Three Kansas HS Students “Changed Poland and Changed the World”
Can students really change the world?
In 1999, in connection with a National History Day project, three Kansas high school students wrote a play that drastically...
Frozen in Time: A Look at Time Capsules
Time capsules allow their creators to freeze moments in time and communicate those moments to future generations. They encourage a dialogue with history, and...
Why Do We Have Daylight Saving Time?
Why do we fall back one hour in the autumn, and spring ahead one hour in the spring?
Most U.S. residents dutifully set their clocks...
Best Websites to Find Historic and Exemplary Speeches and Talks
American Rhetoric is dedicated to archiving American speeches, lectures, sermons, interviews and “other important media events.” Its “Online Speech Bank” contains full text, audio...
The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Centuries ago, in a seemingly lost age where rulers built monuments of stone, seven structures stood out for their grandiosity, and for the awe...
Gregory Hines, Tap Dancer, Choreographer and Actor
He was an actor, singer and a writer, but first and foremost, Gregory Hines was a dancer. Hines both popularized the art form of...
