National History Day 2022: Debate & Diplomacy: Sources:

• The topic should be of interest to you.
• The topic should clearly fit this year's theme, Debate & Diplomacy in History.
• The topic should be in-depth and narrow in scope. It is better to focus on one issue in detail than to cover many issues superficially.
• The topic should reflect the availability of primary and secondary sources. 

These links may help generate ideas for your National History Day project:

• DocsTeach: A long list of topic options/resources
• Digital Public Library of America (DPLA): Contains Primary Source Sets related to different topics connected to the NHD theme

The following is a list of 100 milestone documents chronicling United States history from 1776 to 1965.

After accessing the page, click on "Helpful Research Links" to see the list of resources.

**unlimited access when on school grounds!**

An e-book full of primary source documents from the 1960s!

CNN Original Series: "The Sixties" explores the landmark era of cultural, political, and technological change during the 1960s, infusing new relevance to the cultural touchstones that changed the world.

Use the link below to search for materials in public libraries around the state.

The NSHS Library receives book deliveries each Thursday from school and public libraries in Rhode Island. If you see a title that will help with any of your research projects, please let Mrs. Camara know.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum preserves and provides access to historical materials related to President Kennedy and his times -- and engages with citizens of all ages and nationalities through JFK's life story and the ideals he championed.

Collections of information connected to debate & diplomacy in history.

Examining the decade through its politics, culture and historic events.

TED: Ideas worth Spreading

TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks

(18 minutes or less)

Databases and other great resources!

Sections offered on the following:

• Postwar Politics and the Cold War
• The Fifties
• The Civil Rights Movement
• The Sixties
• The Seventies
• The Age of Reagan
• Facing the New Millennium

"Our mission is to tell the stories of women who transformed our nation. We will do that through a growing state-of-the-art online presence and a future physical museum to educate, inspire, empower, shape the future, and provide a complete view of American history."

"Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1949 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present."

The CNN Original Series "The Eighties" explores this totally rad decade and its cultural, political, and technological impact on today.

Apollo 13 Astronaut Thomas Mattingly during water egress training (January 17, 1970)

NASA's new image library consolidates imagery spread across 60 collections into one searchable location.