January 2015 – BTW – Stuff You Should Know

Face of boy with measles; third day of rash. Photo: Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Barbara Rice.

Stuff YOU Should Know

January 30, 2015 btwuser 0

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Dies Abdullah bin Abhulaziz Al Saud, who was Saudi Arabia’s reigning king since 2005 (and de-facto leader since 1995), died on […]

Just a Movie: How Accurate Do Films Need to Be?

January 28, 2015 btwuser 0

Four of the eight nominees for the Academy Award for Best Picture this year are considered “biopics” (short for biographic pictures): American Sniper, The Imitation […]

Michelle Obama holding up a sign #Bringbackourgirls. Photo: Official White House Photo

Crisis in Nigeria (Updated with video content)

January 26, 2015 btwuser 0

Amid news of deadly terror attacks and threats across Europe, the people of Nigeria, located in West Africa, face ongoing atrocities at the hands of […]

Hollywood Sign, California. Photo: Ingram Publishing/SuperStock

Stuff YOU Should Know

January 23, 2015 btwuser 0

Anticipating Tourism in Cuba Earlier this month, btw brought you news of a landmark deal between the U.S. and Cuba. In response, Cuban businesses are […]

close up image of Martin Luther King memorial statue in Washington, D.C.

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 16, 2015 btwuser 0

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a key leader in the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Both […]

Woman choosing magazines in a supermarket. Photo: Onoky/SuperStock

Deadly Attack on French Newspaper

January 15, 2015 btwuser 0

Between January 7 and 9, two armed gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical publication called Charlie Hebdo, located in a high-traffic area of central […]

John Bull making a new batch of ships to send to the lakes / Charles, del et sculp. Photo: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division [LC-DIG-ppmsca-10753]

Satire and Political Cartoons: A Historical Slideshow

January 15, 2015 btwuser 0

The militant Islamic attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris have raised questions around the world. Such as, how does the right to free […]

Hillsborough Community College Library, Tampa, Ybor City, Florida. Photo: McGraw-Hill Education

Stuff YOU Should Know

January 14, 2015 btwuser 0

Bowl Game Mania! If you’re from Ohio, Alabama, Oregon or Florida, you likely spent the New Year rooting on your home team. For the rest […]

North Korean flag. Photo: Digital Archive Japan/Alamy

Stuff YOU Should Know

January 9, 2015 btwuser 0

James Brady Death Ruled “Homicide” In 1981, a man named John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinate then president Ronald Reagan outside of the Washington Hilton […]

Alan Gross talks on the phone with President Barack Obama onboard a government plane during the flight from Cuba to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Dec. 17, 2014. Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson

Landmark Deal on U.S.-Cuba Relations

January 8, 2015 btwuser 0

Cuba is a country made up of islands located around 90 miles south of the tip of Florida. While it is a close neighbor of […]