At the end of the 19th century, “The Lady With the Lamp” — or as she is more widely known, Florence Nightingale — founded modern nursing. Thanks to her strict use of hand-washing and hygiene practices while caring for wounded soldiers in the Crimean War, Nightingale and her helpers reduced […]
It’s Cinco De Mayo! What The Holiday Is, And What It Isn’t History, fact and how it’s celebrated Today is May 5, when many people celebrate Cinco de Mayo, or “The 5th of May” in Spanish. The holiday officially commemorates the day in 1862 when the Mexican army, under the […]
Michael Crowder stands nervously at the front of his third grade classroom, his mustard-yellow polo shirt buttoned to the top. “Give us some vowels,” says his teacher, La’Neeka Gilbert-Jackson. His eyes search a chart, but he doesn’t land on an answer. “Let’s help him out,” Gilbert-Jackson says. “A-E-I-O-U,” the class […]
In recent weeks, two pregnant women in India — Vaishnavi Logabiran and Malika Begum — gave birth to a boy and a girl, adding two newcomers to an Indian population of 1.4 billion that U.N. officials say is now overtaking China’s to become the world’s largest. The babies were born […]
When winter ends: A guide to what happens during Monday’s spring equinox The weather may still be chilly, but Monday’s equinox is a reminder that warmer days are on our doorstop. The vernal (or spring) equinox, which arrives March 20 at 5:24 p.m. Eastern time, signals the end of winter […]