The new year has begun turbulently, highlighting our need for a good laugh. CNN has published a listicle of places to find exceptionally good humor in such trying times, from podcasts to books. Different societies approve or disapprove of humor. […]
Senator Bernie Sanders attended the inauguration wearing attention-grabbing mittens. According to NBC Boston, they were made from an old sweater by a Vermont teacher who slipped them to the senator. Knitting has gained popularity in recent years. […]
Groundbreaking author Ursula K. Le Guin will be featured on a postage stamp, C|Net reported. Le Guin, who died in 2018, wrote the acclaimed The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, among others. Her work challenged stereotypes and won several awards. […]
Lunar artifacts such as Neil Armstrong’s bootprint now have legal protection, CNN reported. A new law meant to protect human heritage in space specifically covers man-made artifacts on the Moon. The space program grew from World War II advances in rocketry. […]
Kamala Harris is a groundbreaking Vice President of the United States, BBC News reported. Harris is the first vice president to be female, Asian American and African American. The 19th Amendment played a role in women rising to hold political office. […]
On January 20, Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States. The presidential inauguration dates back to the dawn of the country. What was Washington’s inauguration like? […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors the achievements of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The federal holiday is celebrated annually on the third Monday in January, close to Dr. King’s birthday. Dr. King came to national prominence in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955. […]
The Forrest Fenn treasure hunt led one man to a cemetery in Yellowstone, NPR reported. He excavated the cemetery illegally and pled guilty to two felonies for doing so. Excavating proper sites takes precision and patience. […]
Not since 1814 has the U.S. Capitol building been breached, KREM reported. The Capitol was overrun while Congress was in session to certify November’s electoral votes that would declare President-elect Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States. The last storming of the building occurred during the War of 1812. […]
Rural states face a sharp drop in student enrollment in higher education, NPR reported. States like West Virginia have seen a drop in students filling out federal forms for student aid by as much as 32%. Our thoughts on education may help drive the change. […]
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