A Digital Unveiling of a Secret 17th Century Letter The problem with finding documents that are hundreds of years old or older is that opening them could destroy them. But a new Continue Reading
The Spill: Fukushima Anniversary
Fukushima’s Ten-Year Mark The Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011 was the worst in 30 years. After a 9.1 magnitude undersea earthquake caused a tsunami, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan, experienced Continue Reading
The Spill: Stimulus Time
The Latest COVID-19 Stimulus Passed! After months of bickering, political posturing, and using the stimulus bill as a partisan battering ram, help for Americans is finally on the way. Last week, Mr. Continue Reading
Inauguration Day is the time set to swear in the new president and vice president of the United States. It is the day a new president officially takes control. The presidential election Continue Reading
Inauguration Day is the time set to swear in and welcome the new president and vice president of the United States. It is the day a new president officially takes control of Continue Reading
Inauguration Day is the time set to swear in and welcome the new president and vice president of the United States. Although the presidential election takes place in November, there needs to Continue Reading
The Liberty Bell is one of America’s iconic symbols of liberty. Commission of the bell was ordered by the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1751 to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of William Penn’s Charter Continue Reading
The Liberty Bell is one of America’s iconic symbols of liberty. Commission of the bell was ordered by the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1751 to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of William Penn’s Charter Continue Reading
In 1751, the Pennsylvania Assembly ordered the creation of a bell to celebrate the 50th anniversary of William Penn’s Charter of Privileges. The Liberty Bell, as it would eventually be called, is Continue Reading
Christmas is an old and a young holiday – Christians are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ of over 2,000 years ago, and yet the occasion as we know it today is Continue Reading
Christmas is an old and a young holiday – Christians are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ of over 2,000 years ago, but the holiday as we know it today is little Continue Reading
Christmas is an old and a young holiday – Christians are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ of over 2,000 years ago, and yet the holiday as we know it today is Continue Reading
Originally, what we call Christmas today had its root in a pagan festival celebrated across Europe. In the Norse culture of Scandinavia, it was known as Yule, which is the root of Continue Reading
Today, Christmas is considered a Christian holiday. It’s a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. However, many of the traditions we have came from long before. So where did we get Continue Reading
Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with friends and family, and to eat until we are so stuffed that getting out of a chair seems like an unachievable task. While eating that Continue Reading
Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with friends and family. Today, most Americans eat turkey and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, but this traditional holiday started a whole lot differently. It took centuries Continue Reading
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 a whole lot differently. Continue Reading
Dressing up as a witch for Halloween is popular among kids and adults as they take time adding warts to noses and other witchy accessories. In fact, according to Google, a witch Continue Reading
From the earliest civilizations, people have taken others as slaves. Most people in the U.S. and other Western countries today agree that slavery is a crime against humanity. Not everyone throughout history Continue Reading
From the earliest civilizations, people have taken others as slaves. Most people in the Western world today agree that slavery is a crime against humanity. Not everyone throughout history has seen it Continue Reading
People have been taking other people as slaves since the first cities and nations were built. Most people in the Western world today agree that slavery is a crime against humanity. It Continue Reading
What does the rise of the Persian Empire 2000 years ago have to do with fake news? In fact, the crowning of Darius the Great may be history’s first example of a Continue Reading