We Want More History! is happening September 26. Read more about this day of action and how you can get involved: https://www.wewantmorehistory.org/

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A national day of history in public. Join Us Watch the Info Webinar Events will take place across libraries, parks, museums, and other civic spaces, featuring talks, facilitated discussions, teach-ins, programs, and community storytelling events. GET INVOLVED Events can be scheduled anytime between September 25-27. Submit Your Planned Event I Am a Host Looking for

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We are now accepting submissions for our 2027 awards! Submit yours today: https://ow.ly/vEcE50ZweCW

This day in 1964, the bodies of three murdered civil rights workers, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, were found. For more civil rights histories, read Allison Mashell Mitchell's TAH piece on grassroots organizing during the civil rights movement. https://tinyurl.com/3jjnduwz

New post alert! Shakia Gullette Warren discusses the MONUMENTS exhibition at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, arguing that it showed how “confederate objects...can...serve as tools of reckoning that help us tell an honest story of America.” https://tinyurl.com/hyzt3fea

Today is the birthday of Maggie Kuhn, an elder rights activist and the leader of the Gray Panthers. Interested in more on histories of old age and the elderly? Check out Paula S. Fass’s “How the Old Can Learn from the Young,” from the archive of The American Historian. https://tinyurl.com/yzb7sxbk

Listen to OAH Executive Director Beth English on NPR's Morning Edition, where she discusses the White House's EO directing warning signs be placed outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Listen: https://ow.ly/SCjl50ZvNI8

We are experiencing a delay with the print issue of the JAH. Access the online version and explore articles on a covered-up U.S. Army massacre of Filipino prisoners, the multifaceted nature of the attacks on universities, and more: https://ow.ly/k73h50ZvLZX

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Read articles on the Lone Star Bag & Bagging Company strike and how health-focused rhetoric came to influence incarcerated people, as well as book and digital history reviews.

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Looking for more US History at 250 speakers? Book OAH Speaker Terry Bouton whose talk is based on his forthcoming book (spring 2027), titled "American Monarchists: The Founders who Betrayed the Revolution." https://ow.ly/3aki50ZvcAb

Read Part 2 of "We Keep Us Safe Minnesota Communities Resist Operation Metro Surge" only on the HARPPing on History Substack: https://ow.ly/rABL50Zvcw2

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Minnesota Communities Resist Operation Metro Surge, Part 2: The Resistance

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Another OAH panel debrief episode is available now! Listen to Nicole Greer Golda, Kelly Marino, Marie Stango, Maxine Wagenhoffer, and Dana Wiggins discuss creative approaches to teaching women’s, gender, and sexuality histories. https://www.oah.org/podcasts/jah-podcast/

Just 50 days until Constitution Day! Now is the perfect time to start planning a Constitution Day program that inspires meaningful conversations about the history, interpretation, and ongoing significance of the Constitution. #OAHLecturer Book: https://ow.ly/FIkF50Zq7nO

Congratulations to OAH Lecturer Micki McElya on the publication of her new book, Liberation Summer: The Moment That Changed the Women's Movement and the Future of American Politics. #OAHLecturer Get the book: https://ow.ly/uNVV50Zq1IY Book the speaker: https://ow.ly/koA050Zq1J3

More than 30,000 immigrants will lose their work permits and face possible deportation now that the administration has ended the Temporary Protected Status program. Find immigration history resources, with context for today on the OAH site: https://ow.ly/Vtg150Zt877

“These warning signs … are a targeted attack to break the public’s trust of the Smithsonian and its historians.” Beth English on NPR’s Morning Edition. Listen here: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/27/nx-s1-5908508/trump-orders-warning-about-inaccurate-information-be-placed-outside-d-c-museum

Trump orders warning about 'inaccurate information' be placed outside D.C. museum

President Trump says Smithsonian exhibits are anti-white and dishonest. Museum leaders react to Trump's order that signage be placed outside a museum that "corrects inaccurate information."

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On this day in 1953, U.S. and North Korean delegates signed an armistice ending the Korean War. For more on the Korean War, read Katy Doll’s “Propaganda for the World, Propaganda for the Enemy” about U.S. psychological warfare during the conflict. https://tinyurl.com/4tr2s8u3

Just 50 days until Hispanic Heritage Month! Now is the time to plan programs that celebrate the rich histories, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities. #OAHLecturer Book an OAH Lecturer: https://www.oah.org/lectures/topics/latino-a/

Listen to OAH Speaker Stephanie Coontz discuss her new book "For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage.” https://ow.ly/PbUo50Zskyy Book this speaker for a talk in your community: https://ow.ly/nv4050Zskyr

Listen to OAH Executive Director Beth English on "In the Loop" discussing the closure of the Chicago National Archives and the impact that closure would have on individuals and other repositories throughout the region. https://ow.ly/5mh650Zs26R

Archivists: Closure of Chicago National Archives threatens our right to access history

The National Archives at Chicago is a resource for residents and researchers including historians, genealogists and librarians.

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What were the impacts of the Haitian Revolution on the American Republic? Frances Bell argues slavery was shaped by Haitian freedom-seekers in her Spring 2024 TAH piece, “A Tale of Two Revolutions: The Haitian Revolution in the Early Republic,” now available on Process. https://tinyurl.com/2s47zvhm

On this day in 1898, Spain ceded the territory of Guåhan (Guam) to the United States. Want to know more about the history and historiography of Guåhan? Check out Kristin Oberiano’s “Guåhan and the CHamoru People.” https://www.oah.org/process/oberiano-guahan-and-the-chamoru-people/

The OAH has written to Acting Archivist of the US Edward Forst urging NARA to reconsider its decision to close the National Archives and Federal Records Center facilities in Chicago and San Bruno. Read the full letter and contact your Congressional representatives: https://ow.ly/9wp650ZqMYs

Read the NYT article by OAH Past President David Blight and learn how Trump will fail in his attempt to bend history to his will. https://ow.ly/8MJt50ZoWhJ

We have added new recorded webinars to the OAH YouTube channel. Whether you missed a live event or want to revisit a discussion, you can access this growing library anytime. Industry, Immigration, and Empire: https://ow.ly/ern250ZoyFM America in a World at War: https://ow.ly/THeH50ZoyFK

Only 200 days until Black History Month - book an OAH Speaker for your upcoming talk or event! https://ow.ly/GjOz50ZoBSI

Registration is open for our History in Place Symposium. "Coasts, Currents, and Islands" at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is a unique place-based experience, where a shared huakaʻi grounds two days of learning, conversation, and connection. https://ow.ly/76LR50Zoyuj

Be part of We Want More History!, a coordinated national day of history programming taking place September 26. Interested in hosting an event? The recording of last week's informational webinar is now available: https://ow.ly/GPxU50Zoyny

This day in 1945, the experimental atomic bomb “Fat Man” was set off in the New Mexico desert. For more atomic history, read Aubrey Underwood’s Process article on Japanese victims of the atomic bombs and their efforts to publicize the health risks of nuclear weapons. https://tinyurl.com/5n84fcmf

#ThisDayInHistory: On July 16, 1945, the first atomic bomb test was successfully exploded in New Mexico. If you’re thinking about anniversaries, public history, or how we tell (and hide) the truth, read our Process article: We want the world to know what nuclear war means. https://ow.ly/hN9y50ZoirR

The final episode of our U.S. history at 250 series is available now! Listen to Max Flomen, Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra, Margaret Newell, Erin Stone, and Miller Wright discuss shifting geographies and chronologies of the Age of Revolutions. Link in bio!

New from the HARPPing on History Substack: We Keep Us Safe by Molly Todd, a historian specializing in modern Latin America, transnational human and civil rights activism, and historical memory. https://ow.ly/RbWV50Znwwf

We Keep Us Safe

Minnesota Communities Resist Operation Metro Surge, Part 1: The Terror

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