LNGenZ News for Kids: Current Events

“Hope is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all –“ ~ Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886)… Read More

The US Coast Guard has served the country throughout its history, tracing its origin to “4 August 1790, when the first Congress authorized the construction of ten vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws and to prevent smuggling.” Consequently, with… Read More

A donkey (also known as burro or ass) is an adorable and loyal mammal that lives all around the world. Donkeys are intelligent animals, and they provide many services to humans such as transportation, farm protection, herding, and pets. There… Read More

The glory days of fighter aircraft dogfights are not gone — just different. On March 21, President Donald Trump announced from the Oval Office that the US Air Force had selected a winner in the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD)… Read More

Elon Musk, said to be the wealthiest man on Earth, announced the sale of his social media platform on X (March 28). In an all-stock transaction, Musk sold the enterprise to xAI – another one of his companies – for $45 billion… Read More

The country’s first president, George Washington, was born on February 22, 1732 in Virginia. At this time, America was still known as the colonies and was under British rule. The Washington family was not rich and at the age of… Read More

Every 10 years in America a census is taken. A census usually asks general questions to collect statistical data to be used by governments for planning and preparation. But what happens when the census is inaccurate? A new study published… Read More

Abigail (Smith) Adams was born in 1744 and grew up in a small village about 12 miles from Boston, Massachusetts. Her family was well-established and politically involved. Abigail was a voracious reader and was equally outspoken when it came to… Read More

Throughout human history, the end of one war has usually proven to be the makings of the next. So it was with “The Great War,” World War I. The peace negotiations held in Paris between January and June 1919 transformed… Read More

As promised, President Donald Trump oversaw the release of thousands of pages of documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Available now on the National Archive website, interested parties can inspect papers, reports, and interviews. Casting… Read More

Referred to as the most intelligent animals on the planet, chimpanzees, sometimes called chimps for short, are incredibly smart mammals. They are great problem-solvers, toolmakers, communicators, and rather emotional creatures. But their presence on Earth is consistently dwindling. There are… Read More

By its founding nature and culture, America has been reluctant to engage in foreign wars. However, in the early 1900s, things happened in Europe that eventually drew almost the entire world into war. The history of the US military in… Read More