{"id":554,"date":"2020-11-13T14:55:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T19:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mascoladev.com\/cpan\/oldsh\/?page_id=554"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:45:12","slug":"connecticut-history-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/osh\/education\/connecticut-history-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut History Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;45px&#8221;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1625151354436{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1059&#8243; img_size=&#8221;175&#215;174&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1625151300457{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;aboutmain&#8221;]Connecticut History Day (CHD) is one of 58 affiliate programs of National History Day (NHD). 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