Columbus Day has always been a controversial holiday in the United States. In this video, Sigrid goes back in time to get some historical background, which sheds a new light on its significance.

In addition to Columbus Day, two new October commemorative holidays were signed into law by President Joe Biden.

Here are some examples of sentences using both the active and passive voices. Different tenses are used, too!

What do people traditionally do on Memorial Day and Labor Day? Let's find out.

Sigrid talks about two important US holidays, Memorial Day and Labor Day. They are quite different in what they commemorate, but they're combined here because many Americans see them as bookends to the summer season.

Although we use the passive tense in the present tense, it's used in other tenses, too, and that's what we look at in this lesson.

Pressure from celebrities in combination with organized peaceful protests and marches can sometimes work to effectuate change. It's always worth a try when the cause is just.

"Enjoy another walk through the fields with brothers Piggeldy and Frederick. This time Piggeldy wants to learn about the concept of cleaning up."

Following the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, people spoke out. One of these people was a famous actor who went to Washington to give a speech.

In cities like New York, bike sharing has become more and more popular, and indeed, NYC has the largest bike share network in the country. What are the advantages of bike sharing?

There has been a lot of attention on the second amendment and on gun safety. This is because there have been so many mass shootings in the United States, and in fact, two very big ones happened just a week apart. As Sigrid states, this is a very upsetting topic.

Here is some news about lunar soil, NATO membership, and the Eurovision Song Contest.

The two little brothers Piggeldy and Frederick go for another walk in the fields. Today Piggeldy wants to know what sayings are.

The second amendment to the U.S. Constitution has to do with the right to bear arms. Whether there should be restrictions or not is a current point of contention between Republicans and Democrats.

Abi needs to make some space on her untidy desk. We accompany her through the organizing process, and learn all sorts of vocabulary along the way.