Steven Mintz, one of our leading authorities on the history of the American family, makes the case for history at Inside Higher Ed: History is back with a vengeance. After a decade-long holiday from history, when joblessness fell to record lows and the stock market reached glittering heights, history has struck back. The pandemic, the joblessness, the protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd, the profound political polarization -- all cannot be fully understood … [Read more...] about Steven Mintz: “History is back with a vengeance”
#everythinghasahistory
Put Some Windex On It
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPCIsIJ7nhY?ecver=2] Check out Ernie Smith's "A Brief History of Window Cleaning" at Atlas Obscura. Indeed, as American Historical Association Executive Director (and guest on Episode 1 of our podcast) Jim Grossman likes to say, #everythinghasahistory. Here is a taste: But as glass evolved as part of the 20th-century home, it suddenly became important to keep those panes of glass clean. And that meant there was an opportunity for … [Read more...] about Put Some Windex On It
African American History on the Mall
Jim Grossman of the American Historian Association talks with Lonnie Bunch, the director of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. Enjoy: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd0n6SRFES4&w=560&h=315] … [Read more...] about African American History on the Mall
Episode 1 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast Will Drop on Saturday
The moment you have all been waiting for is almost here! January 16, 2016 is the official drop date, on ITunes and at the blog, of Episode 1 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home podcast. Our producer, Drew Dyrli Hermeling, is putting the finishing touches on the episode as I type. Our guest will Jim Grossman, Executive Director of the American Historical Association. The title of the episode is "#everythinghasahistory". If you are not familiar with The Way of Improvement … [Read more...] about Episode 1 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast Will Drop on Saturday