The history of the White House, first completed in 1799, reflects the history of America itself. It was the dream of George Washington to have an elegant "presidential mansion" in the capital city that was named after him. Yet he is the only president who never got to live there. All the rest have made their mark--for better or worse--on the house at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Megan Stine explai…
Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 190…
Mary-Kate gets a beautiful beaded necklace from her Secret Santa. She thinks it's from Carter, a really cute boy in one of her classes. Could Carter have a crush on her? Ashley gets the worst presents ever from her Secret Santa -- stinky gym socks and a half-eaten sandwich! Her Secret Santa must really not like her. And Ashley has the feeling it's one of her friends!