The famous tale of young George Washington chopping down his father’s cherry tree and subsequent confession of “I cannot tell ...

No discussion of agriculture’s pioneers would be complete without Dr. Norman Borlaug, widely recognized as the “Father of the Green Revolution.” In the 1960s, Borlaug, an agronomist, led a team that ...

From Betsy Ross and Paul Revere to George Washington's teeth, some of America's most enduring stories don't survive a ...

Discover how George Washington Carver revolutionized Southern agriculture through crop diversification, peanut and sweet potato innovation, ...

According to George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, Washington had at least four sets of dentures made with metals, including lead, gold and tin. Some sets used teeth from cows and horses and ivory ...

As a Black man born and raised in segregated Alabama in the 1940s, Lonnie Johnson faced an uphill battle to achieve success.

Iowa State University recognized George Washington Carver Day on Monday, holding a recognition program in the Memorial Union’s Great Hall. “We celebrate Carver not just because of what he overcame and ...

George Washington Carver Day, celebrated Feb. 3rd at Iowa State, will have new events for all students. George Washington Carver was a leader in agriculture innovation and an Iowa State alum. Carver ...

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger’s bestselling historical book George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution is being adapted for the big screen, with Landman ...

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About a 20-minute drive southeast of Joplin is the National Parks Service’s first site dedicated to a Black American. The George Washington Carver National Monument is a 240-acre park recognizing the ...

My dad’s family lived in Cairo, Georgia. That’s South Georgia, about as south as you can get, just above the Florida state line. It was the home of the Roddenberry plant where they produced pickles ...