LNGenZ News for Kids: Current Events

What About the Latest COVID Discoveries? Just as the vaccine for COVID-19 begins to be distributed, scientists have found new strains that appear to be more contagious. New variants of the virus have been found in the United Kingdom, Australia,… Read More

Inauguration Day is the time set to swear in and welcome the new president and vice president of the United States. It is the day a new president officially takes control of the White House. Although the presidential election takes… Read More

When thinking about the American Civil Rights Movement, no name stands out more than Martin Luther King, Jr. The Christian minister and equal-rights activist was a powerful speaker and leader of the effort to de-segregate blacks and whites in the… Read More

On January 13, 2021, President Trump became the first U.S. president to be impeached twice. The House of Representatives impeached the president – they formally accused him of wrongdoing – saying he incited the recent storming of the U.S. Capitol… Read More

A lot of people don’t really understand the process of impeachment. It is a simple legal process including a formal accusation of wrongdoing, followed by a trial. Impeachment can be brought against many public officials, but the most high-profile cases… Read More

The first half of the 1900s saw a lot of war – including both World War I and World War II. Once the Allied Expeditionary Forces defeated the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) at the end of World War… Read More

Elon Musk Richest Man in the World South African-born Elon Musk is now the world’s richest man. Musk, who co-founded and led Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company, added an impressive $165.5 billion of wealth in the past year alone,… Read More

The Liberty Bell is one of America’s iconic symbols of liberty. Commission of the bell was ordered by the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1751 to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of William Penn’s Charter of Privileges. The inscription is from Leviticus 25:10… Read More

The final results of the November 3, 2020, general election have finally been settled, after months of uncertainty. Joe Biden, of the Democratic Party, was officially declared the next president. As for who would be in charge of Congress –… Read More

American presidents can issue pardons to anyone who has been convicted of a federal crime, even for treason or murder. Article II of the U.S. Constitution gives a president “power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United… Read More

On January 6, Congress certified the vote to make Joe Biden the next president of the United States. In a joint session, the House of Representatives and Senate voted to confirm the Electoral College vote of the 2020 election, naming… Read More

January 6 was set to be a big day for American politics, and that turned out to be true – but what will the consequences be? It is the date that a joint session of Congress – both the Senate… Read More