Despite biting cold rain, close to 30,000 ticketed
guests descended upon the South Lawn of the
White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll on April
18, 2022. The beloved tradition was canceled for the
past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The
fun event featured a variety of Easter-themed
activities, along with appearances by popular cost...
Easter, which will be observed on April 17, 2022, is
the oldest and most significant of all Christian
festivals. Many adults observe the holiday, which
celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, by
attending special church services and fasting for 40
days before the event. For American kids, the
holiday is mainly about egg hunts, parades, and E...
Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine, which began
on February 24, 2022, shows no signs of abating.
After being forced to withdraw from the northern
cities of Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy, the Russian
army focused its military efforts on the port city of
Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine. Their relentless
bombardment has destroyed 80 percent of the cit...
Ramadan, which began on April 2, 2022, is the
holiest month in the Islamic calendar. It was during
this ninth month that Jibril (the archangel Gabriel in
the Judeo-Christian faith) revealed the first verses of
the Quran — Islam's holy text — to the Prophet
Muhammad. The auspicious month's start is based
on the appearance of the super-slim young cresce...
On April 7, 2022, the U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to
confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme
Court. The 51-year-old is the first African American
woman and only the sixth female to serve on the
nation's highest court.
A flamingo on the "run" from a Wichita, Kansas, zoo
for 17 years was recently spotted in Texas. No. 492
and its buddy, No. 347, escaped from the Sedgwick
County Zoo in 2005. While No. 347 has disappeared
since, No. 492, nicknamed Pink Floyd by Texas
officials, has been a frequent visitor to the Lone Star
State. The famous fugitive's latest sighting, posted...
In 2020, Stan, one of the world's largest and most
complete Tyrannosaurus Rex (T. rex) skeletons, was
auctioned for a record $27.5 million ($31.8 million
with fees and costs). The precious fossil, bought by
an anonymous private buyer, led many
paleontologists to fret that the T. rex was lost to
science forever. As it turns out, they had nothing t...
The search for famed polar explorer Ernest
Shackleton's ship Endurance, which sank in 1915, is
finally over. On March 9, 2022, the Endurance22
expedition team announced the wreck had been
found in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica.
On March 27, 2022, Troy Kotsur became the first
Deaf male actor to win an Oscar. The 53-year-old,
who won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of
Frank Rossi in "CODA," is only the second Deaf actor
to attain the prestigious award. In 1987, Marlee
Matlin took home the Best Actress award for her role
as Sarah in the movie "Children of a Lesser God."
