Every year that I taught World History, I would spend some time talking about the origins of various things;  songs, sayings (or idioms), names of places, and surnames. The look on students’ faces when they realize that a song and game they played as little kids, talks about dying from the plague, is entertaining. I just discussed this with my AP World History class last week and decided to devote an episode to the origins of some of these idioms.

Also this week, I heard that a famous pop star decided to endorse a specific candidate for president and I thought, “who cares what you think about politics.” Well, this reinforced the importance of celebrating TRUE heroes. People who put their lives on the line