Eddie Jaku: Holocaust survivor and peace campaigner dies aged 101
Source: BBC
Holocaust survivor and self-proclaimed Happiest Man on Earth, Eddie Jaku, dies at age 101. Read about his extraordinary life and inspiring message.
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The Lithuanian Immigrant Who Launched the First Women’s College Basketball Game
Source: History
Read about how the Mother of Women’s Basketball defied expectation for female athletes and forever changed sports history.
The First All-Black Team Will Climb Mount Everest Next Year
Source: Discovery
Learn about Full Circle Everest, an all-black mountaineering team that plans to make history and bring representation to the world of mountaineering.
America’s True History of Religious Tolerance
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Freedom of religion has brought many immigrants to the United States. This article traverses the complex and largely unacknowledged historical struggle for religious tolerance in the United States.
UN endorses world’s 1st malaria vaccine as ‘historic moment’
Source: AP News
Learn about why this vaccine is so important for children in Africa.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier had its first all-female guard change in history
Source: NPR
Learn about the guard change ceremony and why this one was so important.
More ‘disease’ than ‘Dracula’—how the vampire myth was born
Source: The Conversation
Historians still aren’t quite certain of vampires’ origins, but they have theories. Read more to find out what they are.
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)
Source: HISTORY
Learn about the holiday’s origins and how it is celebrated.
What We Owe Each Other
Source: International Monetary Fund
A social contract is an implied agreement among the people of a society about the rules that define their government. The author of this piece believes it’s time to establish new social contracts to replace systems that aren’t working well anymore.
Cesar Chavez
Source: History
| Read about how Mexican-American Cesar Chavez forever changed the history of American Labor rights. He succeeded in bettering the lives of farm workers nationwide through his nonviolent efforts. |