NATIONAL HISTORY DAY CONTEST

The Society for History Education is proud to feature spectacular scholarship from teachers and students of history. Every year, in the November issue of The History Teacher, SHE publishes the winning student papers from the Junior and Senior divisions of the National History Day Contest. Millions of elementary and secondary students have participated in NHD by conducting historical research on topics centered on thoughtful annual themes and presenting their findings through papers, exhibits, performances, documentary films, and websites. The annual competition culminates at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest, held at the University of Maryland, College Park. For more information about NHD, visit http://www.nhd.org. Recent NHD Paper winners published in The History Teacher are listed below:

Recent NHD Paper Winners:
Year: 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

2009 - Volume 43, No. 1 (November 2009)

105-119   Cholera and the Pump on Broad Street: The Life and Legacy of John Snow
  by Laura Ball, Senior Division
121-139   Leader and Spokesman for a People in Exile: Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce
  by Samvit Jain, Junior Division

2008 - Volume 42, No. 1 (November 2008)

57-94   Egypt's War For Peace
  by Ian Tuttle, Senior Division
95-111   The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps: A Compromise to Overcome the Conflict of Women Serving in the Army
  by Yashila Permeswaran, Junior Division

2007 - Volume 41, No. 1 (November 2007)

65-95   Saving the Dust Bowl: "Big Hugh" Bennett's Triumph over Tragedy
  by Rebecca Smith, Senior Division
97-122   The Triumph and Tragedies of Japanese Women in America: A View Across Four Generations
  by Taylor Sakamoto, Junior Division

2006 - Volume 40, No. 1 (November 2006)

81-110   From Emancipation to Equality: Alexander Clark's Stand for Civil Rights in Iowa
  by Stephen J. Frese, Senior Division
111-123   Dietrich Bonhoeffer, A Modern Martyr: Taking a Stand Against the State Gone Mad
  by Alex Rankin, Junior Division

2005 - Volume 39, No. 1 (November 2005)

59-88   Divided by a Common Language: The Babel Proclamation and its Influence in Iowa History
  by Stephen J. Frese, Senior Division
89-106   The Great Communicator: How FDR's Radio Speeches Shaped American History
  by Lumeng (Jenny) Yu, Junior Division

2004 - Volume 38, No. 1 (November 2004)

37-65   Comrade Khrushchev and Farmer Garst: East-West Encounters Foster Agricultural Exchange
  by Stephen J. Frese, Senior Division
66-113   Fifty Years After Brown: Tarnished Gold, Broken Promises
  by Julie Gantz, Junior Division

2003 - Volume 37, No. 1 (November 2003)

89-98   Presidents, Congress, and the Use of Force: A Critique of Presidential Powers
  by Jeremiah Kittredge, Senior Division
99-118   Aldo Leopold: An American Prophet
  by Stephen J. Frese, Junior Division

2002 - Volume 36, No. 1 (November 2002)

91-115   General Christopher C. Andrews: Leading the Minnesota Forestry Revolution
  by Anna M. Rice, Senior Division
116-127   Rosalind Franklin: Unsung Hero of the DNA Revolution
  by Sarah Rapoport, Junior Division

2001 - Volume 35, No. 1 (November 2001)

81-88   Incubator Baby Shows: A Medical and Social Frontier
  by Hannah Lieberman, Senior Division
89-102   A Lasting Impression: French Painters Revolutionize the Art World
  by Lindsay Snider, Junior Division

2000 - Volume 34, No. 1 (November 2000)

76-94   The Haitian Revolution and the Forging of America
  by Jim Thomson, Junior Division
95-118   The Battle of Okinawa, 1945: Final Turning Point in the Pacific
  by Megan Tzeng, Senior Division

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