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National History Day: Theme for the Year

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Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas

The National History Day® (NHD) theme for 2024 is Turning Points in History. It is especially appropriate because National History Day is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. What better way to celebrate than for students to choose turning points in the past that interest them the most? As always, the theme is broad, so topics should be carefully selected and developed in ways that best use students’ talents and abilities. Students should be careful to place their topics into historical context, examine the significance of their topics in history, and show development and change over time. Students should investigate available primary and secondary sources, analyze the evidence, and clearly explain the relationship of the topic to the theme, Turning Points in History

From NHD Theme Link

Step 1- Choose Your Topic

Step 4 - Write Your Process Paper & Annotated Bibliography

Step 2 - Start your Research

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Step 5 - Compete Locally - At KISJ and in Korea

Step 3 - Select a Contest Category

Learn more about NHD Categories at 

 Criteria from NHD Rule Book - Link  

  • Documentary - NHD Rule Book pg. 27

  • Exhibit - NHD Rule Book pg. 30

  • Paper - NHD Rule Book pg. 22

  • Performance - NHD Rule Book pg. 25

  • Website - NHD Rule Book pg. 33

Step 6 - Go Internationally!

Each year nearly 3,000 students with their families and teachers gather at the University of Maryland, College Park for the week-long National Contest. They come from all fifty United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Department of Defense Schools in the Atlantic, and international schools in China, Korea, and elsewhere (NHD International).

Past Examples and Entry Creation