2019-12-06 Washington State Growing into a Force in Wine Industry
When Craig and Vicki Leuthold opened the Maryhill Winery in 2001, there were about 100 wine producers in the American…
2019-12-04 Christmas at the White House Draws Attention to Patriotism
The First Lady of the United States Melania Trump is celebrating American patriotism at the White House this Christmas. She…
2019-12-01 Is Music Similar Across Cultures?
Love songs, dance tunes, bed time songs for children – all of these kinds of music share patterns across cultures,…
2019-11-30 Fame Spreads Fast for Eight-Year-Old Yemeni Singer
It is a dangerous time to be a child in Yemen. Besides facing war, hunger and poverty, more than 25…
2019-11-28 How George Washington Angered Lawmakers Over Thanksgiving
In September 1789, the government of the United States was only a few months old. George Washington was president –…
2019-11-27 No Thanks: Native Americans Mark Thanksgiving With Sadness
While the United States will celebrate Thanksgiving this Thursday, some Americans are marking the day with sadness. The United American…
2019-11-23 Balloon Festivals Celebrate First Method of Human Flight
The path of human aviation is uneven and dangerous. But, from the ancient story of an English king killed in…
2019-11-16 One-of-a-Kind School Teaches Students Native American Arts
The huge buildings of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, stand out against the desert…
2019-11-13 Dead for 64 Years, James Dean to Star in New Film
American actor James Dean has been dead for 64 years. The star of Rebel Without a Cause died at the…
2019-11-09 First Film About Harriet Tubman Opens in US Theaters
Harriet Tubman is considered one of the most heroic people in American history. Born Araminta Ross, or Minty, Tubman was…
2019-11-08 George Orwell Show Honors ‘Doublespeak’ Legacy
A new show in the American state of New Mexico is reminding visitors of the world George Orwell imagined in…
2019-11-02 Korean Book-Turned-Movie: Women Love It, Men Hate It
In South Korea, the most popular movie this week is about the everyday sexism women face there. It is based…
2019-11-01 Washington Nationals Win Team’s First World Series
The Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros Wednesday night to win the professional baseball championship in the United States. The…
2019-10-30 Aztec Descendants: ‘Take the Dollar Out of the Day of the Dead’
People around the world will celebrate Halloween this Thursday, October 31. Halloween dates to an ancient Celtic tradition in which…
2019-10-29 Meat-Free Mexican Restaurants on the Rise in the US
Jose and Leticia Gamiz received many insults when they first opened their mobile Mexican food business four years ago. Their…