The inventor Thomas Alva Edison had a major effect on the lives of people around the world. Thomas Edison is remembered most for the electric light, h...
Yellowstone National Park in the western United States was the world's first national park. Established in 1872, it is famous for its geothermal activ...
George Washington was the first president of the United States. He served from 1789 to 1797. He was a famous general who led the American colonists to...
The Gettysburg National Military Park is in the small town of Gettysburg in the eastern state of Pennsylvania. Much of the area around Gettysburg stil...
Email is one of the most important ways through which we communicate. It has become part of most everyone's day-to-day life. Writing a good email can ...
The year was 1931. The top selling book in the United States was The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. The following year, Buck won the Pulitzer Prize for ...
French scientists have announced they set a new record of 22 minutes for keeping hydrogen atoms in a state called plasma. The team said their work mar...
In Senegal, educators are starting to teach English to younger children in an effort to better prepare them to succeed in future educational and profe...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new service, or platform, to provide free cancer medicines to thousands of children in less wealthy...