Nov 11 8 things you didn’t know about Arlington National Cemetery By Ruth Tam PBS NewsHour will live stream the Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery where Vice President Joe Biden will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and then deliver remarks inside the Memorial Amphitheater. Continue reading
Oct 31 8 things you didn’t know about Halloween By Ruth Tam 1. It was the baby boomers who made trick or treating what it is today. A movement to start trick or treating began in the late 20s and early 30s. But, according to Susan Whiteside of the National… Continue reading
Oct 17 8 things you didn’t know about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor By Nora Daly In spite of all that is known about Justice Sotomayor, judicial biographer and Reuters legal affairs editor Joan Biskupic believed there was more to discover. She discussed her new book, “Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the… Continue reading
Jun 27 8 things you didn’t know about Franz Ferdinand By Talia Mindich Who was the man whose death would trigger one of the most brutal wars in modern history?… Continue reading
Jul 10 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Nikola Tesla By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy He was born in a lightning storm 158 years ago, and once shook the poop out of Mark Twain. Inventor, visionary, futurist and terrified of germs, he is...Nikola Tesla. And here are a few things you didn't know about him. Continue reading