LNGenZ News for Kids: History

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

Nearly a century after the Salem Witch Trials plunged New England into hysteria, a new fear gripped the region: vampires. As a mysterious illness spread, leaving its victims pale, feverish, and coughing up blood, many came to believe something far… Read More

Julia Tyler didn’t just step into the role of first lady. She marched in with music, dancing, and a makeover plan for the White House. At only 24 years old, she became one of the youngest first ladies in US… Read More

From the “Headless Horseman” to the Bell Witch, the United States has never been short on ghost stories. Passed down from generation to generation, hauntings are woven into the fabric of American folklore.  One of the most famous legends is… Read More

There are Halloween traditions galore: trick-or-treating, dressing up in boo-tiful costumes, watching scary movies, visiting haunted houses, and especially carving faces on pumpkins. Why pumpkins? Apparently, the concept was adopted by the Irish and takes us back about 200 years… Read More

More than 300 years ago, Salem Village, MA, was the site of one of America’s most infamous cases of mass hysteria: the Salem Witch Trials. Hundreds were accused of witchcraft between 1692 and mid-1693, the crime being one that carried… Read More

Imagine someone who loved the sound of waves breaking on the shore, the chatter of a busy street, and the soft rustle of grass underfoot, and then turned all those sounds into poetry. That person was Walt Whitman. He was… Read More