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Meet the Citizens!

Meet John and Jane Citizen. They have three kids, two cars, and a nice house in a medium-size town.

IT'S ΟΚΑΥ ΤΟ DISAGREE

John F. Kennedy spoke the words above during his 1960 presidential campaign.

Start Your Civic Career as a VOLUNTEER

Volunteering is a part of civic life for many Americans. Hundreds of organizations rely on this ethic of service in the United States to accomplish their missions.

DON'T LET STAGE FRIGHT STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT

It's the opening night of your school's production of Peter Pan-and, as it happens, your theater debut. After rehearsing for weeks, you're prepared to hook your audience's attention as the wily Captain Hook.

Thiago Soares

FROM SILLY CLOWN TO BALLET SUPERSTAR

THE JUROR'S JOB

A jury is made up of people who take time out from their regular routines to perform one of the highest duties of U.S. citizenship.

Getting Started

The definition of citizenship is \"the status of a person owing loyalty to and entitled to the protection of a state or nation.\"

Making Music -and History

THE NEW YORK YOUTH SYMPHONY'S PERSISTENCE DURING THE PANDEMIC PAYS OFF, BIG TIME.

The Path to Become an American

In 2021, about 3.6 million babies were born in the United States. Just that act alone-being born in this country-gave those babies automatic U.S. citizenship, even if their parents were not U.S. citizens.

Something Magical

THE SCIENCE OF SPECIAL EFFECTS IN 'HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD'

Taxes The Price of Citizenship

Every April 15, millions of Americans file federal income tax returns. President John F. Kennedy called this the \"annual price of citizenship.\"

PEAK PERFORMANCE

The use of cutting-edge sports science in elite ballet dancing

DO ROBOTS BELONG ON THE STAGE?

WE ARE GETTING USED TO HAVING ROBOTS IN OUR HOMES, STORES, AND FACTORIES. What about onstage? In fact, the word robot comes from a play.

Art Work – Joel Jeske – Clown

Joel Jeske knew he wanted to be a clown when he was 12 years old. Now he can make crowds laugh with just the quirk of an eyebrow.

Ventriloquism 101

The magic and science of 'throwing' a voice

Engineer Extraordinaire

he Mississippi River was littered with sunken steamboats that had hit snags or had gone down in flames. Someone could make a fortune retrieving cargoes that were sitting on the bottom of the river.

France Stakes a Claim

Father Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary, J arrived in Quebec, New France (present-day Canada), in 1666.

Skywalking for Science

When Stephen Sillett climbed his first giant redwood tree, back in 1987, he didn't know that a new world awaited him up there.

United They Stand

TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF REDWOOD TREES SEEM TO HELP EACH OTHER SURVIVE.

Getting Started

Old Man River. The Father of Waters. The Mighty Mississippi.

The Secrets in Tree Rings

WHAT THEY REVEAL ABOUT OUR PAST...AND TELL US ABOUT OUR FUTURE

COULD DRONE TECHNOLOGY RAPIDLY REPLANT FORESTS AFTER WILDFIRES?

HEALTHY FORESTS PROVIDE HABITATS FOR WILDLIFE, KEEP OUR AIR AND WATER CLEAN, AND HELP SLOW DOWN CLIMATE CHANGE.

SUZANNE SIMARD- FOREST ECOLOGIST

Most people look at a forest and see trees reaching for the sky. Suzanne Simard sees trees holding hands underground.

The Secret Social Life of Trees

A hidden underground. network allows trees to move nutrients and chemicals around. The question is why.

THE TREE - DA VINCI CODE

Does a 500-year-old sketch explain how all trees grow?

Bringing Back the GAINTS

Scientific Efforts To Restore The American Chestnut Tree

STEPPING UP - AN INTERVIEW WITH ROJEAN HEYER

Rojean Heyer (RIGHT) has been a lockmaster for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for 12 years.

THE FALL OF VICKSBURG

Vicksburg's location high on the bluffs gave it a commanding view-and control-of the Mississippi River.

Controlling the River

Seasonal flooding is a natural event for a river. When a river floods, it spills beyond its banks into nearby low-lying areas.

Riverboat Pilot

Twenty-one-year-old Samuel Clemens decided he needed a change. He would leave his dull job as a printer and head to New Orleans. From there, he would get passage on a ship to South America. He hoped to have great adventures and become a wealthy businessman.