National History Day

Communication in History: The Key to Understanding

The theme this year for National History Day was “Communication in History: The Key to Understanding.”  Students were asked to create a documentary on how communication impacted history.  If you have time (each one is 10 minutes), check out a few of these outstanding submissions from our Pennsylvania students.

Deaf People Can Do Anything but Hear

V-Mail during WW2

The Associated Press: The First Centralization of Fact-Based News

"Knowledge is Power!": How Schoolhouse Rock! Has Helped Generations of Children to Retain Learning through Animation and Music

Stamping History: The Impact of the Printing Press on Communication

The 1918 Flu: How Communication Can Slow or Spread a Pandemic

Yuri Levitan: The Voice of an Era

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“And that’s the way it is”: How Walter Cronkite Exposed the Reality of the Vietnam War

"Bring A Folding Chair": Shirley Chisholm's Groundbreaking Presidential Campaign

The Nazi Regime: How Controlled Communication Led to a Lack of Understanding

New York Times vs. United States