To celebrate our 50th anniversary, NHD’s theme will be Turning Points in History. This year’s theme invites you to consider questions of time and place, cause and effect, change over time, and impact and significance.
A turning point in history is more than just an important event that happened a long time ago. It is more than a new idea or a particular action taken by an individual. A turning point is an idea, event, or action that directly, or sometimes indirectly, causes change.
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Finding Primary Sources in Britannica
Primary Sources in GALE: Biography
Historical research requires primary sources. Primary sources are documents and artefacts that were created by someone participating in or observing the event, usually at the time of the event. Primary sources are the evidence of history that researchers use to analyze and interpret the past.
Examples of primary sources are:
