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The United States celebrates as official national holidays only three individual persons—Jesus Christ, Christopher Columbus, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
The legislation making King’s birthday an official federal holiday was signed by Ronald Reagan, who had opposed virtually everything King stood for—making it evident that the civil rights revolution is fully incorporated into the American tradition and...

According to StopBullying.gov, more than 1 in 4 students in the United States say they have been bullied at school. Here are some other shocking statistics on bullying:
28% of students in grades 6–12 have experienced bullying
Only 9% of students in grades 6–12 experienced cyberbullying...

Oil pollution disasters are usually the result of human error or equipment malfunction, but 25 years ago there was one of the largest environmental catastrophes of all time involving oil — and it was no accident.
On August 2, 1990, on the orders of its dictator, Saddam Hussein, Iraq launched a surprise invasion of the small neighboring country of Kuwait. Kuwait was quickly overwhelmed and occupied, and Iraq announced that Kuwait was no longer an independent country...

As the presidential election kicks into full gear this winter, immigration is fast becoming one of the campaign’s most controversial issues. Some candidates are calling for limits and even bans on certain groups of immigrants, while others favor a pathway...