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Editor’s Notebook
Director’s Notebook
What is National History Day?
National History Day 2015 Theme:
Leadership and Legacy in History
2015 Sample Topics List
Exploring Leadership and Legacy through
Military History
From Camp David to the Carter Center:
Leadership and Legacy in the Life of
America’s 39th President
The Leadership and Legacy of the Cold
War President
Alumni Spotlight
28 A Challenge that Pays Off for
NHD:
Students, Even those with Learning
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Challenges
The History of Leadership Through the
Lens of Mao’s China: NHD’s 2013 Summer
Institute
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Footprints on our Hearts: Honoring
Fallen Heroes
Normandy: Remembering Leadership
and Its Legacy
The Emperor and the Chairman:
Exploring Leadership in Ancient and
Modern China
Chronicling America: Uncovering a World
at War
“Disapproved”: Pennsylvania Leads the
Way in Film Censorship
What Can I Ask of History? Choosing
a Topic and Setting the Stage for
Inquiry-Based Assessment
Exploring the Legacy of Leadership
through Primary Sources: The Women’s
Suffrage Movement
Leadership and Legacy in History:
Exploring World War I from
Multiple Perspectives
Teaching Leadership with the National
Park Service Teachers’ Portal