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Johnny Horizon Environmental Test Kit
Everything Has a History
Sherri Sheu | Sep 28, 2023
A 1970s children’s toy illustrates long-standing interest in—and lack of control over—our environment.
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Yuji Ichioka (1936–2002)
In Memoriam, Long Overdue
Eiichiro Azuma | Sep 27, 2023
This Long Overdue tribute honors historian Yuji Ichioka, who died in 2002.
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No Such Thing as a Bad Question? Inquiry-Based Learning in the History Classroom
AHA Activities
Whitney E. Barringer, Lauren Brand, and Nicholas Kryczka | Sep 26, 2023
Historians love questions, but not every question promotes historical thinking.
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(Re)visioning Past and Present: The Living New Deal in Los Angeles, Part 2
Perspectives Daily
Natalie D. McDonald | Sep 21, 2023
Old public art can always spark new conversations.
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AHA Member Spotlight: Hannah M. Lane
AHA Staff | Sep 22, 2023
Hannah M. Lane is an associate professor of history at Mount Allison University and an adjunct professor of history at the University of New Brunswick. She lives in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, and has been a member since 2010.
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The Unessay
Bryan A. Banks | Sep 20, 2023
A popular assignment format meets students—and audiences—where they are.
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It’s Always Time for a Cheeky Nando’s
Trishula Patel | Sep 19, 2023
A South American pepper brought by Portuguese colonizers to Africa has become the basis of a global South African brand.
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Teaching and Pedagogy
Mark Philip Bradley | Sep 18, 2023
The AHR looks at pedagogy, Indigenous histories, revolution, the Cold War, the role of AI in historical practice, and more.
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Posset Goes Viral (Again)
KC Hysmith | Sep 15, 2023
Lemon posset has been all the rage this summer on social media—only the latest instance of the dessert’s periodic popularity.