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In 2016, the American Heart Association (AHA) found that US adults spent too much time sitting down, or being sedentary. The AHA reported that US adults were sedentary for about six to eight hours a day. They recommended that US…
In 2016, Sports Illustrated created a poll through the Wishbone social media app. Sports Illustrated asked readers to weigh in on whether the Olympics inspired them to get involved in sports. The majority of Wishbone app users were young and…
The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee is celebrating 25 years of chronicling the greatest triumphs and injustices of the Civil Rights Movement. The museum is located on the site of the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King…
As a teenager, Glendora Putnam was kicked out of the YWCA because she was black. From that moment on, she vowed to fight injustice. She went to law school and became one of the most prominent lawyers in the country.…
In 2016, scientists studied a hand-washing method recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). They found that it was more effective than the standard hand-washing method recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The WHO hand-washing method…
Everyone knows Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, and other famous astronauts in NASA's race to the moon. But a group of women dubbed the "Rocket Girls" had their hands on almost all of NASA's most famous missions. These women performed many…
In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned people not to travel to a small community just north of downtown Miami, where the Zika virus had been reported. It was the first time the CDC had warned…
For what is believed to be the first time, a US college has more female engineering graduates than men. Just 10 years ago, Dartmouth College in New Hampshire had about 25 percent female engineering grads. That number today is 54…
According to US health officials, the 2016 flu season was relatively mild. Just one year earlier, in 2015, the United States experienced a rough flu season. In that year, an estimated 40 million Americans came down with the flu. But…
Entertainer Bob Hope was well-known as a supporter of the military. He traveled the globe entertaining troops during World War II. That legacy will be honored at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans following a $3 million…