{"id":327,"date":"2026-01-21T20:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/?page_id=327"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:57:24","slug":"national-history-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/national-history-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National History Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bannerheight650 hero-fww bpcc overlay-image-container\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Students-all1-scaled-1.jpg)\"><div class=\"smaller-banner\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 bpcc smaller-banner-image-container site-width\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Students-all1-scaled-1.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgforsmallscrn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Students-all1-scaled-1.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Involved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Letters and Science the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/shgs\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/department-of-history-and-international-studies\/\">Department of History and International Studies<\/a> are proud sponsors of National History Day\u00ae (NHD), a program that engages middle school and high school students in historical research and academic competition. It encourages the study of history in schools in a creative forum. NHD offers five creative categories in each division. In the process, studying the past builds empathy and hones research, writing, and analytical skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To coincide with the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, NHD\u2019s 2026 theme is <em>Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History<\/em>. Watch video below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students choose their topic and a category for presenting, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write a paper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create an exhibit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop a performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make a documentary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design a website<br><br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/poster-judging-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"male and female judges stand in front of display on the space race.\" class=\"wp-image-258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/poster-judging-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/poster-judging-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/poster-judging-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/poster-judging.jpg 1472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" data-id=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Kent-State-1024x668.jpg\" alt=\"Kent State Massacre poster display with three people viewing the entries.\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Kent-State-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Kent-State-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Kent-State-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/Kent-State.jpg 1508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/906A8334-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"poster display of Attica Prison riot\" class=\"wp-image-288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/906A8334-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/906A8334-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/906A8334-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/906A8334-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-humanities-and-global-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/11\/906A8334-scaled-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards light-gray-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"horizontal-card-intro\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Revolution, REACTION, REFORM IN HISTORY<\/h2><p> <\/p><div class=\"acc-intro-link\"><a href=\"\"> <\/a><\/div><\/div><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17690284408841724\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\">2026 THEME<\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Revolution, REACTION, REFORM IN HISTORY<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">The distinctions among revolutions, reactions, and reforms are sometimes blurred. Revolutions and reforms are often reactions to ideas, actions, or events. In turn, revolutions and reforms inspire reactions. Think of it as a domino effect\u2014knock one down, which knocks the next one down, which knocks &#8230;<\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NHD_2026_ThemeBook_online_052225.pdf\" target=\"_self\">Theme Book <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/contest\/get-started\/\" target=\"_self\">Get Started Guide <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f0UKT2ln1fo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button 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After spending months on project research and preparation, and successfully competing at local and affiliate contests, student scholars are invited to share their work at the National&nbsp;Competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get Involved The College of Letters and Science the Department of History and International Studies are proud sponsors of National History Day\u00ae (NHD), a program that engages middle school and high school students in historical research and academic competition. It encourages the study of history in schools in a creative forum. 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