50th Anniversary of a Civil Rights Milestone
The modern civil rights movement in the United States is typically said to have occurred between 1955 and 1968. The start of mass public protests […]
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Stuff YOU Should Know: March on Washington 50th Anniversary Edition
Commemorating the March People from all over the world will descend upon our nation’s capital between August 21 and August 28 to remember and celebrate […]
Who’s Ready for an All-Digital Classroom?
As students all over the country head back to school this month, educators are busy finding new ways to engage them in relevant and meaningful […]
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U.S. Embassies Closed On August 4, nineteen U.S. embassies and consulates (sometimes called diplomatic missions) were closed in response to feared attacks by al Qaeda. […]
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Edward Snowden Awaits Fate in Russia Last month, btw reported on Edward Snowden, a former defense contractor for both the CIA and the National Security […]
Detroit Declares Bankruptcy
Back in the 1950s, Detroit, Michigan was a thriving city, the fourth largest in the United States. This success was due, in part, to the […]
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Comic Con! Do you plan to spend some of your summer vacation reading comics or going to a blockbuster movie starring a classic superhero? How […]
Boy Scouts Lift Membership Restriction
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) issued a statement last month announcing they would no longer deny membership to any youth based solely on sexual […]
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Tornadoes in Oklahoma On May 20, deadly twisters touched down in the town of Moore, Oklahoma, a suburb located near Oklahoma City. Twenty-four people were […]
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Accidental Blast Rocks Benghazi With tensions in the Middle East high, it’s only natural that any kind of explosion would raise suspicions of continued terrorism. […]