American historian Laurel Ulrich once said,
“Well-behaved women rarely make history.” In
celebration of Women’s History Month, here are a
few of the millions of brave women that have broken
all conventional rules to make a difference in the
world.
American historian Laurel Ulrich once said,
“Well-behaved women rarely make history.” In
celebration of Women’s History Month, here are a
few of the millions of brave women that have broken
all conventional rules to make a difference in the
world.
The Rio 2016 Olympics will be remembered for
many things — Katie Ledecky’s dominating
performance in the 800-meter freestyle, Simone
Biles’s flawless gymnastic routines, Abbey
D'Agostino’s and Nikki Hamblin’s sportsmanship
during the 5000-meter qualifying run, and the list
goes on. However, the moments that will be foreve...
After years of planning and months of anticipation,
the 2016 Summer Games finally kicked off in Brazil
on August 5. The beautiful opening ceremony, held
at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium, featured lots
of great music and dancing, and even a supermodel.
The highlight of the evening, however, was the over
10,000 athletes from 207 countries that marched ...
Thanks to strict regulations imposed by the US
Environmental and Protection Agency, clean tap
water is something Americans take for granted. But
such is not the case for the residents of Flint,
Michigan. Their water supply is so tainted that
President Obama declared a federal state of
emergency in Flint releasing up to $5 million USD ...
About two years ago, recreational cave explorers
Steven Tucker and Rick Hunter, were crawling
through the tight crevices of a popular cavern called
Rising Star near Johannesburg, when they stumbled
upon a hidden chamber. Inside was a plethora of
perfectly preserved fossilized bones, many of which
looked almost human.
If you have paid any attention to the news, you have
probably heard Greece being mentioned fairly
frequently during the past few months.
Unfortunately, the Mediterranean country is not in
the limelight for its idyllic beaches, towering
mountains, or historic sites, but for the financial
crisis it has been trying to overcome since 2010.
Autism, or autistic disorder, is a wide range of
problems that occur when the brain develops
differently. Such abnormal development results in a
struggle for autistic children to perceive the world in
the same way that other people do. Our brain is
responsible for deciphering what we see, hear,
breath, touch, taste, and experience. It then uses t...
On Sunday, March 2nd, 69 Mushers and their team
of 12-16 experienced sled dogs set off from Willow,
Alaska, ready to tackle the below freezing
temperatures, mounds of snow and ice, as well as,
the dangerous terrain that they normally encounter
in the Iditarod - an annual 1,000-mile sledge dog
race from Anchorage to Nome. What they were not...
If you have been paying any attention to the news
for the past few weeks, you may have heard about
the possibility of the US government 'shutting
down.' At 12:01 am on October 1st, that possibility
became a reality. So what led to this momentous
event and how will it affect your day-to-day life?
Read on . . .