2025-03-17 Wilbur and Orville Wright: The First Airplane
Wilbur and Orville Wright are the American inventors who made a small engine-powered flying machine. They proved that flight without…
2025-03-16 Lincoln’s Cottage: a Country House for the President
About five kilometers from the White House in Washington, D.C., stands an historic building closely linked to one of America’s…
2025-03-12 Researchers: South Korea’s Birth Rate Increase Last Year Unclear
In 2024, the number of babies born in South Korea increased for the first time in nine years. The change…
2025-03-12 The Goodyear Blimp Has Been Flying Over America for 100 Years
The Goodyear Blimp is an airship that is also a traveling advertisement for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The…
2025-03-11 Australian Navy Rescues Rower Crossing Pacific from California
A Lithuanian rower attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean has been rescued by an Australian warship after hitting stormy waters…
2025-03-11 James Madison, Father of America’s Constitution
The men who created America’s Constitution are often called the nation’s “founders.” But only one of those men, James Madison,…
2025-03-10 The Golden Gate Bridge: San Francisco’s Historic Suspension Bridge
Every day, more than 110,000 automobiles cross a historic and beautiful bridge in northern California. The span is called the…
2025-03-09 Philadelphia: a City Famous for its History
Philadelphia, also sometimes called Philly, is a big city on the Delaware River in the northeastern state of Pennsylvania. It…
2025-03-06 How Daylight Saving Time Affects Health
Much of the United States “springs forward” on Sunday, March 9th, for daylight saving time. Worldwide, many other countries also…
2025-03-05 American Culture: Bald Eagle Officially Named National Bird of U.S.
The bald eagle is a symbol of the United States. An image of the bird is on the flag and…
2025-03-04 American Spy: Virginia Hall
Thousands of women have served as intelligence agents for the United States and its allies since the nation began. Virginia…
2025-03-03 Skyscrapers, Made in America
Skyscrapers were invented in the United States. Two new technological developments made very tall buildings possible in the late 1800s.…
2025-03-02 The Empire State Building: Once the World’s Tallest
The Empire State Building remains a popular place to visit in New York City. The structure sits in a central…
2025-02-26 Mardis Gras: The Biggest Party in New Orleans
Wild celebrations of Mardi Gras come just before the start of Lent. Lent is the Christian observance leading up to…
2025-02-25 Pearl S. Buck: The First American Woman to Win a Nobel Prize in Literature
The year was 1931. The top selling book in the United States was The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck.…