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If you don’t know Mark Zuckerberg then you don’t know very much about pop culture. However, if you don’t know who Mark Zuckerberg then I’m in luck; now you get to read my article! Well, I’ll break it down for you. There’s this thing called the Internet… oh wait… maybe I should fast forward a [...]

 John D. Rockefeller, the most recognizable of all American Industrialists, is one of  the most influential people in American history. Representing everything that the  American dream stands for, John D. Rockefeller was the first person in U.S.  history to surpass a net worth of one billion dollars. It can be argued that, due to  inflation, [...]

Jolly Ole Saint Nicholas is a influential figure for children worldwide. And  though he has many names, Santa Claus is the single leading representation  of  joy and cheer. Changing the lives of many tiny-tots, Santa also helps in  keeping  parents across the world sane. Though some might think Santa to be a fictitious character, the [...]

 Geoffrey Canada is an advocate of advancing education to troubled, Inner-City  children. He was born in January 13, 1942 and has a Master’s Degree in  Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education. In the 1990’s Canada  started a nonprofit organization to help educate kids who were surrounded by  inner city conflicts, such as drugs, guns, [...]

Melvil Dewey With no relation to Hewey and Louie, Melville Dewey created one of the better known organizational systems still taught to this day. If you didn’t know, or haven’t yet guessed it, we’re talking about the Dewey Decimal System. Celebrating Dewey’s 160th birthday today, January the 10th, it is important to remember how Melvil [...]