Article about Thomas Jefferson's interest in mammoth fossils. Includes details about how William Clark collected fossils to send to the White House "Mammoth Room" for study.
This article explains why France sent a train to the United States as a thank-you during the late 1940's. After the US collected and sent donations and supplies to war-ravaged France after World War II, the French sent gifts of thanks in what was called the Merci Train.
Sculptor Tony Frudakis was commissioned by the president of Hillsdale College in Michigan to build a sculpture of Abraham Lincoln. Article details the process of building the sculpture.
This article discusses a portrait by daVinci called "Lady with an Ermine" along with the detective work by scholars who deduced the identity of the subject.
China! Natasha Yim tells of her experiences of watching dragon races in Hong Kong. Discover the art of a handwriting technique called calligraphy. How is silk made? Discover the women who make silk by hand in Hotan, China. Learn how people in China honor their loved ones who have gone before them. Stories by Natasha Yim, Linda Petrucelli, Gary Hoff, Josanne LaValley, and Christine Liu Perkins.
