Maritime History: Learn about Ships, Navigation, Flags and Symbols Throughout History
Boats were around before the start of recorded history, but how did they navigate and communicate without modern technology?
Continue ReadingShowing items from Social Studies Help: Cultures, Governments & More
Why Do We Celebrate July 4? Independence Day History
Picnics, cardboard boat races, belly slam contests, red-white-and-blue stars and stripes bunting, flags and fireworks! It doesn’t take much to …
Continue ReadingSuperstitions and Their Origins: A Brief History and Examples
While we may rationally acknowledge that these behaviors and gestures cannot affect events, we still perform irrational acts. Is this abnormal …
Continue ReadingHow Do Fingerprints Work? Homework Help
We share so many traits with so many groups of people such as being blond, having an athletic build or even the ability to touch our nose with our …
Continue ReadingThe History of Baseball: Who Invented the Game, Common Jargon & Other Fun Facts
At one time the words “America” and “baseball” were practically synonymous. Baseball was America’s national pastime for over a century. It was as …
Continue ReadingHistory of Food: How, Where and When Was Ice Cream Invented?
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. A favorite chant of children based on an old song, ice cream is a simply made food. Learn about the …
Continue ReadingWhy Do We Celebrate April Fool's Day on April 1?
Many hoaxes have been perpetrated on unsuspecting subjects for April Fool’s Day, the day of great practical jokes, but how did it all begin? Learn …
Continue ReadingEaster Traditions & Symbols: A History of this Religious Holiday
Easter baskets, decorated eggs, white lilies and Easter clothes are as much a part of the Easter holiday as reindeer and angels are at Christmas. …
Continue ReadingStory of St. Patrick's Day: Who Was St. Patrick and Why Is His Life Celebrated?
There are a lot of questions about St. Patrick, and many myths and legends surrounding his life and works. In America and in other parts of the world, …
Continue ReadingThe Spring Equinox: How It Has Been Celebrated Throughout the Years
Ah, do you smell spring in the air? More and more people seem to be opening their windows, packing away their winter clothes and bulky jackets, and …
Continue ReadingHistory of the Olympic Games: From Ancient to Modern Times
Representing over 200 nations, the modern Olympic Games is the planet’s largest sporting competition. Dating back to 8th century BC, it is also …
Continue ReadingHistory of Presidents' Day: Celebrating the Birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
What is peanut butter without jelly? A race without a finish line? Or a birthday with only one president? What did that say!?
Continue Reading