On May 25, 1856, the ship Horizon sailed out of Liverpool, England, for the United States. On board were 856 newly converted Mormon passengers including 21-year-old Emma Louise Batchelor who was ...

The Ronstadt family’s prominence in the Old Pueblo seemed far distant when the first family member arrived in humble circumstances. In 1882, Federico J.M. “Fred” Ronstadt, then 14 years of age, ...

Mar 14, 2026 Explosion strikes Iran’s capital; NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket On today's episode: Iran state television says there has been a large explosion in a Tehran square, as rallies were ...

Try these discussions to improve your speaking and listening. There are 20 questions in each activity - 10 for Student A and 10 for Student B. You can print out the worksheet. You can listen to the ...

Try these speed reading exercises to improve reading. You can also learn something about the news. There are reading texts at different levels. You can choose the reading speed of each text. If one ...