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Published: April 17, 2019 by Sarah Burns and John Harrington
Winter is over, according to the calendar, and there is one sure sign of a change in the seasons — […]
Published: April 16, 2019 by John Harrington and Grant Suneson
Everyone loves a good ghost story, whether you believe in spirits or not. It’s in our DNA. Curiosity about the […]
Updated: April 24, 2019 by John Harrington
Few institutions stamp the cultural identity of a nation, region, or city like museums. Whether they are venerable sites such […]
Published: April 13, 2019 by John Harrington and Hristina Byrnes
Ah, going away with the kids…The actual travel experience is probably the most stressful part of vacationing with the youngest […]
Updated: April 16, 2019 by Cheyenne Buckingham and John Harrington
[cnxvideo id=”761846″ placement=”ros”]This weekend marks the 107th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, which claimed the lives of more […]
Updated: April 17, 2019 by Cheyenne Buckingham and John Harrington
Humankind has not been all that kind to the animals that share our planet. We have hunted and encroached on […]
Published: April 11, 2019 by John Harrington
The United States has the world’s third-largest population, behind China and India, with about 328.7 million people as of April […]
Published: April 10, 2019 by Charles Stockdale, John Harrington and Colman Andrews
Pop music provides the soundtrack to our lives. It’s heard on the radio and on television; it plays at clothing […]
Published: April 9, 2019 by Steven Peters, Thomas C. Frohlich and John Harrington
The image of the frontiersman blazing a trail through the wilderness is an archetype of American culture. It has been […]
Updated: June 30, 2019 by John Harrington
In a country as young as the United States, being the oldest of anything can be a source of pride. […]
Published: March 25, 2019 by John Harrington
While they may not agree on much, both pro-unions and right-to-work advocates would agree that workers should have legal basic […]
Updated: March 27, 2019 by Charles Stockdale and John Harrington
A good television broadcaster is both fair and honest. A great one is also endearing. Of all the journalists and […]
Published: March 18, 2019 by John Harrington
If Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Amerigo Vespucci, and Vasco Da Gama helped Western civilization in the Age of Discovery reach […]
Published: March 13, 2019 by Grant Suneson and John Harrington
[cnxvideo id=”655235″ placement=”ros”]Each U.S. state has borne witness to an important historical event that has shaped its history — for […]
Published: March 11, 2019 by John Harrington
Many famous books, movies, literary characters, sports teams, and musical groups began life called something else. Which begs the question […]
Updated: March 25, 2019 by Grant Suneson and John Harrington
[cnxvideo id=”743711″ placement=”ros”] Before neighbors could show off their wealth by purchasing the latest sports car, wealthy people in America […]
Published: March 4, 2019 by John Harrington
When we listen to songs extolling America, these marches, anthems, and tunes about the United States aren’t about expressing some […]
Published: March 4, 2019 by Hristina Byrnes and John Harrington
The inequality between men and women in terms of economic opportunities has always been a problem, but there are signs […]
Published: March 1, 2019 by Grant Suneson and John Harrington
From family heirlooms to antiques shops to museums, many Americans share an obsession for things that are extremely old. This […]
Published: March 1, 2019 by John Harrington
On March 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional act making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the official national anthem of […]
Ever wish you had invented an everyday product that made your life easier or more enjoyable, and also maybe a […]
Published: February 25, 2019 by Colman Andrews, John Harrington and Charles Stockdale
“Sa-a-a-d movies always make me cry,” sang Sue Thompson back in 1961. Okay, but what do bad movies do? They […]
Whether we watch them at drive-in theatres (yes, they do still exist) or multiplexes, or on our TV sets, laptops, […]
Live music used to be the only kind there was. The earliest recorded example is thought to be a rendering […]