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Anna Harrison – The First Lady Who Never Made It to the White House

Meet Anna Harrison, the first lady who packed her trunks for Washington, DC, and then never got to move into the White House. In 1841, her husband, William Henry Harrison, became the ninth president, but Anna stayed home in Ohio… Read More

T.S. Eliot – The Poet Who Gave Cats Secret Names

Have you ever seen the musical Cats, a play about a tribe of felines called the Jellicles? Those characters began as poems written by a playful, puzzle-loving poet named T. S. Eliot, short for Thomas Stearns Eliot. He was born… Read More

Assassination – America’s Dark Tradition of Silencing Voices

Conservative Christian activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated on Wednesday, September 10, while speaking at a college in Utah. The husband and father of two was fatally shot in broad daylight, a chilling reminder of one… Read More

Louisa Adams: The First First Lady Born Outside the US

Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (1775–1852) was the wife of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. She was also the first first lady born outside the US — she was born in London, England. Louisa Adams –… Read More

A Short History of the US Military: The Berlin Airlift

The Berlin Airlift is one of the most significant military operations in history, noted for its logistics prowess and life-saving results. When World War II concluded in May 1945, the loser, Germany, was divided into four zones of occupation. West… Read More

The Workers Who Inspired Labor Day

Labor Day is a time each year when Americans celebrate hard workers and their contributions to the nation’s strength, prosperity, and well-being. But labor looked a lot different when this nation first began than it does today, and none of… Read More

Scientists Re-Create a 30,000-Year-Old Sea Expedition

A group of Japanese and Taiwanese scientists wanted to learn what it was like to travel by sea back in the old days and tested it on a 30,000-year-old sea expedition. They wanted the experiment to be as accurate to… Read More

Elizabeth Monroe – the Fifth First Lady

Elizabeth Monroe (born Elizabeth Kortright) may not have had any political aspirations, but she would grow up to become a first lady to James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States. Unlike her predecessor, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth enjoyed solitude… Read More

California: A US State and a Mythical Island

California, the Golden State, was the 31st state to be added to the Union. It is the third-largest, after Alaska and Texas, and has a rich history in Native American life, Spanish ministry, and gold mining. Because of the differing… Read More

Short History of the US Military: The Revolutionary War

America’s Revolutionary War for independence from Great Britain was fomented by English colonists, many of whom had braved the perilous sea travels from England, who were unhappy being subjugated to the power of an empire. The grievances were “taxation without… Read More

Robert Frost – One of America’s Favorite Poets

“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” – Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) is still today one of America’s most… Read More

A Short History of the US Military: Sinking of the USS Maine

As Liberty Nation GenZ: News for Kids continues its history of the US military, looking back on some of the key engagements is instructive – and the Spanish-American War doesn’t get the coverage that it deserves. Most people think of… Read More