Teddy Roosevelt Tried To Change How We Spell Words
Today in 1906 a vote in Congress put an end to one of President Theodore Roosevelt’s top priorities: simplifying the way we spell words. Or, as he would have preferred, spel wurds.
Marie C. Bolden, A Black Teen In Cleveland, Helped Win A National Spelling Title In 1908
Today in 1908, a team of students from Cleveland won a spelling title at the annual meeting of the National Education Association, thanks in part to a Black 14 year old named Marie C. Bolden.
Spleling Bee A Big Sucsesss
Hey, at least they spelled the name of their paper right. Sometimes that doesn't happen.