The Story of Famine Stela in Egypt
The Famine Stela is an inscription on a 2.5-meter-high by 3-meter-wide granite slab on Sehel Island, close to the Nile near Aswan, Egypt, that...
The Wall of Suitcases
A Polish wall of suitcases belonging to people interned in concentration camps during World War II. A part of a permanent exhibition at the...
Valentina Vassilyeva, The world’s most fertile mother gave birth to 69 children
Valentina Vassilyeva, a Russian woman, holds the record for having given birth to the most children in her lifetime. While reports about families with...
First Licensed Female Doctor in Their Respective Countries 1885
It must be a proud moment for any woman who is the first licensed female doctor in their respective countries. Anandibai Joshi of India,...
Samuel Dale (1772-1841)
Samuel Dale was born in Rockbridge County, Va., to Pennsylvania parents who were of Scotch-Irish descent. He was also known as “Daniel Boonie of...
What is Terracotta?
Terracotta is an Italian term for a sturdy, durable, and attractive earthenware form made from clay of superior quality. It is used in making...
10 Creative History Project Ideas
10 Creative History Project Ideas
Are you interested in discovering what is happening in your school this year? Are you looking for ways to get...
The Willamette Meteorite
The Willamette Meteorite is an extra-terrestrial rock that is part of the permanent collection of the American Museum of Natural History. This meteorite, which...
Mine disaster at Knox, Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania
Mine disaster at Knox, Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania
Mine disaster is happened on every day in any part of the world. But a unique mine disaster...
The Largest Ore Ship Ever Towed Through Chicago
The American shipbuilding Company in Calumet River moved the 634-foot, largest ore ship Marine Angel through bridges spanning the Chicago River and into Lake...