UWA History and Social Sciences

05/29/2026

Pfft. Everyone knows it was the aliens who put that stuff there.

05/28/2026

This is a great project on Womens history to involve your students.

There are 40 monuments on the National Mall, but not a single one is dedicated to the history of American women. 's Suffrage National Monument Foundation is changing that and wants NHD students and teachers to help.

Through the Monumental Ideas campaign, students can submit design concepts and inspirations for the first-ever monument honoring the suffrage movement in our "National Front Yard." This is a great opportunity for students to help shape how history is memorialized!

Learn more at www.womensmonument.org

05/28/2026

On this day in history:

Solar eclipse, as predicted by Greek philosopher Thales, occurs while Lydians are at war with the Medes and leads to a truce. It is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates are calculated (585 BC); The Vikings sack and burn Paris (861); Anti-Semitic outbreak at Breslau, 60 die (1349); The Papal States order confiscation of all Hebrew books (1731); George Washington defeated a small Franco-Indian force in a skirmish near Ft. Duquesne [Pittsburgh] (1754); Congress authorized Indian removal from the Eastern states (1830); Native American athlete Jim Thorpe born (1887); Britain annexed the Orange Free State in Africa (1900); Alan Turing submits "On Computable Numbers" for publication, in which he sets out the theoretical basis for modern computers (1936); Volkswagen founded in Germany (1937); Singer Gladys Knight born (1944); USSR "Mars 3" launched, first spacecraft to make a soft landing on Mars (1970); White House "plumbers" first break in at the Democratic National Headquarters and install listening devices at Watergate Complex in Washington, D.C. (1972); First 55 women graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy (1980); Poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou died (2014).

05/27/2026

On this day in history:

30 Jews were burned at the stake in Poching, Hungary, accused of "blood ritual" (1529); Habeas Corpus Act passes in England, strengthening a person's right to challenge unlawful arrest and imprisonment (1671); Battle of Fort George: Col. Winfield Scott captured the British post on the Niagara River (1813); The Japanese fleet crushed the Russian fleet in the Battle of Tsu-Shima Strait (1905); Marine biologist and author Rachel Carson born (1907); US statesman Henry Kissinger born (1923); Ford ends manufacture of iconic Model T (1927); Golden Gate Bridge opens in California (1937); The Royal Navy sank the _Bismarck_ (1941); Formation of the European Defense Community (1952); Outkast rapper André 3000 born (1975); South Korean boy band BTS are the first K-pop group to top the US Billboard 200 with their album "Love Yourself: Tear" (2018).

05/26/2026

Here's a rewarding contest for classroom teachers.

K-12 teachers📣 Submissions are open for the Building Better Citizens Contest! Share a lesson plan that creatively uses questions from the United States citizenship test to help support teachers’ use of the test in their classroom.

Ten prize winners will receive cash awards. One first place winner will receive $5,000, two second place winners will each receive $2,500, and seven third place winners will each receive $1,000. Submissions will be accepted through July 3, 2026.

Visit the link in our bio to learn more, browse resources, and submit your entry!

Have questions? Email [email protected]

05/26/2026

On this day in history:

Edred succeeded his brother Edmund I as King of England (946-955); John Calvin was expelled from Geneva (1538); Massachusetts bars Catholic priests, on penalty of death (1647); Battle of Ackia, La: British & Chickasaw defeat French (1736); Napoleon crowned himself King of Italy (1805); The U.S. Navy initiated a blockade of Confederate Gulf coast ports (1861); Dow Jones Industrial Average began with 12 stocks (1896); Pogrom against the Jews at Minsk, Belorussia (1905); Actor John Wayne born (1907); Legendary jazz musician Miles Davis born (1926); The Royal Navy began evacuating British and French troops from Dunkirk (1940); The US government filed a patent application for the H-Bomb (1946); First American woman in space, Sally Ride, born (1951); Musician Lauryn Hill born (1975); Amazon says it will buy 97-year-old film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $8.45 billion (2021).

05/25/2026

The history of Memorial Day:

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

05/22/2026

And get off my lawn.

05/21/2026

On this day in history:

Canossa: HRE Henry IV begs forgiveness from Pope Gregory VII (1077); John Sobieski is elected King of Poland-Lithuania (1674-1796); Lawrence, Kansas captured & sacked by pro-slavery forces (1856); French troops attack the Commune of Paris; 17,000 reportedly die in a week (1871); American Red Cross is founded by Clara Barton (1881); FIFA, world governing body of association football, founded (1904); First American horror movie, silent film _Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde_ premieres in Chicago (1908); Leo Pinckney is the first American drafted during WW I (1917); Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jane Addams dies (1935); The U.S. observes "I Am an American Day" celebrating the nation's diversity (1944); US explodes the first airdropped hydrogen bomb, Bikini Atoll (1956); Rapper Notorious BIG born (1972); Final episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" aired (1992).

05/21/2026

Taking notes by hand is active learning.

As traditional handwriting is progressively being replaced by digital devices, it is essential to investigate the implications for the human brain. Brain ele...