Journalists, Activists Continue Push for Change in the Congo

On Feb. 9, 1825, the House of Representatives voted John Quincy Adams president of the United States. He had lost both the popular vote and the electoral college vote to Andrew Jackson.

Research shows that teens' natural sleep cycle is to sleep later in the morning. Some schools are responding by pushing back start times.

The nation's largest outbreak of mumps in years has spread, calling into question whether those afflicted had the mumps vaccine.

On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary I of Scotland was beheaded for her alleged role in a conspiracy against her cousin Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Weird animals have long been found in children’s literature. Now scientists are finding animals deep in the ocean that are just as bizarre.

On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles were greeted by thousands of screaming fans as they landed at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to begin their first American tour, highlighted by three performances on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

A new HBO film tells the story of Temple Grandin, an uncommonly determined autistic woman whose impact on agricultural techniques defied what experts expected from her life.

With the advent of the writing portion of the SAT, schools have put more emphasis on writing skills. But are they actually being taught, and what happens when students reach college?

On Feb. 6, 1820, a ship of freed black slaves set sail from New York for the coast of West Africa, where they would found the nation of Liberia.

On Feb. 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented Congress with legislation intended to manufacture Supreme Court approval for his New Deal.

Darwin’s great-great-grandson submitted a cheek swab sample to the Genographic Project in order to discover his—and his great-great-grandfather’s—“human deep ancestry.”

Fish oil was found to reduce progression to full-blown psychosis in young people with symptoms of mental illness, adding to evidence that intervention may decrease the severity of mental disorders.

On Feb. 4, 1974, members of the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped Patty Hearst, granddaughter of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst. After being brainwashed, Hearst joined the SLA and participated in a bank robbery for which he she was later convicted.

On Feb. 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash. The day would be immortalized as “The Day the Music Died” in the Don McLean song “American Pie.”

A controversial study linking autism to the popular MMR vaccine has been retracted by The Lancet, after the study's author, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, was discredited in an investigation by a British Fitness to Practice Panel.

Expandable, lightweight houses are being developed for homeless Haitians in Port-au-Prince, though some experts suggest relocating the capital city is the safest option.

A small city in New York state offers special travel deals just for teachers and their families, but there are plenty of ways for educators to travel frugally.

On Feb. 2, 1887, Punxsutawney, Pa., celebrated the first official Groundhog Day, a holiday with roots in ancient traditions.