

A Diverse History
One of the most common complaints about history curriculums is the lack of diversity. When companies only want to summarize “key” points...
Chelsea Muzar, Content Writer
Jan 16, 2019


William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan was born on March 18, 1960, to Mariah Jennings and Silas Bryan in Salem, Illinois. After graduating from Union...
Caleb H., age 12
Jan 14, 2019


Bring History to Life
Sometimes, even with the most interesting time period, it can be hard to remember what happened or who did what. One way to help students...
Chelsea Muzar, Content Writer
Jan 9, 2019


The Masada Fortress
Long ago, a strong stone fortress was constructed by a man known as Herod the Great. The fortress was called Masada, which when...
Chelsea Muzar, Content Writer
Jan 7, 2019


Make Time for History
Recently, on a visit to a chain retail store, I wandered into the education section. It was brimming with books on math, science, and...
Chelsea Muzar, Content Writer
Jan 3, 2019


Shays’s Rebellion
Daniel Shays was born in Massachusetts in 1747. Shays joined the local militia and fought in the battles of Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and...
Gabriel L., age 9
Dec 21, 2018


Arthur Kavanagh, The Limbless Adventurer
Arthur Macmurrough Kavanagh was born on 25 March 1831 into one of the wealthiest families in Ireland. Arthur was born without arms or...
Damien A.
Dec 17, 2018


Marie Curie
Marie Curie was born Maria Sklodowska in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland which, at the time, was controlled by the Russians. At university, Marie...
Cameron Anderson
Dec 14, 2018


The Other Side of Paradise
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896. He was an American fiction writer during the Jazz Age (1930’s) and he...
Chloe D. Age:13
Dec 12, 2018


Tales of the Jazz Age: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dayne Persson Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, better known as F. Scott Fitzgerald, was born on September 24, 1896, in St Paul, Minnesota....
Dayne Persson
Dec 10, 2018