Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate youth activist who has received worldwide recognition for her efforts to fight climate change.
Who Is Greta Thunberg?Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate youth activist who sparked an international movement to fight climate change beginning in 2018. With the simple message "School strike for climate" handwritten on poster board, Thunberg began skipping school on Fridays and protesting outside the Swedish Parliament. Thanks to social media, her actions have spread and influenced millions of young people all over the world to organize and protest. Read More...
For generations of children, the characters from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood are cemented in their minds, like a mental photo album: the cranky Lady Elaine Fairchilde in her red coat and white lace collar, shyly smart Daniel Striped Tiger with his wayward whiskers, the all-ruling King Friday XIII with his multicolored jeweled crown and sweet Henrietta Pussycat always dressed in the fanciest dresses and hats.
But for Fred Rogers himself — the real man who masterminded the entire imaginary world where animals and humans exist harmoniously — he loved creating his own actual photo albums, always taking pictures of the people who came into his life. Read More...
Bobby Fischer was a record-setting chess master who became the youngest player to win the U.S. Chess Championship at 14, and the first American-born player to win the World Chess Championship.
Who Was Bobby Fischer?Bobby Fischer first learned the game of chess at age 6 and eventually became the youngest international grandmaster at the age of 15. He reportedly had an I.Q. of 181. In 1972, he became the first American-born world chess champion after defeating Boris Spassky. Read More...