Johns was 16 years old in 1951 when she led a student strike for equal education at R.R. Moton High School in Farmville, ...

The U.S. Capitol has begun displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school.

The U.S. Capitol is displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated ...

Bollywood has seen thousands of actors since its formation in the 20th century, but only a few have truly lived life ‘legend’ style. A handful of artists are still remembered for their iconic ...

Bethlehem has been the subject of countless carols and Nativity plays, but the real story of the little town is far more complex. Bethlehem had a long history even before it became known as the site ...

Corn, beans, and just another squash: 10,000 BCE to 1600 -- "The times wherein old Pompion was a saint": from pumpkin beer to pumpkin pie, 1600 to 1799 -- Thoreau sits on a pumpkin: the making of a ...

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines social media as: “forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to ...

From Caesar to Napoleon, the Pyramids to the Parthenon, the Trojan War to the Civil War—National Geographic History magazine draws readers in with more than 5,000 years of people, places, and things ...

Artur is a copywriter and SEO specialist, as well as a small business owner. In his free time, he loves to play computer games and is glad that he was able to connect his professional career with his ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History connects people everywhere to Earth’s unfolding story. Its researchers, scientific collections, free exhibitions and educational programs address ...

When E. Eric “Rick” Porter raised his right hand for the first time in December 1978, he expected the Army to shape only a ...