by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing America, Historic Events
The Transcontinental Railroad and Its Golden Spike… The word “transcontinental” means “from one side of a continent to the other side.” The world’s first transcontinental railroad was built in the United States between 1863 and...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Historic Events
Neil Armstrong: The First Man to Walk on the Moon… Neil Armstrong was born in a town called Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was an Eagle Scout, and he was interested in flying. Very interested. He was so interested, in fact, that he got his student pilot’s license...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People
George Washington: The Father of Our Country… Before the United States of America became a country, he was a well-to-do and well respected landowner. In the Revolutionary War, he was the general who led the American Army to victory over the British. And, when...
by Criswell | May 1, 2020 | Amazing America
The Interstate Highway System: America Built the Roads and Then the Roads Helped Build America… In 1919 a young army officer named Dwight Eisenhower took a long road trip across America with his fellow troops. Because the highways were in such bad shape, the...
by Criswell | May 1, 2020 | Planet Earth
Mt. Everest: A Very Big Rock! Mt. Everest, which is 29,029 feet above sea level, is the tallest mountain in the world. It’s located in Asia, on the boundary between two countries: Nepal and China. As far as anybody knows, the mountain had never been climbed...
