February: Voices & Identity Hippos, one of the most fascinating animals in Africa today, have lived on the continent for millions of years and are well adapted to life in rivers and lakes. Despite their peaceful appearance while resting in water, hippos are surprisingly fast and...

February: Voices & Identity St Valentine’s Day has its roots in ancient history and the story of Saint Valentine, a Roman priest who lived during a time when the emperor banned marriages for young soldiers. According to legend, Valentine secretly helped couples marry because he...

February: Voices & Identity Invented in the late 1890s by Guglielmo Marconi and Nikola Tesla, radio changed everything by sending information through the air using radio waves. During its "Golden Age" in the 1920s and 1930s, it became the most important thing in every home. Families...

February: Voices & Identity A carnival is a fun festival that people celebrate in many countries. Long ago, people wanted to enjoy music, dancing, and colourful costumes before Lent, so they started celebrating carnivals. Today, famous carnivals in Rio de Janeiro, Venice, and New...

February: Voices & Identity Jennifer Aniston (born 11 February 1969) is a famous American actress who grew up in a family of entertainers and faced the challenges of Hollywood from a young age. Because she worked hard in television and movies, she became well-known for her role as...

February: Voices & Identity Umbrellas have their origins in ancient Egypt and China, where they were first used thousands of years ago to protect people from the sun rather than the rain. Because early umbrellas were made from paper, silk, and wood, they were often expensive and used...

February: Voices & Identity Pizza, one of the most popular foods in the world today, has its origins in Naples, Italy, where it was first made as a simple meal for poor workers in the 18th and 19th centuries. When Italian immigrants brought pizza to the United States in the late 1800s,...

February: Voices & Identity Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a famous French writer who lived during a time of great scientific discovery and technological change. Fascinated by new inventions and travel, he wrote adventure novels such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under...

February: Voices & Identity Black History Month celebrates the achievements of African Americans in history. It remembers people like Harriet Tubman, who helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the 1800s , and Rosa Parks, who started the civil rights movement in the 1950s and...

February: Voices & Identity The first person to think of a "smart" phone was Theodore Paraskevakos in 1971, but the first real smartphone was the IBM Simon, which came out in 1994. Later, in 2007, Apple released the iPhone, which changed everything. Before smartphones, people used...

February: Voices & Identity Nutella is a sweet chocolate and hazelnut spread that was created in Italy in the 1940s by Pietro Ferrero. At that time, chocolate was expensive, so hazelnuts were added to make it cheaper and easier for families to enjoy. Nutella became popular in Europe...

February: Voices & Identity Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow students at Harvard University, Facebook was created to help students connect at university, but it quickly grew into a global network used by millions of people around the world. It appeared during a time...