LNGenZ News for Kids: Social Studies

The Pilgrims and Native Americans did not invent Thanksgiving, but they embraced the concept and made it their own. Harvest festivals have been celebrated for thousands of years by many peoples, tribes, and nations in appreciation of the bounty produced… Read More

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with friends and family. While eating that extra piece of pumpkin pie may be common during today’s celebration, this traditional holiday started very differently. It took centuries before Thanksgiving became a celebrated day across… Read More

Veterans Day is the day we honor and celebrate our heroes, the military men and women who put their lives on the line to protect the American way of life. The observance of this day began a long time ago,… Read More

Veterans day is a time to honor the people who have served their country in the military, but what about the heroic efforts of those that are not human? Important roles conducted by birds, horses, dogs, and other species changed… Read More

Halloween wasn’t always the fun, carefree event it is today. The holiday originated with the Celtic people, who lived in what is now Britain and Ireland. The Celts did have some fun and even dressed up in costumes, but overall… Read More

For many Americans, Labor Day is a welcome three-day weekend, and a sign that the end of summer is coming. Many people’s celebrations involve hot dogs, barbecues, water balloon fights, and attending parades. Others continue “laboring” on this day that… Read More

A recent Gallup poll shows that employee engagement with jobs in the United States has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade. What is causing this downward trend, and can it be reversed? Americans Are Detaching From… Read More

Once upon a time, journalists were taught to avoid injecting themselves into a story. The admonition in J-School was simple: “No one cares about you.” Reporters should not be seen nor heard. Instead, those telling the story were to become… Read More

Mona Goff was the younger sister of the only hero she had ever known: her brother. Marion Robert Goff was a young man who put on a military uniform in 1943 to go and fight in World War II. He… Read More

Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show, has decided to take it on the road for the first time – and the media is all abuzz. The big deal isn’t that the comedian will be leaving the comforts of his… Read More

Video games have been around for decades. While the 1970s Pong is believed to be the first-ever video game, the credit should possibly be given to Physicist William Higinbotham and the tennis-like game he created in 1958. Over time, game… Read More

It’s an old idea that never grabbed traction, but instead of mounting student debt, falling enrollments, and increased dropout rates, the three-year college degree is beginning to gain a lot of attention. Secular institutions have finally realized that packing a… Read More