History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

Submission Guidelines In December 2023, HNN transitioned to a new editorial model that centers on its weekly email newsletter. Each week, the newsletter serves up short-form essays to help readers make sense of the ways in which currents from the past continue to swirl through the present. If you are a writer with insights to offer along these lines, we …

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now. Sign up for the HNN Newsletter Weekly Feature Weekly Roundup Learn More Features ...

About Us History News Network (HNN) was founded in 2001 to help put current events into historical perspective. Its original mandate, as articulated by founder Rick Shenkman, was to create a space for historians to offer deeper context for the stories flitting across American newspapers and TV screens. Among HNN’s many duties, Shenkman explained, were these: To expose politicians who ...

Welcome to George Mason University's History News Network (which is popularly known as HNN).

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now. Sign up for the HNN Newsletter Weekly Feature Weekly Roundup Learn More Features ...

by Chelsea Connolly and Kyla Sommers Combining the fields of journalism and history, these activity kits provide educators with complete downloadable lesson plans.

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective.

This page features brief excerpts of stories published in the news media that deal with issues of significance to the historical community. HNN reposts stories from the mainstream and alternative media, blogs, and other sources. Readers may view the entire stories on the original source pages by clicking on the button at the bottom of the excerpt. Please note …

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective.