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Geography Guide

by Borgna Brunner Looking for maps? Check out our Atlas for full-color maps of every country and our map library for printable maps.   Maps and Features • Quizzes, Crosswords, and other…

Geography Guide

by Borgna Brunner Looking for maps? Check out our Atlas for full-color maps of every country and our map library for printable maps.   Maps and Features • Quizzes, Crosswords, and other…

Navajo Code Talkers

Navajo Code Talkers The code that was never broken Source: Department of the Navy President George W. Bush honored Navajo Code Talkers in July 2001.Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Peleliu, Iwo Jima…

Being Transgender Today

After years of struggling for visibility and acceptance, transgender individuals and the issues they face came into the national spotlight in 2015.   Caitlyn Jenner Photo Credit: Annie…

Inauguration Facts

Inaugural Trivia Firsts and facts about presidential inaugurations by Christine Frantz and Beth Rowen   NOTABLE INAUGURAL EVENTS George Washington's was the shortest inaugural…

First Pets Slideshow

by Mark Hughes Barack Obama, Malia and Sasha Obama's dad, informed his daughters—and millions of other people who were watching his victory speech the night he was elected president of the…

First Pets Slideshow

// by Mark Hughes Barack Obama, Malia and Sasha Obama's dad, informed his daughters—and millions of other people who were watching his victory speech the night he was elected…

Leo XIII, pope

(Encyclopedia) Leo XIII, 1810–1903, pope (1878–1903), an Italian (b. Carpineto, E of Rome) named Gioacchino Pecci; successor of Pius IX. Ordained in 1837, he earned an excellent reputation as…