NATIONAL HISTORY DAY:

Each year, National History Day^® frames students’ research within a historical theme. The theme is chosen for broad application to world, national, or state history and its relevance to ancient history or to the more recent past. The 2022-2023 theme is Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.

Save the Date! National History Day will be hosting our annual theme Q&A session on Thursday, September 29 at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT.

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2023 Theme Introduction Video

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Need some topic ideas? Visit HistoryNet's new NHD landing page to explore topic ideas in a variety of categories, including exploration, Indigenous communities, ancient history, political history, and more!
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UNUM Ken Burns Check out this Frontiers: People, Places, Ideas playlist by UNUM Ken Burns to explore topic ideas such as scientific frontiers, frontiers in travel and exploration, social frontiers, the Western frontier, and more!
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2023 Theme Question & Answer Session Video

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Frontiers in History: A Teacher's Introduction with Dr. Kathleen DuVal

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