In a quiet Bell Labs lab in New Jersey, three physicists touched a strip of gold to a piece of germanium—and changed the future.

A strong majority of Americans (66%) believe the federal government has a responsibility to ensure all Americans have health care coverage, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in November 2025. While views have remained steady since last year, support for this idea has increased modestly from 62% in 2021 — largely due to shifting opinions among lower-income Republicans.

Migration isn’t new. It’s not a crisis or a trend. It’s part of the human story—people moving in search of safety, dignity, and the chance to build something better.

Trust in the federal government has plummeted to just 17%, according to a new Pew Research Center report — among the lowest levels since the question was first asked in 1958. Only 2% of Americans say they trust the government “just about always,” and 15% say “most of the time.” Back in 1958, 73% felt that way.

In the aftermath of World War II, the world was rebuilding—but not everyone was being included in that process. Millions of children were hungry, displaced, and forgotten in the margins of recovery.

As the tone of public discourse grows more intense, a strong majority of Americans agree on one thing: our elected officials should choose their words carefully. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that nearly 8 in 10 U.S. adults—across party lines—believe heated or aggressive political language risks inspiring violence. This growing consensus underscores the importance of responsible leadership in today’s climate.

In a quiet tavern in New York City, General George Washington gathered the officers who had stood beside him through eight years of war. The Revolution was won. The nation was new. And Washington had a message: he was going home.

Gen Z is reshaping the consumer landscape — and they’re making it clear: values matter.

Caroline Kennedy was born into the most famous family in American politics — but her life would be shaped as much by loss as by legacy.

As millions of Americans anxiously awaited their November SNAP benefits during the 43-day federal shutdown, Pew Research released a comprehensive look at the food assistance program — and the new policies that threaten it. The shutdown added even more chaos: legal confusion and patchwork state-level fixes delayed payments for families already living paycheck to paycheck. While the new funding bill keeps SNAP afloat through late 2026, many of the deeper, damaging changes remain.

On this day in 1945, the Nuremberg Trials began — the first time in history that international courts held leaders accountable for crimes against humanity.

A growing number of U.S. couples are choosing a path that defies traditional expectations: two incomes, no children. Known as “DINKs,” these married couples — with at least one spouse between ages 30 and 49 — now make up 12% of their age group, up from 8% in 2013.

She was just six years old.

On November 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in the American South.

Nearly every American now says they come across news that seems inaccurate—and nearly half say they encounter it often. According to new Pew Research, 9 in 10 U.S. adults report seeing news they think is wrong at least occasionally, and 42% say it happens all the time.

On November 6, 2012, Wisconsin voters made history — and progress.

That day, Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay person ever elected to the U.S. Senate.

The Latino population in the U.S. has nearly doubled since 2000—rising from 35.3 million to 68 million in just two decades. Today, one in five Americans is Latino, making this group the second-largest racial or ethnic community in the country. And they’ve fueled more than half of all U.S. population growth since 2000.

October 30, 1735—John Adams was born
He would go on to become a founding father, the nation’s second president, and one of the loudest voices for American independence. A fierce defender of liberty, Adams helped shape a democracy built on bold ideals—but also bound by the limits of his time.

A new Pew Research Center survey shows that 7 in 10 Americans now believe the U.S. higher education system is heading in the wrong direction—up sharply from 56% in 2020.

25,000 women marched up Fifth Avenue in New York City, demanding the right to vote.

“Woke” began as a word of vigilance — and of care.
Rooted in African American Vernacular English, it originally meant being awake to injustice, especially racism and oppression. One of the earliest uses came in 1938, when blues singer Lead Belly warned listeners to “stay woke” to racial danger after singing The Scottsboro Boys.