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June 7, 2021
Want to dig into over 1.4 million FREE books, websites, historical documents, and movies? Go to this nonprofit website called Archive.org. Here are more fascinating facts - 1.4 million free books free websites free historical documents free movies free music…
June 6, 2021
June 6th, 2021, commemorates the 77th anniversary of the decisive assault that led to the liberation of France and western Europe from Nazi control. On D-Day, (June 6, 1944) more than 150,000 Allied troops landed on the Normandy beaches code-named…
May 27, 2021
Want to know more about Memorial Day? Here's a great YouTube clip that will explain a brief history on why we celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday in May each year. https://youtu.be/YChfpVD5xpk Homeschoolers: sketch/color an illustration. Write at least…
May 23, 2021
We love the state of Alabama. With its warm weather and rich history, we thought you just might like to also know more. Alabama is one of the fifty states in the US, located in the southeastern United States between…
May 7, 2021
The ongoing drought in Taiwan means not enough drinking water and a computer chip shortage. Not another shortage you are saying! Those unfortunate souls in Taiwan do not have enough drinking water, cleaning water, or even enough water for the…
May 7, 2021
What is the procedure when the U.S. President leaves office other than during federal elections? The United States Constitution, Amendment #25, provides a clear procedure as to who becomes the next President when the outgoing President leaves office. The 25th…
April 28, 2021
Famous quote, "Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time." (November 1483 – 18 February 1546) He was a German professor of theology, priest, author, composer, Augustinian monk, and…
April 21, 2021
I am today best known for the speeches "Nature" and "The American Scholar." I attended Harvard College when I was 14 years old. Later I became an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist and poet. I was born May 25, 1803…
April 14, 2021
The Automats are updated and back! What is an automat? Customers can place their coins or credit card in a window of a vending machine, to purchase their sandwiches, soups or pies, in a very relaxed atmosphere. Other fun facts:…
April 6, 2021
I am today best known for the poem, "April showers bring May flowers! That is what they say!" Who Am I? I wrote A Hundredth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, a long poem in rhyming couplets recording the country year. I…