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How Kids Changed the Course of US History

There was a time when kids as young as eight or nine served this country in the battle. Some officially and with actual rank while others were tag-alongs. They participated in wars and skirmishes and lived lives that in today’s… Read More

Coins, Poppies, and More Ways to Honor Fallen US Troops

Every year on the final Monday in May, Americans observe Memorial Day, a federal holiday that honors US troops who gave their lives while serving in the military. Originally called “Decoration Day,” the special occasion was first recognized in 1868… Read More

In Case You Missed It … This Week in News

A lot happened in the world this week – Make sure you didn’t miss it with Liberty Nation GenZ’s weekly news roundup! Sunday, May 17, 2026 China Confirms Boeing Order China’s Ministry of Commerce confirmed on May 16 that it will purchase… Read More

The Human-Like Robot Is the New Trend

They started as automatic vacuums and lawn mowers. Since then, they have taken on human-like traits and abilities.  One even accompanied First Lady Melania Trump to a children’s technology summit. Their purpose is to replace humans by doing jobs that… Read More

Henry Ford and the Moving Assembly Line

Henry Ford is often credited with inventing the automobile, but, in reality, Ford invented a process called the moving assembly line, which helped transition automobiles from a luxury good to a product that middle-class Americans could afford. He used the… Read More

Cuneiform – The Script of Ancient Empires

The first fully developed writing system appeared in history along with the oldest known spoken language – but it lasted much longer. The earliest known language is Sumerian, and the wedge-like characters the Sumerian people scratched onto clay tablets were… Read More

America’s Brewing Inflation Troubles

A wave of inflation figures was just published last week. All of the latest numbers confirmed that price pressures are building across the US economy, driven almost entirely by higher energy prices due to the war in Iran. Whether these… Read More

In Case You Missed It … This Week in News

A lot happened in the world this week – Make sure you didn’t miss it with Liberty Nation GenZ’s weekly news roundup! Sunday, May 10, 2026 Putin Says Russia-Ukraine War ‘Coming to an End’ Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Saturday… Read More

Gorillas – One of the Closest Living Relatives to Humans

One of the most famous gorillas of all time is Koko, a female western lowland gorilla who learned more than 1,000 words in sign language. She also understood many English words (around 2,000) and even created several beautiful paintings. In… Read More

Sumerian – The First Written Language

What was the first language? The answer to that question is difficult at best and perhaps impossible at worst. But historians have some good guesses. We simply can’t know or really describe any spoken language before writing started – no… Read More

Thomas Edison: A Prolific American Inventor

Thomas Edison was one of the most prolific inventors in American history. Once the world-record holder of 1,093 patents, Edison invented creations ranging from the first practical incandescent light bulb to a motion picture camera. Before his death in 1931,… Read More

Mother’s Day Past and Present

When Mother’s Day first became a holiday in early 20th-century America, mothers – dressed in tight corsets, long skirts, and bulky shoes – spent far less time focusing on their children than modern mothers do. It wasn’t necessarily because they… Read More