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Elizabeth Blackwell- Doctor

Born in England, Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) came with her family to settle in Ohio when she was 11 years old.

Maria Mitchell - Astronomer

Maria (pronounced Ma-RYE-uh) Mitchell (1818-1889) was born on the island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts. Like many families there, the Mitchells were Quakers.

nellie Bly Journalist

nellie Bly's first newspaper articles appeared in print when she was just 20 years old.

HEALING THE NATION

President Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for the second time on March 4, 1865.

Little Creatures Among Us THE MANY MICROBES IN OUR DAILY LIVES

When you think you're alone, you're actually not. In the ground, the air, your room, and even your body are Strillions and trillions of creatures so tiny you can't see them.

Let the Thing Be Pressed

In June 1864, Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant began a nearly 10-month campaign in Virginia.

FORT FISHER'S FALL

Outnumbered Confederate soldiers inside Fort Fisher were unable to withstand the approach of Union troops by land and the constant Union naval bombardment from the sea.

WAR SHERMAN-STYLE

As far as Union Major General William T. Sherman was concerned, the Civil War had gone on long enough.

A Plot to Kill President the

For several months, actor John Wilkes Booth’s band of conspirators had plotted to capture President Abraham Lincoln and hold him hostage in exchange for Confederate prisoners.

AND IN OTHER 1865 NEWS

A group of African Americans stop at the White House’s annual public reception on January 1, where they shake hands with President Abraham Lincoln.

GOING WITH YOUR GUT

HOW DO MICROBES AFFECT OUR HEALTH? LET'S COUNT THE WAYS...

Putting the Pieces Together

Americans needed to begin to put the past behind them, come together, and plan for the future in the spring of 1865. But Abraham Lincoln, the man best equipped to lead them and who had hoped to restore the country as smoothly and peacefully as possible, had been assassinated.

A Helping Hand

The spring season is hard in any agricultural society. Plants and animals are too small to eat.

Getting Started

Beginning in April 1861, two armies— both made up of American soldiers—began fighting each other in the Civil War.

PEACE TALKS

The fall of Fort Fisher made clear that the Confederacy’s days were numbered. Southerners were tired and hungry.

LAST SHOTS

The last Confederate forces in the Civil War didn’t surrender in the spring of 1865 or on a battlefield.

If everything the human brain does is basically sets of electrical impulses, how exactly does that translate into a state of mind?

You're not the only one asking this question. Every neuroscientist in the world is wondering the exact same thing, says Zach Mainen

A 12-Year-Old Girl's Election Sticker Is a Winner

VOTING IS A FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM FOR AMERICANS, A MEANS OF DOING ONE'S CIVIC DUTY AND A WAY AN INDIVIDUAL CAN EXPRESS THEIR VOICE. In 1971, the United States lowered its voting age to 18. But that doesn't mean kids and teens under 18 can't participate in elections in various ways.

EARTH'S TINIEST BUILDERS

THE HIDDEN WORLD OF MICROBES IN THE EARTH'S CRUST

MUMMIES SPEAK

ABOUT MICROBES, MIGRATION, AND MORE

BUG Detective

A burglar sneaks into a house on a quiet street in New York City. He walks through the house, touching countertops and door handles. Finally, he steals a single card from a full deck. Then he leaves.

Animals on my Mind

WHY DO FURRY FRIENDS HELP US FEEL GOOD?

THE BIG-CITY LIFE OF STEVEN J.BIKE SHOP RABBIT IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

Bicycle Roots is a full-service bike shop. It's in the heart of Brooklyn, New York. Joe Lawler is the co-owner and service manager. Perhaps more important, he's \"dad\" to the shop's most popular employee. That's Steven J. Lawler.

HOW TO CONQUER THE WORLD

A brief history

CAT PEOPLE, DOG PEOPLE, GECKO PEOPLE

What your ideal pet reveals about you

What would happen if meteors hit Earth?

You may have seen Ameteors fly into Earth's atmosphere, in the form of shooting stars.

WORKING WORMS

DON'T JUST THROW THOSE TABLE SCRAPS AWAY! LET A BOX OF WORMS TURN THEM INTO SOMETHING USEFUL.

A Mars Rock Found With Leopard Spots Could Be a Sign of Ancient Life

IN JULY, NASA'S PERSEVERANCE ROVER CAME ACROSS A SPOTTED ROCK IN WHAT WAS ONCE A RIVERBED IN THE JEZERO CRATER ON MARS.

Ancient Egyptians May Have Used a Water System to Lift Stones to Build Pyramid

HOW ANCIENT EGYPTIANS BUILT THE MASSIVE PYRAMIDS IN EGYPT MORE THAN 4,000 YEARS AGO HAS LONG BEEN A TOPIC OF WONDER AND DEBATE.

Para Athlete Uses Exoskeleton Suit to Carry the Olympic Torch

In July, a 36-year-old French tennis para athlete, Kevin Piette, got a chance to participate in this summer’s Olympic torch relay without using a wheelchair.