Sometimes a building becomes famous because an important person slept there. Many times we don't know that the person really did stay there. But we can be sure there is at least one place where...
ABE LINCOLN EVERYWHERE
> Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C. If you and I drew pictures of an airplane, our airplanes wouldn't look the same at all. That's because no two people draw the same thing in the same way. ...
NAMING THE WHITE HOUSE
George Washington chose the place where the house of the President of the United States was built in Washington, D.C. From time to time, this famous house has been repaired and rebuilt. Even though...
The Liberator
Birthday of Simon Bolivar July 24 Simon Bolivar is one of the greatest heroes of South America. Known as El Libertador (The Liberator), Bolivar is also called the "George Washington of South...
The changing birthday
Birthday of George Washington February 22 It's a good old American custom to enjoy cherry pie on Washington's birthday. But do you know why? The custom probably began because of a story told...
People who find new ways to use plants
Of course, you know that fruits, vegetables, rubber, string, and several kinds of cloth come from plants. But do you know that the clear, smooth cellophane that people sometimes wrap things in comes...
