The World Cup was held for the first time in Russia in 2018. In a dozen stadiums across the country, 32 teams played in hopes of bringing the champions’ trophy to their home nations. Happening every four years, the World…
Lacrosse players and teams have long lobbied for the sport to be included in the Olympic Games. Now authorities from the US women’s national team have made an effort to make that goal a reality. Changing the rules to allow…
The National Hockey League expanded to 31 teams in 2017, the inaugural Las Vegas Knights making it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals. Now another US city wants in on the excitement. A group from Seattle has proposed…
In recent years, former National Football League players have shown signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Those affected faced challenges associated with possible brain damage resulting from concussions sustained on the field. Now football programs—from the NFL to school-aged programs—are…
In today’s NBA, free agency allows superstars to join new teams and recruit fellow players in the league. More and more, NBA superstars are joining ranks on a single team to increase the chance of going to the playoffs and…
Every August, Little League teams from across the United States and around the world arrive in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Their goal: Win the Little League World Series. In 2018, that honor went to a team from Hawaii. The squad of…
Before the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the great American frontier was the Northwest Territory. Today it includes Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that citizens could buy land there, and any…
The 19th amendment to the US Constitution was originally proposed in 1923. It says: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Nearly 100…
The mining industry provides the raw materials needed by almost everything else in our economy. But it doesn’t employ that many people – just 670,000 Americans. Instead, it’s focusing on intelligent mining operations. More and more jobs are being done…
Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program, the Farm Security Agency was created in 1937 to combat rural poverty. The FSA hired 11 photographers to document the state of farmers and their families. Their job was to capture…