The 80th Anniversary of V-J Day
In World War II, the United States and its allies fought against the Axis powers, which at war’s end included Germany and Japan. Did you […]
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Remembering Hurricane Katrina
Twenty years ago, on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused one of the worst natural disasters in United States history. Nearly 1,400 people died in […]
Chess Booms in India
Maybe you have heard of the soccer World Cup, but did you know that there is a World Cup in chess as well? It began […]
Wasps: Not So Bad After All?
If you’ve ever been stung by a wasp, then you have a pretty good idea of why they aren’t exactly one of nature’s most popular […]
President Trump Wants to Change the Census
The Commerce Department of the federal government is responsible for conducting a census of the United States’ population every ten years. Having an accurate number […]
Relations Improving Between India and China
India and China are the two most populated countries in the world. Geographically, they’re also neighbors: they share a 2,500-mile border. But for the past […]
Texas Democrats Break Quorum
Have you ever been in an argument with someone and been so upset that you walked away to end the fight? Something similar began happening […]
Lake Vostok
Have you ever heard of Lake Vostok? No, it’s not a new trendy place to go for summer vacation. It’s the world’s largest subglacial lake. […]
History of Juneteenth
President Abraham Lincoln declared an end to slavery in the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862. Following the Union army’s success at […]
Using Tech to Rebuild Syria
The Syrian civil war began in 2011. In the fourteen years of violence that followed, an estimated 600,000 people were killed, including at least 307,000 […]