On March 5th, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his Iron Curtain speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The aim was to reveal the harsh reality of Soviet communism manifesting in the wake of the war, now that the Axis powers had been dissolved.
He’s been touted as the “Father of Science Fiction” and is the second most translated author of all time. Jules Verne, a French author who wrote more than 60 books, in addition to plays, short stories, and librettos, released one of his most famous works of art today in history, 150 years ago.
What if we told you that Columbus isn’t the only world explorer who deserves a holiday? This week in history marks the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook and his crew becoming the first Europeans to sail below the Antarctic Circle!
The new year is fast approaching, and here in the United States, we celebrate with fireworks,a toast to good health, and staying up until midnight. In other cultures, the New Year is a much longer celebration, with rich traditions dating back thousands of years. One of those traditions is the Chinese New Year.
Whether it’s playing with an electric train set or watching Thomas the Tank Engine, locomotives have sparked excitement in children of all ages for over a century. Teaching our children about the history of trains is an important topic to cover since they are an invention that marked a new age and way of life.
