The History Department at San Francisco State University

03/25/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/25/the-long-wave-patrice-lumumba-assassination-congo-trial?CMP=share_btn_url

The assassination of the Congo’s first prime minister has been shrouded in mystery – but the impending trial of a Belgian diplomat may provide answers

09/29/2025

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250926-why-england-forgot-its-first-king

In his lifetime, the first king of England was renowned throughout Europe. But over the centuries, he has been sidelined by history.

09/18/2025

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250917-why-the-most-controversial-queen-in-history-was-so-hated

Once the most despised woman in Europe, Marie Antoinette was vilified as a libertine, a conspirator and a spendthrift – then publicly executed. Now an exhibition explores her story.

08/07/2025

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/aug/07/shermans-march-enslaved-people

A recent book focuses on the experience of those who used the event as an emancipatory movement

07/04/2025

The actor, best known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, was found unresponsive in Malibu

05/17/2025

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgv445jqr1o

The Alpaiwala Museum in Mumbai city traces the origins and history of the fast-dwindling Parsi community.

01/12/2025

Murder in the British Raj!

A businessman was shot dead in India 100 years ago. Then, a sensational tale unfolded.

10/25/2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c238kv8ddeyo

The discoveries of these high-altitude medieval cities challenge long-held assumptions of the trade network.

09/01/2024

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240827-the-forgotten-female-freedom-fighters-of-the-haitian-revolution

Contemporary paintings celebrate the brave women who fought fiercely alongside the men in the Haitian revolution of the 18th Century.

04/08/2024

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0h3c672/tracing-marco-polo-s-footsteps-along-the-silk-road

700 years after his death, Marco Polo's travellogue is full of wonder but also 'hard to believe' in some parts.

03/22/2024

We are thrilled to offer free registration to the first forty California K-12 teachers to this year’s WHA conference thanks to a generous grant from the OER Project!

For more information about rates & registration for our San Francisco conference, from June 27-29 2024, visit: https://www.thewha.org/conferences/sanfrancisco-rates-and-reg-2024/

​​Photo: View of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. By Levi Clancy, CC-by-SA 4.0 Deed, via Wikimedia Commons