Our Stories

Read recent updates from our Country
Programs and learn more about our work!

#InContext: Albert Einstein

#InContext: Albert Einstein

By: MEGAN ABRAMEIT Albert Einstein grew up in a secular, Jewish family in Germany. Though born in Württemberg, Germany on March 14, 1879, he spent...

#InContext: Anne Frank

#InContext: Anne Frank

One of the most notable authors of the 20th century, Anne Frank has become a voice for the millions of victims of the Holocaust through her diary....

#InContext: Earl Warren

#InContext: Earl Warren

Earl Warren may not be a household name, but the effects he had on our country are felt to this day. Born to a Norwegian and Swedish immigrant in...

#InContext: Beth Clark

#InContext: Beth Clark

Beth Clark, co-author of Kisses from Katie and owner of Thinkspot Communications, remarks about Katie Davis Majors in the forward to her...

#InContext: Alexander Hamilton

#InContext: Alexander Hamilton

Few Founding Fathers faced the tragedy, hardship, and adversity Alexander Hamilton encountered throughout his life. Unlike many of his fellow...

#InContext: Lin-Manuel Miranda

#InContext: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda opens his eyes, releases his grip from the metro handle, and walks through the doors of the train car as they open onto the...

#InContext: Jackie Robinson

#InContext: Jackie Robinson

In 1947, at the age of 28, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he was signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers – 58 years...

#InContext: Victor Hugo

#InContext: Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo was born into a world of war on February 26, 1802, in Besançon, France. His father, a general in Napoleon’s army, moved their family...

#InContext: Henrik Ibsen

#InContext: Henrik Ibsen

By: MEGAN ABRAMEIT Henrik Ibsen was a revolutionary without ever picking up a sword. He was born March 20, 1828, in Skien, Norway. Gripped by...

#InContext: William Faulkner

#InContext: William Faulkner

William Faulkner, winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize for Literature, owes a great deal of success to his upbringing. Born William Falkner on September...