Education

Second Episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Screen shot from the second episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

06/28/2018

Updated on 09/19/2022

It may seem like hyperbole to write that Fred Rogers was one of the finest human beings ever to appear on American television, but he really was a good guy. A musician, a minister, a teacher, a producer, director, actor, and a student of early childhood development, Rogers dedicated the greater part of his personal and professional life toward teaching…read more

Second Day of School for the Little Rock Nine

09/26/2017

Updated on 04/10/2023

Editor’s Note: SilverMedals.net defines the second day of school for the Little Rock Nine as the second day they were able to actually enter the school. Their first day was supposed to be 9/4/57, but they were turned away by soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard. The first day they were actually able to enter Little Rock Central High School,…read more

College of William & Mary — Second-Oldest College in the U.S.

The College of William & Mary

10/24/2016

Updated on 09/19/2022

The College of William & Mary, chartered in 1693, is the second-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States—second only to Harvard University (http://www.harvard.edu), which was established in 1636. Although it’s the second-oldest college in the U.S., William & Mary isn’t without its own firsts: it was the first to receive a Royal Charter; the first U.S. college to become a university; the first law school in the U.S.