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Hoover Dam: Lots of Concrete, Lots of Water, and Lots of Electricity
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 biggest dam...
Fred Rogers: A TV Star with a Very Big Heart
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 children, and...
The Great Lakes: They’re Bigger Than Your Average Lake
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, Lake Erie, and...
The Interstate Highway System: Eisenhower’s Dream Came True
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...
The Amazing Amazon: The Biggest River on Earth
The Amazon River is huge. In fact, it flows more water than the next seven biggest rivers combined! It's in South America; it's about 4,000 miles long; and, it runs through through several countries: Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia...
The Louisiana Purchase: Lots of Land at a Very Low Price
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Americans made a terrific real estate deal. With the backing of Congress, Jefferson arranged for the U.S.A. to purchase a huge territory from the French government. It was a purchase that almost doubled the size of...