BTW - Stuff You Should Know
  • HOME
    • Profiles (btw archives)
  • All the Stuff You Should Know
  • You Decide
  • After the Fact
  • Careers

Month: December 2023

exterior photograph of the Supreme Court of the United States building

The Life of Sandra Day O’Connor

December 14, 2023 btwadmin 0

Sandra Day O’Connor, who made history as the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, died on December 1, 2023. She was […]

Flags of all nations outside the UN in New York City.

Remembering Henry Kissinger

December 14, 2023 btwadmin 0

Henry Kissinger, a prominent figure in American foreign policy for over 50 years, died at the age of 100 on November 29, 2023. He was […]

portion of the flag of Venezuela

Venezuela’s Controversial Vote to Annex Guyana’s Territory

December 14, 2023 btwadmin 0

Venezuela’s President Nicolaus Maduro wants a large region of neighboring Guyana to come under his country’s control. He claims that the territory, known as Essequibo […]

Aerial view of mountain roads of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Workers in India Rescued After 17 Days

December 7, 2023 btwadmin 0

On November 12, 2023, a landslide and tunnel collapse trapped forty-one construction workers in a tunnel in the Himalayas in northern India. On November 28, […]

Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter with Queen Elizabeth II in 1977.

Remembering Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

December 7, 2023 btwadmin 0

Rosalynn Carter, wife of former President Jimmy Carter, died on November 19, 2023. She was 96 years old. She and the president had been married […]

A person with a disability, sitting in a wheelchair, enjoys some fishing.

Using Technology to Help People with Disabilities Enjoy Nature in New Ways

December 7, 2023 btwadmin 0

Technology helps people with disabilities at home and in the workplace. Technologies are also making it easier for people with disabilities to enjoy the outdoors.  […]

Recent Posts

  • Using Tech to Rebuild Syria
  • The History of Memorial Day
  • Meet the New Pope!
  • Mark Carney Elected Canadian Prime Minister
  • Cuba’s “Corcho” Rafts

Archives

Categories

  • After the Fact
  • Careers
  • Constitution Week
  • Current Events
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Geography: The Human and Physical World
  • Global Connections
  • Government
  • Health
  • People and Culture
  • Science and Technology
  • Stuff You Should Know
  • Top Stories
  • Uncategorized
  • Understanding Economics
  • United States
  • United States Government: Our Democracy
  • United States History
  • World
  • World History
  • World History and Geography
  • Year in Review
  • You Decide!

Copyright © 2025 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes