Author: Who HQ

The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps - six million of them J...

The story of how a young Southern girl who was raised on a pig farm became one of the most influential and inspiring people in the world.We all kno...

In 2008, John McCain ran for president against Barack Obama, becoming a well-known national figure. But his presidential campaign was only one of t...

Grab your skis, ice skates, and snowboard and learn how the Winter Olympic Games became a worldwide phenomenal event watched by millions. Although ...

Learn about the life and career of Olympic gold medalist and legendary snowboarder Chloe Kim in the new Who HQ Now format featuring newsmakers and ...

When Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery left St. Louis, Missouri, on May 21, 1804, their mission was to explore the vast, ...

Discover the story behind Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott in this compelling graphic novel -- written by Oh My Gods! author Insha Fitzpat...

How did a peanut farmer from a small town in Georgia become the 39th President of the United States? Find out in this addition to the #1 New York T...

How did a woman with the desire to help others became the founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America?Born in 1860 in Savannah, Geor...

Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many n...

A Nobel Prize-winning singer-songwriter, musician, and artist, Bob Dylan is an American icon. In the past five decades, Dylan's work has influenced...

This fascinating addition to our best-selling Who Was...? Series presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically abo...

From the palaces of Austria to the mirrored halls of Versailles, Marie Antoinette led a charmed life. She was born into royalty in 1755 and married...

In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of 7,000 ships carrying 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Up...

From 1939 to 2021, actress Betty White was one of the most beloved performers in the entertainment industry. She starred in fan-favourite televisio...

Your favorite characters are now part of the Who HQ library!Journey to deep space and learn how James Tiberius Kirk became one of the greatest spac...

Reconstruction - the period after the Civil War - was meant to give newly freed Black people the same rights as white people. And indeed there were...

This new title in the Who HQ Now format for trending topics details superstar Dwayne The Rock Johnson's legendary career from the ring to the big s...

In 1597, Shakespeare debuted his newest play, a tragedy about a young Italian couple whose families were sworn enemies. Romeo and Juliet quickly be...

In 2010, Harry Styles was thrust into the spotlight when he auditioned for X-Factor and was placed in a new band called One Direction. That band of...

Before Frank Sinatra became the international superstar that we remember him as today, he was just a young boy singing for spare change in his fami...

The first international women's soccer match was in 1881, but the Women's World Cup didn't become official until 1991 -- 110 years later! Read abou...

The LEGO toy company was founded in 1934 by a Danish carpenter who loved making wooden pull toys. From its humble beginnings, the company has lived...

Before May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a thriving neighbourhood of 10,000 Black residents. There, Black families found...