Category: People
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Joan Ruth Bader was born on March 15th, 1933. Her older sister died when she was only six from a disease called Meningitis, which causes inflammation in the membranes protecting her brain. Her father was a Jewish immigrant from Russia, and her mother was born in New York to Austrian Jewish parents. During elementary school, […]
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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was a famous statesman in the newly formed United States Of America, as well as scientist, author and inventor of the franklin stove. He paved the way for the newly formed USA to grow. Benjamin Franklin was a veracious reader for his entire life, and enjoyed reading many fascinating books. At the young […]
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History Of Slavery In The New World
From the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century, in the new settlement of Jamestown, many of the colonists in the New World were living in prosperity for the first time. Many people in the New World had seized opportunities in farming and agriculture. The leading prospect being tobacco farming, which was starting to get big. […]
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Marco Polo
The exact time of Marco Polo’s birth is unknown, but we currently know that it was sometime around 1254 in Venice. His father, Niccolo Polo, was a wealthy merchant who had left Marco’s pregnant mother to go and travel Asia and find opportunity with his brother, Maffeo Polo. Marco Polo’s mother died soon after having […]
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Leonardo Da Vinci: Part 1
Leonardo Da Vinci was a famous painter and renaissance man, creating the fabulous work of art known as the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings and best paintings in the world. Leonardo was also an amazing sculptor, scientist and inventor, who invented many inventions that were way ahead of his time. He is […]
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Sam Zemmuray and the History of the Banana Trade
Sam Zemmuray, also known as Sam the Banana Man, was the ruler of the banana industry for decades. Zemmuray’s parents were poor farmers in Russia before Zemmuray made his way to Central America. He was no joke though, standing at over six feet high and made of only skin and bone. A good businessman, but […]
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Homelessness and Child Poverty in the USA
Homelessness and child poverty are two big problems that have swept over the United Stated for many years. It is estimated that every 1 in 30 children in the United States experience homelessness every year. 51% of these children are under 6 years old. Being homeless also means that you are less likely to get […]
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The Secret Theory to Einstein’s Genius
Albert Einstein is commonly known as the smartest man on earth, developing the formula E=mc2, regarded as one of the most amazing discoveries on earth. When he died, he requested that he wanted his body to be cremated but during his autopsy Princeton pathologist Thomas Harvey removed his brain hoping to find out the secrets […]
Timmy Mckeegan 