In 2024, the number of babies born in South Korea increased for the first time in nine years. The change is welcome news for a country that is dealing with serious population problems. South Koreas statistics agency said recently that 238,300 babies...
A Lithuanian rower attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean has been rescued by an Australian warship after hitting stormy waters off the coast of Queensland state. Royal Australian Navy officer Justin Jones said in a statement that Aurimas Mockus was b...
莱特兄弟：第一架飞机 Wilbur and Orville Wright: The First Airplane Wilbur and Orville Wright are the American inventors who made a small engine-powered flying machine. 威尔伯莱特以及奥维尔莱特是美国发明家，他们制造了一...
挪威即将实现只销售电动新车的目标 Norway Nears Goal to Sell only Electric New Cars The Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), an automotive industry group, estimates that nearly 96 percent of new cars registered in Norway in January were all...
林肯小屋：总统的乡间别墅 Lincoln's Cottage: a Country House for the President About five kilometers from the White House in Washington, D.C., stands an historic building closely linked to one of America's most famous presidents: Abraham L...
韩国去年的出生率增长情况尚不清楚 Researchers: South Koreas Birth Rate Increase Last Year Unclear The change is welcome news for a country that is dealing with serious population problems. 对于一个正在应对严重人口问题的国...
Philadelphia, also sometimes called Philly, is a big city on the Delaware River in the northeastern state of Pennsylvania. It has about 1.5 million people, estimates from the United States Census Bureau show. William Penn, an Englishman and member of...
The bald eagle is a symbol of the United States. An image of the bird is on the flag and seal of the U.S. president, the seal of the U.S. Supreme Court, military insignia, as well as the dollar bill. Even so, the bird has had its ups and downs. At on...
The Statue of Liberty has served as the guardian of New York Harbor for nearly 150 years. The statue might be one of the most photographed works of art in the world. A French sculptor, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, designed it in the late 1800s. Today...
Mary Kay Cosmetics is an international company that sells beauty products. One woman started the business in the 1960s with an investment of $5,000. Mary Kathlyn Wagner was born in the state of Texas in 1918. For much of her childhood, she cared for...
The inventor Thomas Alva Edison had a major effect on the lives of people around the world. Thomas Edison is remembered most for the electric light, his phonograph, and his work with motion pictures. Edison was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Oh...
Yellowstone National Park in the western United States was the world's first national park. Established in 1872, it is famous for its geothermal activity and wild animals. It includes beautiful mountains, deep canyons, lakes and rivers. Yellowstone i...
Cambodia Warns of Aggressive Monkeys around Angkor Wat playstop mutemax volume 00:00-04:13 repeat By Bryan Lynn 12 February, 2025 Cambodian officials are warning visitors to the nation's famous Angkor Wat complex of buildings to stay away from wild m...
George Washington was the first president of the United States. He served from 1789 to 1797. He was a famous general who led the American colonists to freedom from British rule and he presided over the convention that created the U.S. Constitution. H...
The Gettysburg National Military Park is in the small town of Gettysburg in the eastern state of Pennsylvania. Much of the area around Gettysburg still looks like it did in the 1860s, during the American Civil War. The town is in the middle of good f...
