The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games kicked off on
March 4, 2022, with a memorable opening
ceremony at Beijing's National Stadium. The
nine-day sporting event, which ends on March 13,
2022, features roughly 564 athletes competing in
78 medal events across six different sports — alpine
skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, sled hockey, ...
Celebrated every March, Women's History Month
honors the often-overlooked contributions of women
in history, society, and culture. This year's theme —
"Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope"—
salutes both the brave frontline workers of the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the countless
women who have provided healing and hope throu...
On February 24, 2022, Russian forces unleashed a
wave of attacks on neighboring Ukraine. Given that
Russia had been gathering troops on Ukraine's
border since October 2021, the full-scale invasion
from the north, east, and south was not totally
unexpected. However, American and European
Union (EU) officials had hoped that the threat of ec...
The XXIV Winter Olympic Games officially kicked off
with an opening ceremony at Beijing's National
Stadium, aka " the Bird's Nest," on February 4,
2022. The two-hour, 20-minute extravaganza—
which emphasized togetherness — was filled with
spectacular performances and brilliant light and
fireworks displays.
Black History Month, celebrated every February,
commemorates the many, often overlooked,
contributions African Americans have made to
society. American historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson
came up with the idea in 1926 as a way to share his
love for Black history with students. Today, African
American History Month, as it is also called, is one ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) — the
world's largest and most complex science telescope
— was successfully launched into space atop a
European Ariane 5 rocket on December 25, 2021.
The $10 billion revolutionary space observatory — a
joint effort between NASA, the European Space
Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency — is desi...
Martin Luther King Day, which will be observed on
January 17, 2022, is about more than honoring the
legacy of the American civil rights activist. It is the
only US federal holiday designated as a national day
of service — a "day on, not a day off." Americans are
encouraged to celebrate the occasion by
participating in service activities to help their local ...
The infamous Salem witch trials, which took place in
colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693,
were a dark period in America's legal history. More
than 200 people were wrongfully accused of
practicing witchcraft, and 20 were executed. In the
328 years since, most of the accused have been
cleared of any crimes. However, for reasons unkno...
The pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic
Games, which took place from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5,
2021, attracted a record number of competitors. A
total of 4,403 athletes — 2,550 male and 1,853
female — competed across 22 sports and 23
disciplines. Here are a handful of the incredible men
and women whose determination and grit shattere...
