by Criswell | Amazing America, Places
On the border between the states of Nevada and Arizona is a huge dam that blocks the Colorado river and holds back water that fills an enormous lake. It’s an giant block of concrete and steel called Hoover Dam. When it was completed in 1935, Hoover Dam was...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
He was not only the star of his own kid-friendly TV show (which was called Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood); he was also a song-writer, a puppeteer, and an ordained Presbyterian minister. Fred Rogers dedicated himself to creating positive-message television for...
by Criswell | Amazing America
In the United States, Labor Day is a holiday that’s celebrated on the first Monday in September. Some people think that Labor Day celebrates the last day of summer or the day that the neighborhood pool closes. But, it’s much more than that. Labor is...
by Criswell | Amazing America, Places, Planet Earth
If you were in a space ship flying above North America, you’d notice five very big bodies of water located on the boarder between the United Sates and Canada. They’re called the Great Lakes, and their names are: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron,...
by Criswell | Amazing America, Places
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 trip (which was officially called a “convoy”) took 56 days and averaged less than 6 miles per...
