The buses kids will start using this fall will be very similar to ones dating back to 1939, when a bunch of experts chose a bright shade of yellow as the standard school bus color.
Today in 1847, the state of Missouri put a significant obstacle in front of a civil rights activist's efforts to educate Black students in St. Louis. But he found a way around it.
Today in 1924, the birthday of Alberto Manzi, who taught millions of Italian adults to read and write through a TV show.
Today is National No Homework Day. For many years in the US, every day was a no homework day - but then Sputnik happened.
