The Rotunda of the Capitol of the United States was completed in 1824. The first person to lay in state in the Capitol was Henry Clay, congressman from Kentucky, in 1852. Like many from this “border state,” Clay was conflicted over slavery; he himself owned slaves – though he favored…

There are trees out there with YOUR name on them. 53 trees, more or less.   Since the 1960’s, the folks at NASA have been providing scientists with lots of information about the condition of planet Earth. Are the icecaps melting? Is the Sahara growing?  What’s going on with the…