LNGenZ News for Kids: History

All over the English-speaking world, people break out in song on New Year’s Eve. From Australia to Canada, from the United States to the United Kingdom, and from New Zealand to the song’s ancestral home in Scotland, Auld Lang Syne… Read More

When people think of first ladies, they often picture fancy dresses, state dinners, and polite smiles, but Sarah Polk was something very different. Living in a time when women were expected to stay quiet about politics, she became one of… Read More

John Keats lived just 25 years, published only a small body of work, and spent much of his short life convinced that his poems would not last. He wrote during an era of disease, strict social class boundaries, and ruthless… Read More

As the classic Christmas song says, “Christmas comes but once a year” – and that day is December 25. The holiday is celebrated worldwide as the birthday of Jesus, but no matter how hard you search, you won’t find that… Read More

The autopen, a device used to duplicate signatures, has been making headlines in recent weeks as President Donald Trump has targeted former President Joe Biden’s use of the machine. In a post on social media, Trump said he has “terminated”… Read More

Earth may be the most unusual planet orbiting our sun. After all, what other can boast life –plant, animal, or otherwise? A close runner-up, however, would be the seventh planet out, Uranus. With temperatures as low as negative 357 degrees… Read More

In the fall of 1621, 52 English settlers and at least 90 Wampanoag people gathered in Plymouth, MA, for a three-day harvest celebration. What we now call the “First Thanksgiving” was a moment of gratitude that they had stored enough… Read More

Every year on Thanksgiving, Americans pause to give thanks for the many blessings in their lives. But as families take turns sharing what they’re grateful for, one group almost never gets their well-deserved recognition: the Pilgrims. When the Pilgrims celebrated… Read More

For nearly 250 years, US presidents have issued Thanksgiving proclamations, providing a window into the changing values of the United States. From George Washington’s in 1789 to the most recent one from former President Joe Biden, each has asked Americans… Read More

The original White House began construction at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 1791. Though he never got to live in the house, President George Washington chose its location along the Potomac River in Washington, DC. Since its creation, the “Executive Mansion”… Read More

America’s military history is rich with tales of bravery and sacrifice. From General George Washington leading his troops across the icy Delaware River during the Revolutionary War to Pfc. Desmond Doss rescuing dozens of wounded troops on Hacksaw Ridge during… Read More

Words can hop, skip, and even dance on the page when you’re reading a poem by E. E. Cummings. He didn’t believe poetry had to sit still. To him, words were alive, meant to move, twist, and surprise. E.E. Cummings… Read More