The Ultimate History Project

01/28/2023

06/11/2020

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Juneteenth is an African-American celebration of the end of slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation.

05/23/2020

Revisiting an article that's taken on new relevance in current times!
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12/15/2014

Join Daniel Gifford as he explains how the figure of Scrooge illuminates the anxieties of the middle class within a rapidly urbanizing and industrializing society in the mid-19th century: www.ultimatehistoryproject.com

10/28/2014

Quarantined! Join us as we look at how the United States has used quarantine to battle and prevent epidemics: www.ultimatehistoryproject.com

10/22/2014

In an era when illustrated newspapers and magazines, and books like Alice in Wonder-land, were captivating a mass audience visual materials seemed to have an almost magical rhetorical power.

Mike Sappol discusses the power of the diagram for one nineteenth century sanitary reformer: www.ultimatehistoryproject.com

10/20/2014

Learn about the surprising origins of the Smithsonian museums and some of the “souvenirs” that started the collections: www.ultimatehistoryproject.com

09/24/2014

“I would rather pay $6 for my overalls than $60 for a suit. This movement is no joke. It will bring down the cost of clothing.”

Greg Bailey takes us back to a time when overalls were worn in an act of protest: www.ultimatehistoryproject.com

09/22/2014

How did a failed rebellion shape views of Scotland and Scottish nationalism? Join us as we look back at the root causes of last week's historic vote: www.ultimatehistoryproject.com

09/17/2014

Why did Governor James Grant claim that he “cried for their poor hungry souls?" Discover an unknown revolt in Florida: www.ultimatehistoryproject.com

09/15/2014

Did slaves endorse the religious beliefs of those who claimed to own them? Or did they maintain and preserve African religious traditions? Join us as we look at how historians and archeologists are sorting through the evidence: www.ultimatehistoryproject.com