LNGenZ News for Kids: Social Studies

Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon forever changed the United States and international financial systems. U.S. economic conditions in 1971 were not great. The national unemployment rate topped 6%, money supply growth exceeded 10%, and the inflation rate was 4.38%…. Read More

Bitcoin became the fastest asset to reach $1 trillion in value. Ethereum is now worth more than the Bank of America. Dogecoin has become more valuable than Ford Motor. These are cryptocurrencies capturing international headlines and filling bank accounts. But… Read More

From Beachgate to Russiagate, every government scandal now ends with a “gate” suffix. This comes from the historic 20th-century Watergate scandal that took down President Richard Nixon and forever altered the state of U.S. politics and America’s perception of its… Read More

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), or FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States and the only commander in chief to be elected four consecutive terms. Have you heard the saying that the only thing to fear is fear itself?… Read More

Martha Washington was an educated woman, skilled business manager, a clever hostess, and the only woman to appear on U.S. paper money. Before she even married George Washington, she was the wealthiest woman in Virginia. Martha Dandridge was born June… Read More

The Bald Eagle has been a symbol of America’s freedom and liberty since 1782 when it became the national bird. But it is not the only animal to be honored by Americans. The bison, commonly called buffalo, became the national… Read More

Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), the 31st president of the United States, was not a popular president at the time. Blamed for the Great Depression, it would be years after he left office before people decided that he wasn’t at fault. The… Read More

Calvin Coolidge (1872 – 1933) became the thirtieth president of the United States after President Warren G. Harding died suddenly. He had been visiting home in Vermont when he learned of Harding’s death. Coolidge’s father was a notary public, and… Read More

The Great Depression is perhaps the most studied and talked about economic event in the nation’s history. It was a terrible time for the country. But the question is: Will the United States ever see this level of depression again?… Read More

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” ~ Gettysburg Address / Abraham Lincoln The Battle of Gettysburg… Read More

In two decades, the United States suffered two economic depressions. While most people are aware of the Great Depression, the 1920-1921 depression is hardly discussed. This was an 18-month downturn that happened soon after the end of the First World… Read More

The last time the United States suffered an economic depression was in the 1930s. Since the nation has not suffered one in nearly a century, does this mean the country is safe from such a significant collapse? First, it is… Read More