Archive - History Connected

The Ultimate Price of Freedom

On Independence Day, July 4, 1944, the U.S. Army’s 8th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach nearly a month into the Battle of Normandy.

Jul 4 •

August 2023

More than a Game: Cultural Exchange and Geopolitics in the Little League World Series

For the next week, sit back, relax, and enjoy the sport of youth baseball, with a little dose of cross-cultural exchange, and international politics on…

Aug 20, 2023 •

The 1619 Project Debate as a Lens for Teaching Historical Methodology and Historiography

It has now been four years since journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones launched The 1619 Project in The New York Times Magazine, August 14, 2019 edition.

Aug 14, 2023 •

Reflections on Oppenheimer, Ordinary Soldiers and the Atomic Bomb

Today marks the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945.

Aug 6, 2023 •

July 2023

Independence Day and the Paradox of the Declaration

Today is Independence Day, a holiday that provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the historical complexities of the American Revolution and its…

Jul 4, 2023 •

June 2023

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