When Friends Believe in You.
With a little help from her friends, Harper Lee wrote one of the best-selling and most beloved novels in American history: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
The Flop that Revolutionized a Sport.
Young Dick Fosbury began the high jump like every other jumper, throwing one leg over, then the other. After a mediocre finish in a track meet, he looked at the physics of jumping. Could it be that they were all doing it wrong?
Paying Attention in Class?
Middle-schooler receives $11.5 million grant after designing a classroom filter that removes cold and flu viruses.
The 16-year-old Who Spent Summer Vacation Saving Lives.
Video of Ryder Williams saving a 10-year-old boy from towering waves in California has gone viral. Ryder says it’s all part of the job.
The Girl Who Outran Her Limitations.
After a bout with polio at age 4, Wilma Rudolph was told she would never be able to run. She became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games.
Oh, Oyster, Hero of the Ocean.
How the lowly oyster cleans the water, builds reefs and has been feeding us for thousands of years.
Reaching New Heights — and Beyond.
How education, supportive parents and an insatiable curiosity drove Thessalonika Arzu-Embry to earn her PhD at age 17.
The Greatest Athlete You’ve Never Heard Of.
In 1984, Michael Carter won an Olympic medal and a Super Bowl ring with the San Francisco 49ers.
A History of Humanitarianism.
250 years of prosperity in America has brought about the world’s most charitable philanthropists. Andrew Carnegie set the pace.
A Child’s Birth Should Not Dictate Their Destiny.
250 years of American learning celebrates Horace Mann, the pioneer of the public education system.
The Ongoing Great Experiment – America at 250.
After two and a half Centuries, America is still going strong. Unity in diversity bring us all together in a cause for self-governance that respects the one and benefits us all.
The Leadership of George Washington.
George Washington stayed with his men, suffering the same privations they suffered, setting a course for American democracy.
Power Up!
A 15-year-old girl from Florida, a pen pal from Ethiopia and an energy source that could change the world. Meet Hannah Herbst, the young genius behind “The Beacon.”
Eleanor Roosevelt, Lioness of the White House.
At a time when the First Lady was expected to be a silent and supportive partner, Eleanor Roosevelt made her voice loud and clear as an advocate for the underserved.
Climb the Tallest Mountain You Can Find!
The life of mountaineer Jim Whittaker, first American to summit Mt. Everest and first full-time employee of REI.
