Labor Day Quiz By Eric D. Pullin Labor Day, which marks the “unofficial” end of summer, occurs annually on the first Monday in September. Observed for more than a century in the United States, this national holiday “celebrates and honors … Continue reading
An Ashbrook-edited series of primary document volumes is helping a teacher in southeastern Ohio prepare his students for college. Ray Mertz recently discovered that the volumes, covering topics from the American Founding through the Cold War, can be downloaded for … Continue reading
Woodstock Quiz By John Moser Aug. 15 marks the 50th anniversary of “An Aquarian Experience: 3 Days of Peace and Music,” which would eventually be known just as Woodstock. It is one of the best-known events of the counterculture movement, … Continue reading
Space Race Quiz By John Moser July 20, 1969, marks the 50th anniversary of U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin’s historic walk on the moon. “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” Armstrong … Continue reading
On the evening of July 20, 1969, nearly all Americans gathered around their television sets to watch Neil Armstrong take “One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” President John F. Kennedy had declared eight years earlier … Continue reading
One of the unsung gems of the Ashbrook Center is the Junior Ashbrook Scholar program for eighth-grade students from the nearby Ashland Middle School. These students—just thirteen and fourteen years old—have the unique opportunity to study American history at the … Continue reading
Independence Day Quiz by Jason Stevens Near the end of his life, Thomas Jefferson described the Declaration of Independence as “an expression of the American mind.” On Independence Day, Americans should remember not only the Founding Fathers and the Revolutionary … Continue reading
Women’s Suffrage Quiz by Sarah Morgan Smith One hundred years ago, on June 4, 1919, the U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution in support of a 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which would give women the right to vote. The … Continue reading
Flying into Honolulu in June 1998, Phil Anderson looked down at an enormous battleship newly arrived in Pearl Harbor: the USS Missouri. Nicknamed “Mighty Mo,” the ship was anchored next to the memorial to the sunken USS Arizona, the resting … Continue reading
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