Most Americans don't realize how Columbus Day came to be a national holiday, but it actually doesn't have that much to do with Christopher Columbus, and we might even recognize a connection to present-day events. To recall something Mark Twain once supposedly said, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."

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.

This episode of "Think Fast" is dedicated to the summer and the heat. Try to guess what Sigrid is describing!

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.

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.

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

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.

Abi decides that a picnic in the park will be a great way to spend time with her friends, but first she needs to prepare the sandwiches. Follow Abi through the process and learn a lot of English food vocabulary along the way!