. Created in 1984, USIP engages directly in conflict zones and provides analysis, education and resources to those working for peace around the world. This prize will be awarded in both the Junior and Senior Divisions to an outstanding entry that demonstrates America’s commitment to peace, including the role that individuals, organizations and/or the U.S. government have played in advancing the cause of global peace. Students are encouraged to think broadly about the concepts of peace and peacebuilding. They can encompass many forms and themes such as pursuing diplomatic solutions to international conflicts; bringing divided communities together; providing access to education, economic development, justice and the rule of law; addressing gender or other inequalities; or other initiatives intended to prevent or resolve violent conflict around the world. For more information visit www.buildingpeace.org.
The Shock of the Century: How the Sputnik Won the First Space Race, Rising from the Ashes of Peenemunde, on the Wings of Soviet Propaganda
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Promise of Human Rights
Sponsored by the Society for History in the Federal Government, a national professional organization open to all that are interested in federal history programs and the history of all branches of the U.S. government. The prize is awarded to the best entry in any category, in either division, which illuminates the history of the American federal government.
Alexander Hamilton Explores a Financial System for the New Nation of America
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
The Columbian Exchange: The Beginning or The End?
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Antonio Meucci and the Telettrofono
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
The British Government: Exploring Ways to End the Irish Famine
Mary Mallon: Science Bends to the Anti-Irish Prejudice
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Latino American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Latino American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Rosario Castellanos: A Journey to Equality Through Self-Expression – An Essay on Exploration, Encounter and Exchange
Bracero Exchange: Encountering Labor Shortages and Exploring International Diplomacy
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
The Path to the Sugar Mill or the Path to Millions: The MLB Baseball Academy’s Effect on the Dominican Republic
This prize is awarded to a student in recognition of their unique creative talents and dedication to public service. Students are nominated by their teachers and must compete at the national contest to be considered. The award winner is decided on by a council of NHD state coordinators.
From Confederation to Nation
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Native American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Native American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Thomas Savage: An Exchange at Jamestown
The Chouteau Brothers: Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange in the Eighteenth Century Missouri River Valley
Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in the Senior division, that best utilizes the National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources, whether primary or secondary sources, obtained via an NLM database/service such as MEDLINE Plus, PubMed, PubMed Central, NLM’s DIgital Collections, Images from the History of Medicine or by visiting the library.
Henrietta Lacks: Ordinary Woman and Extraordinary Cells
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
Alexander Hamilton Explores a Financial System for the New Nation of America
The Iran-Contra Affair: Patriotism or Politics?
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
The Barbary War: America’s Birth as a Global Power
Sponsored by the White House Historical Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the Executive Mansion, this prize is awarded to an outstanding project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes White House history through such subjects as individual presidents, first ladies, residence staff, White House art and architecture, or important events that took place in the White House.
Exploring the Role of First Ladies Through United States History
Eleanor Roosevelt’s My Day
Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum, this prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, that focuses on the contribution, accomplishments, experiences, and perspectives of women in U.S. history.
Protector of the Children: Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange in Florence Kelley’s Fight Against Child Labor
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
Exploring the Secret City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee
A ‘Home Away From Home’ : Exploring Soldier Morale and Exchanges of Patriotism Through the USO
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Freedom Lies Here: Joan Trumpauer Mulholland’s Stand In Upholding the Law and Peacefully Redefining Equality in America
Strange Fruit and Billie Holiday: The Union of Music and Political Protest
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
The Chiquola Mill Textile Strike: The Hunger for Workers' Rights
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Asian American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Asian American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Risk they Took
We Too Are Americans:Japanese-Americans Take A Stand Against Discrimination And Bigotry During WWII
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
The Many Stands of Pearl Harbor
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: Helping America Take a Stand Against the Axis Powers
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this prize is awarded in both the Junior and Senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that utilizes the newspaper resources that are available on the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers web site (www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov). Each content item from Chronicling America (article, image, etc.) used for the entry must be noted in the Primary Sources section of the Annotated Bibliography and follow proper NHD citation guidelines for Web content. The Chronicling America web site provides free access to over 10 million pages of select digitized historic newspapers published between 1836 and 1922. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a long-term partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress to digitize representative historic newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Chronicling America currently has digitized newspapers from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, with new content added regularly, including newspapers published in foreign languages starting with Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Primary sources are not limited to newspaper articles, but also include advertisements, images, literary prose, and other content that appears in historic newspapers. In addition to providing basic factual details about an event or topic, historic newspapers can shed light on local perspectives about a major historical event, insight into social or cultural practices, traditions, political opinions, economic circumstances, and a wealth of other historical information. For more information on NEH visit their homepage at http://www.neh.gov/.
Mother Jones: Taking a Stand With The Miners
Nellie Bly Undercover: The Reporter Who Dared to Go Behind the Scenes
Sponsored by the Civil War Trust, a non-profit organization that promotes appreciation and stewardship of our nation’s historical, cultural, and environmental heritage through preservation of significant Civil War battlefields and supporting preservation and education programs. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which focuses on the history of the American Civil War.
Dissidents of Rebellion: The Hidden Stand and Sacrifice of the East Tennessee Bridge Burners
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this prize is awarded in the junior and senior divisions for an outstanding project in any category on American or international discovery or exploration. The Elizabeth Ridgway fund was established in memory of Ms. Ridgway, Library of Congress Education Outreach Director, for her passion for history, students, education, and the Library of Congress.
Copernicus and His Theories: Laying the Groundwork for the Heavens
Grace Hopper: Bringing Words to Computing
The Revolutionary Reforms of Jacob A. Riis: Bringing Light to America's Dark Half
Sponsored by Celie and Tabitha Niehaus, this prize is awarded in both the junior and senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that illuminates the history of human equality, especially with respect to the role that individuals and/or organizations have played in the efforts for isolated groups (e.g., LGBT, women, and girls) to have the same status in certain respects, often including civil, voting, and property rights, freedom of speech, marriage and gender equality, and equal access to social goods and services.
Justin Dart Jr.: The father of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Harvey Milk: "You've Got to Have Hope."
Sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, this prize will be awarded to an outstanding project in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates a clear understanding of Washington’s character and the ideas and events that defined his leadership in his roles as commander in chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, entrepreneur, and/or first president and connects his legacy to events and ideas of the 21st century.
Taking a Stand in the Shadows: The Culper Spy Ring During the Revolutionary War
The Secret Heroes of the American Revolution: The Culper Spy Ring's Stand for Freedom
This prize is sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace, the independent organization created by Congress to prevent and mitigate international conflict without resorting to violence. Created in 1984, USIP engages directly in conflict zones and provides analysis, education and resources to those working for peace around the world. This prize will be awarded in both the Junior and Senior Divisions to an outstanding entry that demonstrates America’s commitment to peace, including the role that individuals, organizations and/or the U.S. government have played in advancing the cause of global peace. Students are encouraged to think broadly about the concepts of peace and peacebuilding. They can encompass many forms and themes such as pursuing diplomatic solutions to international conflicts; bringing divided communities together; providing access to education, economic development, justice and the rule of law; addressing gender or other inequalities; or other initiatives intended to prevent or resolve violent conflict around the world. For more information visit www.buildingpeace.org.
Joseph Rotblat and The Anti-Nuclear Stand
Sponsored by the Society for History in the Federal Government, a national professional organization open to all that are interested in federal history programs and the history of all branches of the U.S. government. The prize is awarded to the best entry in any category, in either division, which illuminates the history of the American federal government.
Harvey Washington Wiley's Poison Squad: Reforming the American Table
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
Milo Reno and the Farmers' Holiday Association: Taking a Stand for Farmers during the Great Depression
Solidarity: The Polish People Take a Stand for Freedom
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Lewis Hine Behind the Camera: A Crusade Against Child Labor
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
More Than A Game: The GAA and Irish Independence
Petticoat Rebels of 1916: The Women's Stand for Ireland
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Latino American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Latino American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Cesar Chavez: Taking a Stand for Migrant Workers
¡Viva La Huelga! Cesar Chávez and the Delano Grape Strike
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
Branch Rickey's Stand: The Integration of Baseball
This prize is awarded to a student in recognition of their unique creative talents and dedication to public service. Students are nominated by their teachers and must compete at the national contest to be considered. The award winner is decided on by a council of NHD state coordinators.
Standing Up for Equal Education: How a Father's Courageous Fight Led to the Desegregation of California's Schools
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Native American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Native American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
A Population Imprisoned: Occupying Alcatraz and Taking a Stand for Native American Rights
Good Words Cannot Give Me Back My Children
Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in the Senior division, that best utilizes the National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources, whether primary or secondary sources, obtained via an NLM database/service such as MEDLINE Plus, PubMed, PubMed Central, NLM’s DIgital Collections, Images from the History of Medicine or by visiting the library.
You've Come a Long Way Baby! To Infant-ity and Beyond: Learning To Stand Up
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
Gideon Vs Wainright: A Citizens Stand for Counsel
Pardon Who? Ford's Stance on Healing the Nation
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
Vietnam: A Stand with Marines; A Stand for the Vietnamese People; A Stand for the Truth
Standing Up for the “Bui Doi": U.S. Representative Robert J. Mrazek’s Impact on Vietnamese Amerasians with the Amerasian Homecoming Act
Sponsored by the White House Historical Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the Executive Mansion, this prize is awarded to an outstanding project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes White House history through such subjects as individual presidents, first ladies, residence staff, White House art and architecture, or important events that took place in the White House.
Lady Bird Johnson Taking a Stand to Preserve the Natural Beauty of America
The President, the Pardon, and the Press Secretary Too
Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum, this prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, that focuses on the contribution, accomplishments, experiences, and perspectives of women in U.S. history.
"The Conscience of Rhode Island" Elizabeth Buffum Chace; A Lifelong Activist
Dada: A Major Modern Art Movement
Eugene Debs and the Fight for Free Speech
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
Take a Stand: Abduct a German General
Helmuth James von Moltke: A Leader of Resistance to Hitler and the Nazi Party
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Governor Raymond Gary and the Better Schools Amendment
When Police Fail to Protect: Remembering the Tulsa Riot of 1921
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
Which Side Are You On?: The Story of Bloody Harlan
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Asian American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Asian American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Death of Vincent Chin: Tension between Asian and American Autoworkers
The Acculturation of the Hmong: Wausau Partner Schools Conflict
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
Temporary Truces: How America’s Handling of the Barbary Bullies Molded the U.S. Navy
The Quasi War: The Undeclared Conflict
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this prize is awarded in both the Junior and Senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that utilizes the newspaper resources that are available on the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers web site (www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov). Each content item from Chronicling America (article, image, etc.) used for the entry must be noted in the Primary Sources section of the Annotated Bibliography and follow proper NHD citation guidelines for Web content. The Chronicling America web site provides free access to over 10 million pages of select digitized historic newspapers published between 1836 and 1922. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a long-term partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress to digitize representative historic newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Chronicling America currently has digitized newspapers from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, with new content added regularly, including newspapers published in foreign languages starting with Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Primary sources are not limited to newspaper articles, but also include advertisements, images, literary prose, and other content that appears in historic newspapers. In addition to providing basic factual details about an event or topic, historic newspapers can shed light on local perspectives about a major historical event, insight into social or cultural practices, traditions, political opinions, economic circumstances, and a wealth of other historical information. For more information on NEH visit their homepage at http://www.neh.gov/.
The Unlikely Compromise of Guava Marmalade
Dorothea Dix: Advocate for the Care of the Forgotten
Sponsored by the Civil War Trust, a non-profit organization that promotes appreciation and stewardship of our nation’s historical, cultural, and environmental heritage through preservation of significant Civil War battlefields and supporting preservation and education programs. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which focuses on the history of the American Civil War.
The Conflicts and Compromises of Writer and Civil War Soldier Ambrose Bierce
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this prize is awarded in the junior and senior divisions for an outstanding project in any category on American or international discovery or exploration. The Elizabeth Ridgway fund was established in memory of Ms. Ridgway, Library of Congress Education Outreach Director, for her passion for history, students, education, and the Library of Congress.
Montezuma’s Compromise: The Arrival of Cortes and the Fall of the Aztecs
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: Reducing Conflict Through Compromise and Collaboration in Space
Sponsored by Celie and Tabitha Niehaus, this prize is awarded in both the junior and senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that illuminates the history of human equality, especially with respect to the role that individuals and/or organizations have played in the efforts for isolated groups (e.g., LGBT, women, and girls) to have the same status in certain respects, often including civil, voting, and property rights, freedom of speech, marriage and gender equality, and equal access to social goods and services.
Throwing Down the Gauntlet: Franklin E. Kameny and The Gay Rights Movement
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, this prize will be awarded to an outstanding project in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates a clear understanding of Washington’s character and the ideas and events that defined his leadership in his roles as commander in chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, entrepreneur, and/or first president and connects his legacy to events and ideas of the 21st century.
A Great Compromise: The Sherman Plan Saves the Constitutional Convention of 1787
Liquor, Land, Liberty and Law: How Money, Mountains and Moonshine Sparked Conflict and Forced Compromise in the Whiskey Rebellion
This prize is sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace, the independent organization created by Congress to prevent and mitigate international conflict without resorting to violence. Created in 1984, USIP engages directly in conflict zones and provides analysis, education and resources to those working for peace around the world. This prize will be awarded in both the Junior and Senior Divisions to an outstanding entry that demonstrates America’s commitment to peace, including the role that individuals, organizations and/or the U.S. government have played in advancing the cause of global peace. Students are encouraged to think broadly about the concepts of peace and peacebuilding. They can encompass many forms and themes such as pursuing diplomatic solutions to international conflicts; bringing divided communities together; providing access to education, economic development, justice and the rule of law; addressing gender or other inequalities; or other initiatives intended to prevent or resolve violent conflict around the world. For more information visit www.buildingpeace.org.
The Pig War: Confrontation, Escalation, Arbitration
Arthur Vandenberg: Putting America First Through Conflict and Compromise
Sponsored by the Society for History in the Federal Government, a national professional organization open to all that are interested in federal history programs and the history of all branches of the U.S. government. The prize is awarded to the best entry in any category, in either division, which illuminates the history of the American federal government.
Conflict and Compromise in the Nullification Crisis of 1832-33: Sectionalism and a Revived Constitutional Debate
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
A Conflict of Nature
Lise Meitner: Advancing Scientific Discovery in the Face of Conflicts Through Personal Sacrifice and Compromise
Galileo Galilei: A Conflict of Faiths
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Quotas and Quibbles: A Series of Restrictive Immigration Acts of the Early 20th Century
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
The Easter Rising: The Transformation of a Failed Rebellion to a Revolutionary Compromise
Peace by Piece: Resolving Conflict Through Compromise in Northern Ireland
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Latino American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Latino American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Brown Berets and the Fight for Education in Pilsen
Operation Pedro Pan: An Exodus for Hope
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
To Enrich the Future, Not to Avenge the Past: How Jackie Robinson’s Compromise With Branch Rickey in Major League Baseball Led to Robinson Joining the Conflict of the Civil Rights Movement
This prize is awarded to a student in recognition of their unique creative talents and dedication to public service. Students are nominated by their teachers and must compete at the national contest to be considered. The award winner is decided on by a council of NHD state coordinators.
Operation Overlord: Triumph of Cooperation
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Native American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Native American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
”From Sea to Shining Sea”: The Conflict Over the Fort Laramie Treaties That Compromised American Values
Protecting the Past: The Fight to Save America’s Archaeological Resources
Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in the Senior division, that best utilizes the National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources, whether primary or secondary sources, obtained via an NLM database/service such as MEDLINE Plus, PubMed, PubMed Central, NLM’s DIgital Collections, Images from the History of Medicine or by visiting the library.
Do No Harm or Injustice
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
The Nullification Crisis: A Precursor to the Civil War
Section 504: Sitting in For Disability Rights
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
Defining Korea: How Conflict and Compromise Shaped a Nation
Sponsored by the White House Historical Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the Executive Mansion, this prize is awarded to an outstanding project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes White House history through such subjects as individual presidents, first ladies, residence staff, White House art and architecture, or important events that took place in the White House.
Raze or Renovate: The Conflict that Saved the White House
A Voice that Sang for a Difference
Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum, this prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, that focuses on the contribution, accomplishments, experiences, and perspectives of women in U.S. history.
The 1977 National Women’s Conference: Walking the Planks into Modern Feminism
When Compromise is Unacceptable: Coeducation at the University of Virginia
Kaiser Wilhelm the Second, King George the Fifth, and Czar Nicholas the Second: the Conflict of Compromised Cousins
The Lausanne Treaty: A Disputed Resolution
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
Altruism During History’s Darkest Hour: Varian Fry’s Refusal to Compromise Despite Perpetual Conflict
Female Flyers: The Conflict and Compromise of The Women Airforce Service Pilots in WWII
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Chaney, Schwerner, and Goodman: How Three Tragic Murders Led Freedom Summer to Triumph
Vanquishing Segregation in the Valley of the Sun: The Triumph and Tragedy of Carver High
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
The Bay View Tragedy: Wisconsin’s Fight for the Eight-Hour Workday
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Asian American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Asian American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Blood Certainly Liberates Us from Slavery: The Journey of the Jewel of Asia
A Legacy Lost: The Mistreatment of the Chinese Through the Transcontinental Railroad
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
The Art of Confusion: The Triumph of Dazzle Camouflage after Tragedy
Hawaii's Workers Assist U.S. Triumph after Tragic Pearl Harbor Bombing
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this prize is awarded in both the Junior and Senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that utilizes the newspaper resources that are available on the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers web site (www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov). Each content item from Chronicling America (article, image, etc.) used for the entry must be noted in the Primary Sources section of the Annotated Bibliography and follow proper NHD citation guidelines for Web content. The Chronicling America web site provides free access to over 10 million pages of select digitized historic newspapers published between 1836 and 1922. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a long-term partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress to digitize representative historic newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Chronicling America currently has digitized newspapers from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, with new content added regularly, including newspapers published in foreign languages starting with Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Primary sources are not limited to newspaper articles, but also include advertisements, images, literary prose, and other content that appears in historic newspapers. In addition to providing basic factual details about an event or topic, historic newspapers can shed light on local perspectives about a major historical event, insight into social or cultural practices, traditions, political opinions, economic circumstances, and a wealth of other historical information. For more information on NEH visit their homepage at http://www.neh.gov/.
Racing Against Racism: Triumph and Tragedy in the Life of Jesse Owens
Caged But Not Defeated: The Triumphant Spirit of the Angels of Bataan
Sponsored by the Civil War Trust, a non-profit organization that promotes appreciation and stewardship of our nation’s historical, cultural, and environmental heritage through preservation of significant Civil War battlefields and supporting preservation and education programs. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and from either division which focuses on the history of the American Civil War.
Quantrill's Raid: The Destruction and Rebuilding of Lawrence, Kansas
Sponsored by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in both the Junior and Senior divisions, that best utilizes original sources [journals, letters, newspapers, maps, government records and/or oral histories, etc.] to focus on the Corps of Discovery. Topics could include the Corps of Discovery, an individual expedition member, government official, or tribal leader, natural history, international politics and exploration, cartography, the sciences, leadership, diplomacy, or the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail or a related historic site. For more information about the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, visit: www.lewisandclark.org.
Sacagawea and York: Triumph and Tragedy on the Lewis and Clark Trail
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this prize is awarded in the junior and senior divisions for an outstanding project in any category on American or international discovery or exploration. The Elizabeth Ridgway fund was established in memory of Ms. Ridgway, Library of Congress Education Outreach Director, for her passion for history, students, education, and the Library of Congress.
How the Tragedy of the Apollo 1 Fire Led to the Triumphant Apollo 11 Moon Landing
X Marks the Spot: The Rosalind Franklin Story
Sponsored by Celie and Tabitha Niehaus, this prize is awarded in both the junior and senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that illuminates the history of human equality, especially with respect to the role that individuals and/or organizations have played in the efforts for isolated groups (e.g., LGBT, women, and girls) to have the same status in certain respects, often including civil, voting, and property rights, freedom of speech, marriage and gender equality, and equal access to social goods and services.
Eat Anywhere: Mary Church Terrell's Quest to End Segregation in the Nation's Capital
Women in Revolt: The Enduring Legacy of the Newsweek Lawsuit
Sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, this prize will be awarded to an outstanding project in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates a clear understanding of Washington’s character and the ideas and events that defined his leadership in his roles as commander in chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, entrepreneur, and/or first president and connects his legacy to events and ideas of the 21st century.
Stealth and Secrecy: The Culper Spy Ring’s Triumph over the Tragedy of Betrayal
This prize is sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace, the independent organization created by Congress to prevent and mitigate international conflict without resorting to violence. Created in 1984, USIP engages directly in conflict zones and provides analysis, education and resources to those working for peace around the world. This prize will be awarded in both the Junior and Senior Divisions to an outstanding entry that demonstrates America’s commitment to peace, including the role that individuals, organizations and/or the U.S. government have played in advancing the cause of global peace. Students are encouraged to think broadly about the concepts of peace and peacebuilding. They can encompass many forms and themes such as pursuing diplomatic solutions to international conflicts; bringing divided communities together; providing access to education, economic development, justice and the rule of law; addressing gender or other inequalities; or other initiatives intended to prevent or resolve violent conflict around the world. For more information visit www.buildingpeace.org.
Finding Honor in Defeat: The Demilitarization of Japan
The Yellowstone Fires of 1988: A Tragedy for the Present, but a Triumph for the Future
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
Enterprise, Alabama: Rising From the Ashes
Stolen Glory: The Hidden Story of the Father of Television
The Silence after the Fall: The Hidden Triumphs and Tragedies of the Manhattan Project
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Real Housewives of the Lower East Side: The 1902 Kosher Meat Boycott
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
The Irish Potato Famine: From Oppression to Opportunity
Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington: An Irishwoman's Triumph in Confronting National
Tragedy
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Latino American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Latino American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Young Lords Organization of Chicago
The Bracero Program
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
Jackie Robinson: Stealing Bases and Gaining Equality Among the Races
This prize is awarded to a student in recognition of their unique creative talents and dedication to public service. Students are nominated by their teachers and must compete at the national contest to be considered. The award winner is decided on by a council of NHD state coordinators.
A Night at Ford’s Theatre: Military Triumph turns to Tragedy
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Native American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Native American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Mistrust and Misunderstanding: A Deadly Clash at Wounded Knee
The Triumph of Greed and the Tragedy of Cherokee Removal: The Fight for North Georgia Tribal Lands
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
The Triumphs of Alexander Hamilton
Where Do We Draw The Line? How The Triumph Of District-Based Representative Government Devolved into a Tragic Distortion of American Democratic Ideals
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
Was the Triumph Worth the Tragedy? The Battle of Saipan
Sponsored by the White House Historical Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the Executive Mansion, this prize is awarded to an outstanding project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes White House history through such subjects as individual presidents, first ladies, residence staff, White House art and architecture, or important events that took place in the White House.
Not in His Shadow but by His Side: The Triumph and Tragedy of My Husband's Presidency
Triumphing over Neglect, Disease, and Death: Dr. Hilla Sheriff
A Triumph in Women's Rights: The Development of the Oral Contraceptive Pill
The Tragic and Triumphant "Tail" of Stubby, the Military Dog
Forgotten Heroes: African Americans in World War I
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
The Battle of Guam's War Reparations
Ghost Army
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The 1939 Alexandria Virginia Library Sit-in: Breaking a Barrier to Read at a Public Library
Wilma Rudolph: The Will to Change Her World and the Race to See Past Racism
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
Freedom Found on a Bootheel Roadside: The 1939 Sharecroppers Strike
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Asian American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Asian American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark: Barred from His Homeland, One Chinese American’s Fight for Birthright Citizenship
Cracking the Bamboo Ceiling: Anna May Wong Increases Representation of Asian Americans in Media
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
Breaking the Wrong Barriers: The Kara Hultgreen Controversy
Unwelcomed Soldiers Invading a Fraternity: Breaking Gender Barriers in the United States Military
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this prize is awarded in both the Junior and Senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that utilizes the newspaper resources that are available on the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers web site (www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov). Each content item from Chronicling America (article, image, etc.) used for the entry must be noted in the Primary Sources section of the Annotated Bibliography and follow proper NHD citation guidelines for Web content. The Chronicling America web site provides free access to over 10 million pages of select digitized historic newspapers published between 1836 and 1922. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a long-term partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress to digitize representative historic newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Chronicling America currently has digitized newspapers from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, with new content added regularly, including newspapers published in foreign languages starting with Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Primary sources are not limited to newspaper articles, but also include advertisements, images, literary prose, and other content that appears in historic newspapers. In addition to providing basic factual details about an event or topic, historic newspapers can shed light on local perspectives about a major historical event, insight into social or cultural practices, traditions, political opinions, economic circumstances, and a wealth of other historical information. For more information on NEH visit their homepage at http://www.neh.gov/.
Curing the Blue: Breaking Barriers in Pediatric Cardiology
From Briggs to Brown:
How the Lone Dissent of Justice Julius Waring Broke the Barriers of Segregation and Reversed Plessy v. Ferguson
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this prize is awarded in the junior and senior divisions for an outstanding project in any category on American or international discovery or exploration. The Elizabeth Ridgway fund was established in memory of Ms. Ridgway, Library of Congress Education Outreach Director, for her passion for history, students, education, and the Library of Congress.
The Apollo Program
The Journey to Mars: How Donna Shirley Broke Barriers for Women in Space Engineering
Sponsored by Celie and Tabitha Niehaus, this prize is awarded in both the junior and senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that illuminates the history of human equality, especially with respect to the role that individuals and/or organizations have played in the efforts for isolated groups (e.g., LGBT, women, and girls) to have the same status in certain respects, often including civil, voting, and property rights, freedom of speech, marriage and gender equality, and equal access to social goods and services.
Woman vs. Woman
Breaking the Gender Barrier at the Virginia Military Institute
Sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, this prize will be awarded to an outstanding project in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates a clear understanding of Washington’s character and the ideas and events that defined his leadership in his roles as commander in chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, entrepreneur, and/or first president and connects his legacy to events and ideas of the 21st century.
Storming Redoubts 9 and 10: Two Small Barriers Blocking a Large Victory
Concealed in the Shadows: Breaking Principles; Washington's Hidden Army That Won America's Freedom
This prize is sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace, the independent organization created by Congress to prevent and mitigate international conflict without resorting to violence. Created in 1984, USIP engages directly in conflict zones and provides analysis, education and resources to those working for peace around the world. This prize will be awarded in both the Junior and Senior Divisions to an outstanding entry that demonstrates America’s commitment to peace, including the role that individuals, organizations and/or the U.S. government have played in advancing the cause of global peace. Students are encouraged to think broadly about the concepts of peace and peacebuilding. They can encompass many forms and themes such as pursuing diplomatic solutions to international conflicts; bringing divided communities together; providing access to education, economic development, justice and the rule of law; addressing gender or other inequalities; or other initiatives intended to prevent or resolve violent conflict around the world. For more information visit www.buildingpeace.org.
International Space Station
Nixon's Trip to China: Breaking a Diplomatic Barrier
Sponsored by the Society for History in the Federal Government, a national professional organization open to all that are interested in federal history programs and the history of all branches of the U.S. government. The prize is awarded to the best entry in any category, in either division, which illuminates the history of the American federal government.
CCC: Roosevelt's Tree Army
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
Pack Horse Library Project: Breaking the Boundaries of Poverty and Illiteracy
The History of the Physical Sciences and Technology Prize is sponsored by the American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives, whose mission is to preserve and make known the history of physics and the physical sciences. The prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in both the Junior and Senior divisions, which explores a person or event important to the history of science and technology. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context. (Note: projects related to the biological or psychological sciences are not considered for this award.)
Brahmagupta, the Jewel of Indian Mathematicians: Inventing the Idea of Nothing
Maria Mitchell: Breaking Barriers to Prove the Sky Is Not the Limit for Women
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Harada House: Breaking the Barrier of the 1913 Alien Land Law
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
The Erie Canal: Breaking the Barrier for American Immigration
Cumann na mBan: During the Easter Rising
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Latino American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Latino American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
"Sí, Se Puede": Dolores Huerta Breaking Barriers for Farmworkers’ Rights
Breaking Cultural Barriers in the Classroom: Chicano Education Reform
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
A Forgotten Hero: Larry Doby's Fight to Integrate American League Baseball
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Native American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Native American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Syllabary That Shaped the Cherokee Nation
The Enemy is the Knife: Confronting the U.S. Government’s Sterilization of Native Americans in the 1970s
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
Executive Order 9981: Desegregating the Armed Services
Justice Louis Brandeis: Breaking Economic, Religious, and Political Barriers
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
Black Angels: Breaking Down Barriers and Fighting for the Right to Be Marines
Sponsored by the White House Historical Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the Executive Mansion, this prize is awarded to an outstanding project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes White House history through such subjects as individual presidents, first ladies, residence staff, White House art and architecture, or important events that took place in the White House.
The Fireside Chats: FDR Breaking Barriers in Presidential Communication
Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum, this prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, that focuses on the contribution, accomplishments, experiences, and perspectives of women in U.S. history.
Julia Child: Redefining Gender Roles One Boeuf Bourguignon at a Time
Operation Breaking Gender Barriers: The Hello Girls in World War I
To Hell and Back
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
The Remarkable Ruby Bradley
Comfort Women: Breaking Silence after Decades of "Shame"
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Sending a Message: How Postcards Communicated Terror to a Race of Americans
The Birth of an Advocate: Beatrice Morrow Cannady
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
Rose Schneiderman: The Red-haired Labor Union
Leader
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Asian American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Asian American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Sting of the Wasp: Communication through Political Cartoons during the Chinese Exclusion Era
Anna May Wong: Advancing Asian-American Representation through Communication
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
Mavis Batey and the Geese That Never Cackled
Aerographer's Mates: Communicating Weather from Sea to Shining Sea
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this prize is awarded in both the Junior and Senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that utilizes the newspaper resources that are available on the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers web site (www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov). Each content item from Chronicling America (article, image, etc.) used for the entry must be noted in the Primary Sources section of the Annotated Bibliography and follow proper NHD citation guidelines for Web content. The Chronicling America web site provides free access to over 10 million pages of select digitized historic newspapers published between 1836 and 1922. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a long-term partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress to digitize representative historic newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Chronicling America currently has digitized newspapers from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, with new content added regularly, including newspapers published in foreign languages starting with Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Primary sources are not limited to newspaper articles, but also include advertisements, images, literary prose, and other content that appears in historic newspapers. In addition to providing basic factual details about an event or topic, historic newspapers can shed light on local perspectives about a major historical event, insight into social or cultural practices, traditions, political opinions, economic circumstances, and a wealth of other historical information. For more information on NEH visit their homepage at http://www.neh.gov/.
Joseph Pulitzer: The Journalist Who Changed Communication through Newspapers
Manipulation: The Key to Understanding
Sponsored by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in both the Junior and Senior divisions, that best utilizes original sources [journals, letters, newspapers, maps, government records and/or oral histories, etc.] to focus on the Corps of Discovery. Topics could include the Corps of Discovery, an individual expedition member, government official, or tribal leader, natural history, international politics and exploration, cartography, the sciences, leadership, diplomacy, or the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail or a related historic site. For more information about the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, visit: www.lewisandclark.org.
Communicating through Journals and Maps: The Expedition That Uncovered the West
The Making of an Indian Princess: The Suffragettes, Sacajawea, and American Imperialism
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this prize is awarded in the junior and senior divisions for an outstanding project in any category on American or international discovery or exploration. The Elizabeth Ridgway fund was established in memory of Ms. Ridgway, Library of Congress Education Outreach Director, for her passion for history, students, education, and the Library of Congress.
Communication: Key to Apollo 11's Success
Easing Disease: The Communication of Louis Pasteur’s Revolutionary Discoveries That Facilitated the Understanding of Germ Theory
This prize goes to an outstanding entry in any category in both the junior and senior divisions. The winning entries will explore how individuals or groups of people have challenged each other and the status quo to create “a more perfect union.” The vision of the America 250 commemoration captures the balance between protecting individual freedom and ensuring the common good, “Coming together as a nation recognizes the power of our diverse stories while never losing sight of our common bonds as Americans. This unity is reflected in our democratic institutions, voluntary associations, and collaborative enterprises. Ideally, we act in concert to promote the common good even as we exercise our individual rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness while honoring the freedom of others to do the same.”
New York Times v. United States: Communicating First Amendment Rights of the People
Taking a Seat for Justice: The 504 Sit-In
Sponsored by Celie and Tabitha Niehaus, this prize is awarded in both the junior and senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that illuminates the history of human equality, especially with respect to the role that individuals and/or organizations have played in the efforts for isolated groups (e.g., LGBT, women, and girls) to have the same status in certain respects, often including civil, voting, and property rights, freedom of speech, marriage and gender equality, and equal access to social goods and services.
Stand Up, Fight Back: Larry Kramer, ACT UP, and a Philosophy of Anger In Activism
Gloria Steinem and How Communication Shaped the Women’s Movement
Sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, this prize will be awarded to an outstanding project in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates a clear understanding of Washington’s character and the ideas and events that defined his leadership in his roles as commander in chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, entrepreneur, and/or first president and connects his legacy to events and ideas of the 21st century.
Washington's Farewell Address
The Long Island Link: How Communication from the Culper Ring Helped Win the War for Independence
Sponsored by the Society for History in the Federal Government, a national professional organization open to all that are interested in federal history programs and the history of all branches of the U.S. government. The prize is awarded to the best entry in any category, in either division, which illuminates the history of the American federal government.
The Stories They Tell: Communicating the Daily Realities of Rural Americans during the Great Depression through FSA Photography
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
Children's Blizzard of 1888: The Advent of Communicating Meteorology
The History of the Physical Sciences and Technology Prize is sponsored by the American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives, whose mission is to preserve and make known the history of physics and the physical sciences. The prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in both the Junior and Senior divisions, which explores a person or event important to the history of science and technology. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context. (Note: projects related to the biological or psychological sciences are not considered for this award.)
Claude Shannon: The Father of Digital Communication
Grace Hopper: Computer Communicator
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Literary Voice of the Filipino-Americans: How Carlos Bulosan Communicated the Plight, Identity and Dreams of the Filipinos of America
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
The Rambling House: How Irish Storytellers Communicated History to Preserve and Understand Culture
John Boyle O'Reilly: Virtuoso of Communicative Justice
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Latino American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Latino American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Chicano Civil Rights Movement
From the Early "Welga!" to the Great Boycott: The Farmworkers' Struggle against the Grapes of Wrath
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
Writing Race: Sam Lacy Chronicles the Crossing of the Color Line in Sports Journalism
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Native American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Native American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Wounded Knee
Zitkála-Šá: The Red Bird Who Called for Change
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
Mother Knows Best: How a Mother’s Letter to Her Son Led to Women’s Suffrage
Curbing Communication, Obstructing Opinion: The Sedition Act of 1798
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
Devil Dog Canines: A Line of Communication in World War II
Sponsored by the White House Historical Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the Executive Mansion, this prize is awarded to an outstanding project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes White House history through such subjects as individual presidents, first ladies, residence staff, White House art and architecture, or important events that took place in the White House.
Lafayette Park: A Critical Platform for Communicating First Amendment Rights
The Camp David Accords: How Jimmy Carter Negotiated Peace Between Two Warring Middle Eastern Countries
Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum, this prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, that focuses on the contribution, accomplishments, experiences, and perspectives of women in U.S. history.
"We Can [ALL] Do IT!" Communicating Women's Empowerment from World War II to Today
The Rape of Recy Taylor: Speaking Out against Social Injustice
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
The Most Consequential Work of Journalism in History: How One Reporter Revealed to the World the Dangers and Tragedies of Atomic Warfare
Subterfuge: How Juan Pujol García Used Communication to Shape the Victory at D-Day
The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the African American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Raising Voices of Diplomacy: The First Tour of the Fisk Jubilee Singers
Acceptance Before Equality: Integration Through Service
The American Labor Studies Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, analyze, create and disseminate labor history and labor studies curricula and related materials. The American Labor Studies Center prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of American labor history, including the role that individuals and/or labor organizations have played in American economic, political, legislative, social or cultural life.
Monster in the Bullpen: How a Small Strike Led to the Labor Union Debate in the Trial of the Century
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Asian American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Asian American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Vietnamese Refugees in Iowa: Ray's Humanitarian and Controversial Relocation
Reading Between the Lines: Debate and Diplomacy in Japanese American Internment
This prize is sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation, which has focused on preservation, education and commemoration of naval history since 1926. The prize is named for the late Captain Ken Coskey, a Vietnam War combat aviator and Prisoner of War, and former executive director of the Naval Historical Foundation. During his fifteen years in leadership roles at the Naval Historical Center and the Naval Historical Foundation, he became a strong supporter of National History Day. The award is given to the best entry on naval history in any category and both divisions.
The Treaty of Portsmouth: How Diplomacy Led to the End of the Russo-Japanese War
Is the Pen Really Mightier than the Sword? Naval Influences on 19th Century American Diplomacy
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), this prize is awarded in both the Junior and Senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that utilizes the newspaper resources that are available on the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers web site (www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov). Each content item from Chronicling America (article, image, etc.) used for the entry must be noted in the Primary Sources section of the Annotated Bibliography and follow proper NHD citation guidelines for Web content. The Chronicling America web site provides free access to over 10 million pages of select digitized historic newspapers published between 1836 and 1922. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a long-term partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress to digitize representative historic newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Chronicling America currently has digitized newspapers from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, with new content added regularly, including newspapers published in foreign languages starting with Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Primary sources are not limited to newspaper articles, but also include advertisements, images, literary prose, and other content that appears in historic newspapers. In addition to providing basic factual details about an event or topic, historic newspapers can shed light on local perspectives about a major historical event, insight into social or cultural practices, traditions, political opinions, economic circumstances, and a wealth of other historical information. For more information on NEH visit their homepage at http://www.neh.gov/.
One Nation Under God? A Righteous Debate Setting Religious Boundaries in Public Schools
One Loved Power: The Diplomatic Legacy of Madame Chiang Kai-shek
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this prize is awarded in the junior and senior divisions for an outstanding project in any category on American or international discovery or exploration. The Elizabeth Ridgway fund was established in memory of Ms. Ridgway, Library of Congress Education Outreach Director, for her passion for history, students, education, and the Library of Congress.
From Peru to Yale and Back Again: The Journey of the Peruvian Machu Picchu Artifacts
Mauna Kea: The Mountainous Catalyst for a Monumental Debate
This prize goes to an outstanding entry in any category in both the junior and senior divisions. The winning entries will explore how individuals or groups of people have challenged each other and the status quo to create “a more perfect union.” The vision of the America 250 commemoration captures the balance between protecting individual freedom and ensuring the common good, “Coming together as a nation recognizes the power of our diverse stories while never losing sight of our common bonds as Americans. This unity is reflected in our democratic institutions, voluntary associations, and collaborative enterprises. Ideally, we act in concert to promote the common good even as we exercise our individual rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness while honoring the freedom of others to do the same.”
A Race to Ratification: The Road to the Perfect 36
Out of Their Chairs, Up the Stairs: ADA Now!
Sponsored by Celie and Tabitha Niehaus, this prize is awarded in both the junior and senior divisions to an outstanding entry in any category that illuminates the history of human equality, especially with respect to the role that individuals and/or organizations have played in the efforts for isolated groups (e.g., LGBT, women, and girls) to have the same status in certain respects, often including civil, voting, and property rights, freedom of speech, marriage and gender equality, and equal access to social goods and services.
Why the ERA Failed: Campaign Factors and Debates
Gay vs. Government: How Frank Kameny Stood Up for his Rights as an American
Sponsored by George Washington’s Mount Vernon and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, this prize will be awarded to an outstanding project in both the junior and senior divisions that demonstrates a clear understanding of Washington’s character and the ideas and events that defined his leadership in his roles as commander in chief of the Continental Army, presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention, entrepreneur, and/or first president and connects his legacy to events and ideas of the 21st century.
Diplomatic Inception: How George Washington Used Jay’s and Pinckney’s Treaties to Preserve Peace and Prosperity in the United States during the Early Federal Period
The 1778 Treaties and the Franco-American Alliance: The Transition to a New Diplomatic Era
Sponsored by the Society for History in the Federal Government, a national professional organization open to all that are interested in federal history programs and the history of all branches of the U.S. government. The prize is awarded to the best entry in any category, in either division, which illuminates the history of the American federal government.
U.S. Seat Belt Use Laws in the 1980s
Sponsored by the Agricultural History Society the prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, focused on the history of agriculture and/or rural life in any country or time period. The Agricultural Historical Society was founded in 1919 to promote the study of the history of agriculture and rural life in America and throughout the world.
A Traitor to the Planter Class: Thad Snow
The History of the Physical Sciences and Technology Prize is sponsored by the American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives, whose mission is to preserve and make known the history of physics and the physical sciences. The prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category, in both the Junior and Senior divisions, which explores a person or event important to the history of science and technology. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context. (Note: projects related to the biological or psychological sciences are not considered for this award.)
The Montreal Protocol: A Successful Diplomatic Achievement That Resolved the Debate over the Ozone Layer
(Re)Defining Objectivity: Debate over the Role of Scientists as Climate Activists and Diplomats in the Late 20th Century
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Immigration history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in either division that documents and analyzes Immigration to the United States. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subjects (s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
Chae Chan Ping v. United States: The Chinese-American Fight for Justice
Co-sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (LAOH), two prizes are awarded in both the junior and senior division, for a total of four prizes. The winning entries must demonstrate excellence in the study and presentation of Irish / Irish American history. The AOH awards first and second-place prizes in the senior division and the LAOH awards first and second-place prizes in the junior division.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization founded in 1836 and the oldest and largest Irish organization in the U.S. The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the largest Irish organization outside of Ireland and has membership in each of the United States and Washington, DC.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians founded in 1894 is the oldest and largest Irish Catholic women’s organization in the United States. They are a sororal organization of American Catholic Women with the intention of keeping Irish history and culture alive. The LAOH has members in each of the 50 states/commonwealths as well as Washington, DC.
Caroline Chisolm, Diplomacy, and the Irish Orphan Brides
The Anglo-Irish Treaty
Troubled Beyond Repair? The Endless Spiral of Debate and Diplomacy in the Northern Ireland Conflict
Bobby Sands and the Irish Hunger Strike of 1981
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Latino American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Latino American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Bracero Program: The Exploitation of Farm Workers That Changed Two Nations
Sí, Se Puede! The Debate and Diplomacy of Dolores Huerta in the California Farmworkers Movement
Sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research, an association of over 6,000 individuals who enjoy reading, writing, talking, and learning about all aspects of baseball. The Lee Allen prize honors the best entry in any category and in either division relating to baseball which best demonstrates research skills, accuracy, and an appreciation of the national pastime. The prize is named in honor of Lee Allen, the historian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from 1950-1969.
Baltimore's Ballpark Debates and Their Legacy: The Orioles' Relocation from Memorial Stadium to Camden Yards
Stranded at First Base: Sixty Years of Hardball Debate and Baseball Diplomacy and Their Impact on the Game in Cuba and the United States
This prize is given in recognition of demonstrated excellence in the study of Native American history. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes the Native American experience. The subject(s) can be an individual, group(s), a right, challenge(s), triumph(s), or any topic that has historical significance, influence or impact. The project should explain why the subject(s) is/are important and place it/them in historical context.
The Quapaw Nation: "Lead"ing the Debate over Environmental Diplomacy
AIMing for a Diplomatic Future: The American Indian Movement’s Occupation of the BIA and Fight for Tribal Sovereignty
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, the prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category and in both Junior and Senior divisions that uses the records of the Federal government to either illuminate the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution or to focus on Constitutional issues throughout American History.
What's the Deal with the Louisiana Purchase
The Debate over the Bill of Rights: How Diplomacy Saved a Young Nation
Sponsored by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting the study of Marine Corps history and traditions, this prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in any category in either the junior or senior division that demonstrates an appreciation of Marine Corps History.
Diplomacy of the Iranian Hostage Crisis: Successes, Failures and Consequences
Sponsored by the White House Historical Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the Executive Mansion, this prize is awarded to an outstanding project in both the Junior and Senior divisions that documents and analyzes White House history through such subjects as individual presidents, first ladies, residence staff, White House art and architecture, or important events that took place in the White House.
The President's Own: Diplomacy One Note at a Time
The Secret Christmas Trip to the White House: Debate and Diplomacy at the Arcadia Conference of World War II
Sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum, this prize is awarded to the best project in either division, in any category, that focuses on the contribution, accomplishments, experiences, and perspectives of women in U.S. history.
A New Diplomacy: Indigenous Women and the Fight to End Forced Sterilization
The National World War II Museum illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. This prize is awarded to an outstanding entry in both the junior and senior divisions that involves World War II history.
The Diplomats of Lend-Lease
Rigorous Debate, Diplomatic Failure, and America's Worst Day: The Road to Pearl Harbor