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The crack of the bat. The roar of the crowd. A home run! Professional baseball is exciting. Now, women’s teams have taken the field. It is the first time that has happened in 70 years. The Women’s Pro Baseball…
The Women’s Pro Baseball League is new. But women have been part of the game for centuries. They have changed the sport. This timeline highlights some important moments in women in baseball. 1866 Vassar becomes the first college to organize…
On June 19, the United States celebrates Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., in 1865. People around the country celebrate the occasion with festivals, concerts, and other gatherings. Juneteenth is short for “June 19th.” It…
Each spring, people in Japan celebrate the blooming cherry trees.They have been doing this for thousands of years. The trees are called sakura (sah -koo-rah). Their pink and white blossoms are symbols of hope and renewal. Today, people enjoy these…
Countries often give one another gifts to strengthen their friendship. The United States has gotten many gifts. Read about a few. On July 4, 1884, France presented The Statue of Liberty (above) to the U.S. It was given to…
Some stamps are rare. Do you know a person who collects them? Stamp collecting is a popular hobby. Some people take it very seriously. Guinness World Records keeps track of stamp collectors and collections. Here are a few amazing records.…
Fireworks may seem like a very American tradition, especially on the 4th of July. But fireworks go back many years before the first American Independence Day celebration, which took place in 1777, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The earliest fireworks can be…
When people go on a space mission, they sometimes go outside the spacecraft. This is called a spacewalk. Read about four noteworthy spacewalks in history. First Spacewalk On March 18, 1965, cosmonaut Alexei Leonov (above) floated outside Russia’s Voskhod 2…
In 1959, Rena “Rusty” Kanokogi won a judo competition in New York. Her award was taken away. That’s because she was a woman. She had pretended to be a man to compete. Kanokogi set a goal to help women in…
The leaders of ancient Egypt were called pharaohs. King Tutankhamen was Egypt’s youngest pharaoh. He became king when he was just 9 years old. He died 10 years later. King Tut’s mummy was buried in the Valley of the Kings.…
