This historian is amazing. I feel like watching her documentary series has given me more insight into America than countless hours of modern news media.

Very pleased to read the work of Jeffrey Kluger, an author I have long admired. Will Artemis II do for 2026 what Apollo 8 did for 1968? time.com/7346146/arte...

Looking forward to seeing the Texas Yawp in print this year. My contribution is on the development of the aerospace industry in the Lone Star State.

This mathematician’s story remained hidden even after the book and movie “Hidden Figures”! 🧪🔭 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...

Here is a possible future choice for #HATM. www.fox43.com/article/news...

I found this to be an intriguing read. As the author of a book on astronaut training, I am interested in the kind of physical fitness that Artemis astronauts will have to demonstrate prior to lunar surface excursions. arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...

I enjoyed reading this article and look forward to the unprecedented views seen by the Artemis II crew. gizmodo.com/the-artemis-...

My first year as a Georgia resident has given me a great chance to reflect on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. The museums and monuments in Atlanta particularly are fertile places to think about human rights and their history.

I now have just the sweater to commemorate one of my longtime favorite space missions, Apollo 8. When the Artemis II crew lifts off, I will wear this while Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy embark on their own lunar voyage.

Latest book read and reviewed: American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, by Jon Meacham. What is your favorite biography of a U.S. president? www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I just received these copies of Life Magazine from 1939, if any fellow U.S. History teachers are interested. I am intrigued by the optimism the 1939 World's Fair gave to the American people during a time of depression and looming war in Europe and Asia. This was a focus of the magazine that year.

Great article here from the Smithsonian. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

Just a reminder to all history teachers like myself that the eighth edition of the Give Me Liberty! textbook is going to be released later this year. There are two new podcasts associated with it as well that I was recently emailed. wwnorton.com/books/978132...

Jeff Foust reports in this article that the year 2025 ended with 324 orbital launch attempts worldwide, compared to 107 in 2020. We are living through an incredible time of higher cadence, lower costs, and greater hardware reusability. spacenews.com/spacex-china...

I am a proud Patreon supporter of Amy Shira Teitel's work and would like to share her latest video here. I am amazed that the thought devoted to use of the Lunar Module as a lifeboat dates to 1963! @amyshirateitel.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=gQUH...

Latest book read and reviewed: Gemini, by Jeffrey Kluger. Thank you again to @herberthistory.bsky.social for the recent podcast with the author, which inspired me to ask for the book for a Christmas gift. It allowed me to end 2025 on a positive reading note! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I was also pleased to contribute to the Never Forget Fund for the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. If you donate in these last two days of the year, your donation will be tripled by a generous supporter.

Pleased to visit the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee today. For those of us who teach U.S. History, focusing on women's sports can be a useful way to illustrate societal expectations and how they have shifted over time.

It's here! Listeners shared some of their favorite history reads from 2025--inclusing one book published 90 years ago! draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Latest book read and reviewed: The Glorious Cause, by Robert Middlekauff. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I found this to be a thoughtful article from Roger Guillemette. www.space.com/space-explor...

Many congratulations to the Texas A&M volleyball team for the first national championship in program history!

Another step complete on the way to launch. Hopefully the rollout to Launch Pad 39B is about three weeks away, followed by a successful launch in the first week of February. www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...

As 2025 draws to a close, I was pleased to record a message in support of my friend Erinn McComb's book Gender and the Race for Space. Thank you to Kate Carpenter for this opportunity. anthempress.com/books/gender...

I just found this website, if anybody is interested in following updates to the push for launch for the Artemis II mission. There is also a great comparison of the Apollo and Artemis programs on the website. artemis2.live

I need your help! I want to put together a year-end episode, and I want to know what you read this year. Go here: www.speakpipe.com/DraftingtheP... and record a short message telling me who you are and the best history book you read this year. Doesn't have to be published this year!

Great interview here with the man soon to become the first Canadian to fly beyond low Earth orbit. If you are less than 53 years old, you have been waiting your whole life for a flight like this one. And it will happen as soon as two months from now. www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

Amazing win for the Texas A&M volleyball team today in a 5 set marathon against a previously undefeated Nebraska team. I remain proud to have earned a Ph.D from the institution and look forward to watching the team in the final four.

Congratulations to the Midshipmen on such a resilient win. 2025 featured my first ever trip to the Naval Academy in Annapolis and it will end with my first trip to the College Football Hall of Fame, in my new state of Georgia.

Search for Life Should Be Top Science Priority for First Human Landing on Mars, Says New Report astrobiology.com/2025/12/sear... #astrobiology #Mar

His book We Reach the Moon was a master work that sits on my bookshelf today.

Today we remember the thousands of Americans who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor 84 years ago. Nearly half of those lost were aboard the USS Arizona, and I remember what a moving experience it was when Gabby and I visited the memorial. We’ll never forget their sacrifice.

I have bought two books for family members this holiday season. And after hearing the recent podcast with Jeffrey Kluger, I look forward to receiving his book on the Gemini program!

Yesterday's trip to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park gave me a newfound appreciation for the consequences incurred in frontal attacks against well entrenched defenders. General William Sherman's forces tragically learned this lesson on June 27, 1864.

Last night, I enjoyed a live orchestra performance of one of my favorite childhood movies: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Thank you to Susie Seiter and all of the performers! #HATM

Latest book read and reviewed: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories, by Washington Irving. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Remembering the four girls killed in the Birmingham, Alabama church bombing of September 15, 1963: Addie, Cynthia, Carole, and Denise. At the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, GA.

I am glad I watched the series on the American Revolution and believe it tells the most inclusive story I have ever heard on this era. The series conveys the lived experiences of numerous groups, rather than offering a blow-by-blow account of military maneuvers. www.pbs.org/kenburns/the... #HATM

Excellent. I have read Mr. Kluger's work before and look forward to reading his latest book. Since we now have podcasts for First Man and Apollo 13, might we get a podcast someday for the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon? That would be my next wish.

Today I must wish a happy birthday to two of my favorite ladies. Eileen Collins and Nicole Stott are two of America's most valued astronauts and we are fortunate for their contributions.

If you are interested in the mission architecture behind the Artemis program, this article is useful. My personal opinion is that the program would benefit from a much simpler architecture, even if that means a landing vehicle smaller or less impressive than Starship. www.cnn.com/interactive/...

Over the next week, it looks like I will have 12 hours of the American Revolution series to watch as well as an Apollo 13 podcast. Plus, I will attend two talks at my current academic home (Georgia Gwinnett College). So much to do and so little time. #HATM

In July 1969, there "were a bunch of guys about to turn blue." Four months later, there were "a couple of cardiac arrests down here." A few months after that, there were people depriving themselves of rest to bring a crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft home. Such was life in mission control.

I have now finished Gen. Wesley Clark's Great Courses series. Some viewers might object to his opinions about the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, but overall he has offered a trove of useful insights into 250 years of military history. www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/american-mil...

Pleased to recognize Veterans Day at my local YMCA. This year has been a great time of learning about veterans for me, from reading books on Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps history, to watching a Great Courses series hosted by Gen. Wesley Clark, to visiting the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio.

Today marks the 250th anniversary of the day the Continental Congress voted to establish a Continental Marine Corps. I have read and reviewed the book from the Marine Corps History Division that goes through the entire history of the corps, titled Semper Fidelis. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...