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Simone Biles grabbed the world's attention when she won four Olympic gold medals in gymnastics at the 2016 Olympics. Now Simone is using her fame to help others. As a child, Simone's mother was unable to care for her, so…
Each year on June 19, people around the United States celebrate Juneteenth. This holiday celebrates the end of slavery. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. But it did not take effect right away in the South. On…
For more than a century, gray seals were hunted in the New England area. Massachusetts even paid bounties of $5 each for the seals' valuable fur. The populations of these seals were decimated. In 1972, conservationists hoped the newly passed…
Wherever Lindsay Whalen goes, winning usually follows. The Minnesota Lynx guard officially became the league's all-time regular-season wins leader with Minnesota's win over the Washington Mystics. She passed Swin Cash with 295 wins in 13 WNBA seasons. Whalen's career began with…
During World War II (1939–1942), the Germans used a machine called the Lorenz SZ42 to send encoded messages. This machine used wheels and switches to create billions of possible combinations. This made the code extremely difficult to crack. However, British…
Do you keep to a schedule on weekdays, but then stay up late and sleep in on the weekends? If so, scientists say you might be suffering from what they are calling "social jet lag." In a new study, researchers from…
Albert Pujols had Angels fans on the edges of their seats every time he came to the plate since hitting career homer number 599. They had to wait three games to witness Pujols' historic 600th, but it was worth it.…
A block of ice that is 1,000 feet (305 m) thick is close to breaking off of Antarctica. It will break off of an ice shelf that has been in existence for thousands of years. Scientists believe a giant crack in the…
With the Baltimore Orioles in Kansas City to play the Royals, outfielder Adam Jones had time for a side trip. Jones visited the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to make a $20,000 donation and promote the museum. He also provided free…
While Nationals Park has to wait another year to take center stage as All-Star Game host, the 2017 game is expected to have a Washington flair. Major League Baseball released the first results of All-Star voting and two Nationals players are…