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Did you know that 70 years ago, Black children could not go to the same schools as White children? This was because of a policy called segregation. Segregation kept people of different races separated. People … Read more

This July and August, the Olympic Games will be in Paris, France. Usually, the opening ceremony for the Olympics takes place in a stadium. This year, it will take place on the Seine River. Spectators … Read more

Early in February, two different parts of the world experienced very different natural disasters. But both were caused by the same warm waters in the Pacific Ocean.  From February 1st to February 5th, the country … Read more

This President’s Day let’s investigate President Jimmy and First Lady Rosalynn Carter. First Lady Carter passed away recently on November 19, 2023. President Carter is our oldest living president. He is 98 years old. Let’s … Read more

In November, voters across the country will choose the next President of the United States. First, voters will decide who the presidential nominees will be. Nominees are people chosen to represent a political party in … Read more

If you examine the US Supreme Court today, you will find that four of the nine justices are women. It wasn’t always that way. Before 1981, no women had been on the US Supreme Court. … Read more

Gabe Amo has just started a new job this winter. On November 7, 2023, he was the first African American from Rhode Island to be elected to the House of Representatives. As you may know, … Read more

If the president cannot fulfill his or her duties, you know that the vice president is next in line. But what happens if neither the president nor vice president can fulfill their duties? Do you … Read more

The region of North Africa suffered from two natural disasters in a row. First, an earthquake rocked Morocco, then, just days later, deadly floods caused a dam failure and mass destruction in Libya. The disasters … Read more

You may have heard about famous fires such as the Great Chicago Fire, which burned down a large part of Chicago. You may have also heard about major wildfires in recent years in places such … Read more