In December 1845 and January 1846, Fremont’s party camped at the confluence of two forks of a great river in the Southern Sierra Nevada. Fremont named the river after his staff artist, giving us today ...

Residents in parts of the U.S. as far flung as New Jersey and Texas were contending with the devastating effects of heavy rain and thunderstorms that swept through their communities Thursday night.

A school year’s worth of short, accessible image-driven posts that invite a variety of kinds of writing. 2d ago By The Learning Network ...