While the United States was not yet involved in the Second World War, President Franklin D. Roosevelt thought it was important to begin training American men for military service just in case his coun...

Only two times in American history have there been three presidents that served in the same year. The first time was in 1841 and the second was in 1881. The 1881 year started with Rutherford B. Hayes ...

Located in the Sarapiquí region and within the Tirimbina Biological Reserve, the Tirimbina Rainforest Center is an educational research center whose mission is to preserve the endangered plants and a...

Happy Birthday, United States of America! We know it’s not July 2 or 4, but September 9, 1776, is actually the day that our country was officially named the “United States of America.” This new ...

Did you ever wonder what inspired Francis Scott Key to pen the Star Spangled Banner? It’s a classic case of right place – right time. Francis Scott Key, a well-known lawyer in Washington D.C., was...

Over the course of the day, four airplanes were hijacked mid-flight by 19 members of the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda. Two planes crashed into the upper floors of the North and South towers (the T...

During the War of 1812, the United States Army received supplies from a variety of organizations and individuals, one of which was Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York. He labeled his barr...

The largest park in the Pinellas County Park System, Fort De Soto consists of over 1,000 acres of land on five interconnected islands. These keys are teeming with plant and animal life; visitors can e...

Science Fun Facts for the week of August 30-September 5: Did you know?  While there is only one global ocean, the vast body of water that covers 71 percent of Earth is geographically divided into dis...

The Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum was built in the one-room school style recognizable from “Little House on the Prairie.” Usually a potbellied stove was located in the center of the room to pr...