History Shopping Party
December 2016
Historians Joanne Freeman and Nathan Connolly Join BackStory
Joanne Freeman of Yale University and Nathan Connolly of Johns Hopkins University will join BackStory in 2017.
Freeman and Connolly will co-host alongside Ed Ayers and Brian Balogh beginning February 3.
David Blight presents the 38th Annual Merle Curti Lectures
David Blight gave the annual Merle Curti Lectures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, October 26-28. His lectures included: “Childhood of ‘Extremes’ and ‘Baltimore Dreams’: Slave Youth” on October 26; “ ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’: Words, the Bible, and the Mid-Life Radical” on October 27; and “ ‘Joys and Sorrows’ at Cedar Hill: Old Age, Family, and Fame” on October 28.
In conversation: Beverly Gage on seeing history as a ‘contingent human drama’
This year, the United States commemorates the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, a surprise military strike by the Japanese at the United States naval base in Hawaii. The attack, which took place on the morning of Dec. 7, led to the United States joining World War II after more than two years of avoiding entry into the war.
Historians weigh in on Calhoun renaming
Yale Committee articulates principles for renaming campus buildings and landmarks. Historians John Witt (chair), David Blight, Beverly Gage, Jonathan Holloway (Dean), and Stephen Pitti played lead roles on the committee that prepared a detailed report for President Salovey. Read about the Renaming Committee and its report here.