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Read Across America
Read Across America Day is this week, promoting literacy in the U.S.
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Malcolm X
There have recently been calls to reopen the investigation into the murder of Malcolm X.
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St. Patrick's Day
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Women's History Month
It's Women's History Month, a month honoring the lives and accomplishments and women.
Learn more about the observance, its history, and about some major events in women's history.
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This Day in History
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This Day in History
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Birthday of the Day
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Birthday of the Day
Polish patriot and military commander in the American Revolution. Born in Podolia of a?
Word of the Day
Word of the Day
Which of the following modes of transport would be most accurately described as plebeian?
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Texas's mask mandate will be lifted and businesses allowed to reopen fully, Governor?
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Stay up-to-date on what's been going on in the world.![Berlin Conference]()
Formalizing the Scramble for Africa In 1884, representatives of all the colonial powers of Europe and America met in Berlin to discuss how they would divide Afr![The House of Representatives]()
The inherent powers of the U.S. Congress The expressed powers of Congress are listed in Article I of the U.S. Constitution (since they're listed out, they're also called the enumerated powers). Congress also has implied powers, which are based on?![Women's March]()
Give us this day our daily bread The women brought whatever weapons they could.![Student on Laptop]()
Keeping your brain active in a Covid-19 world With the COVID-19 pandemic, online activity has boomed. People are shopping, working, and socializing virtually across the world. And, to try and stay healthy, people are exercising virtually. Online?![Manchu Women]()
One of China's most influential cultures The Manchu, also known as the Manju, are an ethnic group from Manchuria in northern China. The average American probably hasn't heard of the Manchu, but they've definitely seen their influence in film and?
