For years, bands of educators have been trying to free history instruction from the mire of memorization and propel it instead with the kinds of inquiry that drive historians themselves. Now, the ...

When we include American History in public education curricula, we must question whether we’re serious about teaching this subject. Although our country has some flagrant discriminatory episodes in ...

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Comedian Jay Leno periodically devotes a few minutes of his TV show to “jaywalking” segments, where he and his camera crew take to the streets and quiz passersby about basic historical facts. Most ...

How much do you know about the Civil War? Our history quiz covers some of the basic Civil War questions that we feel are important and surprising. They're not in any particular order. (Also, take time ...