Articles by Sarah Cowgill

Nearly 80 years after the epic landing on the beaches of Normandy and the Battle of The Bulge, the French government bestowed its Legion of Honor medal to four American soldiers. France was invaded by Germany during World War II,… Read More

Recently, American artist Norman Rockwell made the news – not for his renowned pictures of 20th-Century American life, but for having some of his artworks removed from the White House. The display included four of Rockwell’s works, as part of… Read More

Hershel “Woody” Williams, a Marine Corps veteran and the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient, passed away on June 30, 2022. The Medal of Honor is the highest award that can be given to US military soldiers,… Read More

Countries don’t always agree on who owns what land, and islands are often the cause of these conflicts. Denmark is a small country in northern Europe, while Canada is located in North America – yet they both had claims on… Read More

Happy is an elephant currently living in the Bronx Zoo – her home of 45 years. The Asian-born pachyderm has been the subject of an animal rights movement inspired by the Nonhuman Rights Project. The group argued that Happy should… Read More

It was September 16, 1620, when the Mayflower set sail from England. Destination: the new world. The new colonies, to be exact, to escape religious persecution under the reign of King James I. The Mayflower was 106 feet long and… Read More

It all came down to a seven-letter word for a little aquatic bird: moorhen. This was the winning word spelled in the final contest between 14-year-old Texan Harini Logan and rival wordsmith, 12-year-old Vikram Raju from Colorado. After several elimination… Read More

It’s an election year in the United States, and the two main political parties are already preparing. In November, Americans will be voting on politicians to represent them in Congress, as well as various state offices, including governors. Each state… Read More

Maps are being redrawn across America as states create new voting districts after the 2020 Census. Every ten years in America, we take a national census. That’s a survey every household has to answer, which allows the government to collect… Read More

Our Founding Fathers knew when creating this nation, by the people and for the people, that safeguarding freedom should always be what drives government choices. As such, they built into the U.S. Constitution a rule that, every ten years, states… Read More

When you make millions of dollars playing a game you love, and have legions of adoring fans, what could possibly make anyone any happier? For National Basketball Association (NBA) star Enes Kanter, it is becoming an American citizen. Kanter came… Read More

The Jewish festival of Hanukkah happens annually around the beginning of December, though the dates change each year. Just in time for the holiday, archaeologists in Israel say they may have found evidence supporting the ancient story of Hanukkah. Last… Read More