Karin Crompton

Joined: Jun 9, 2021

Karin Crompton is a writer, editor, and story coach based in Connecticut.

The winter solstice marks the return of longer days.

25 Facts About the Winter Solstice, the Shortest Day of the Year

14 Fascinating Facts About Phillis Wheatley

Booker T. Washington at his writing desk, 1894

12 Illuminating Facts About Booker T. Washington

12 Awesome Facts About Althea Gibson

Elijah McCoy devised his first invention while working on the Michigan Central Railroad.

10 Little-Known Facts About Inventor Elijah McCoy

Elijah McCoy’s most famous creation, an automatic oil cup that lubricated steam engines on trains, may have spawned the phrase “the real McCoy.”

25 Fascinating Facts About Daylight Saving Time

Love it or hate it, daylight saving time means you have to reset your clocks twice a year and either gain or lose an hour of sleep.

Thomas Hardy and his beloved English countryside.

12 Facts About Author Thomas Hardy

'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' author Thomas Hardy is best known for his novels of rural realism, but he started out as an architect.

12 Fantastic Facts About Nathaniel Hawthorne

American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne drew inspiration from his own ancestors for his best-known novel, 'The Scarlet Letter.'

Charles Marion Russell, 'Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia,' 1905.

12 Far-Flung Facts About the Lewis and Clark Expedition

They didn’t find a navigable water route to the Pacific Ocean—but they did return with journals full of observations.

A statue of Pocahontas stands near the Jamestown settlement site.

11 Amazing Facts About Jamestown, the First Permanent English Colony in North America

Over several decades beginning in 1607, Jamestown nearly collapsed multiple times as colonists succumbed to disease and famine.

Lawmakers have been trying to make the Equal Rights Amendment happen for almost a century.

9 Facts You Should Know About the Equal Rights Amendment

Almost 100 years have passed since the Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed. Here are the facts you should know.

At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin participates in a ceremony renaming the refurbished Operations and Checkout Building for Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon.

10 Fascinating Facts About Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin is best known as the second astronaut to walk on the moon, but he also holds a Guinnnes World Record.

Astronaut Alan Shepard wears his pressure suit for the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight, the first American crewed spaceflight.

13 Facts about Astronaut Alan Shepard, the First American in Space

Fifty years ago, Alan Shepard became the first astronaut to hit a golf ball on the moon. Read on for more facts about trailblazing career at NASA.

Simone Biles performs at the U.S. Olympic trials in St. Louis.

12 Amazing Facts About Simone Biles

Is it too much to say that Simone Biles is not only the best Olympic gymnast, but the greatest gymnast of all time? We don't think so.

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11 Fast Facts About Amtrak

Fifty years ago, Congress consolidated all of America's passenger train service into one entity: Amtrak. Here are a few facts about the nationwide rail network.