From December 2001 to March 2002, McBrien coordinated the "United We Stand, United We Sew" project, in which volunteers sewed together a 20-foot by 30-foot American flag from 3,000-plus 4-inch by 6-inch American flags.
Each small flag represents a victim in the Sept. 11 attacks. There are also flag...

These snapshots show moments of societal change, but they also show people taking it easy and spending time with their loved ones. Something that sounds pretty nice right about now. Each shot shows a different take on history that what you already know, showing the nuance in a well known story that ...

The argument is overwhelming that there is a federal constitutional right to marry a person that you love. And 36 states have held that. Seventy percent of the American people now live in a state that has constitutional or statutory marriage equality. And the history of the Supreme Court is a histor

The first known incidents of the Ebola virus were in 1976. There were two simultaneous outbreaks in Nzara in Sudan and Yambuku in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). The name of the Ebola river near Yambuku was given to the new epidemic.

Outbreaks have mainly occured in remote villages ...

The five-time Grammy winner was known as the "Queen of Disco" and rose to super stardom in the 1970s with her hits "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff,""Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls". Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the US Billboard chart, and sh...

The European spacecraft Rosetta has become the first ever to catch up with a comet. It is a landmark step in a decade-long mission that scientists hope will help unlock some of the secrets of the solar system. Rosetta will accompany comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko on its trip around the sun and land ...

WINNER OF THE EUROVISION SONG FESTIVAL 2017!
Salvador Sobral studied Psychology, but his overwhelming passion for music took over and he has proved to be one of the great promises in the Portuguese and Spanish music scene. While he lived in the United States and in Barcelona, where he studied at th...

Haym Solomon was a Polish Jew who immigrated to New York during the period of the American Revolution, and who became a prime financier of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain. The creation of the Seal of the United States and Haym Solomon's involvement a...

This is an animated version of the world renown Mexican comedy series "El Chavo" which has been distributed in 124 countries around the world. Roberto Gomez Bolanos, Producer and the protagonist of the live original version of the show died on November 29, 2014 at the age of 85. He is regarded as o...

It's time to lip sync for this legend's life! In honor of beloved icon Meryl Streep, 11 world famous drag queens transform into her award-winning catalog of characters to celebrate a Night of 1000 Meryls. Join Valentina, Manila Luzon, Monique Heart, Kim Chi, Willam, Vanessa "Vanjie" Mateo and more a...