The Artemis II crew (left to right: Christina Hammock Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman) with the Orion spacecraft. Humans are going back to the moon! NASA is planning to launch Artemis II, which will be the first crewed … Continue reading →

Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022. She was queen of the United Kingdom for more than 70 years. England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are the countries that make up the United Kingdom. Upon her … Continue reading →

Ketanji Brown Jackson accepts her nomination to the Supreme Court. As we move through history, there don’t seem to be many “firsts” left. The first known author published her work more than 4,000 years ago. The first to sail around … Continue reading →

Colin Powell had a long and distinguished military and political career. On October 18, 2021, our country lost one of its finest leaders. Colin Powell was the first African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was also … Continue reading →

Zaila Avant-garde, winner of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Have you ever competed in a spelling bee? Did you win? If not, what word tripped you up? For Zaila Avant-garde, correctly spelling the word murraya won her the trophy. … Continue reading →