Thanks to some disabled WWII soldiers, one of America’s favorite sports was modified so people with disabilities could play. Benjamin talks to a teen who’s earned quite a few achievements playing Wheelchair Basketball.

Alexandra tells us about the 17-year-old who in the late 1950s designed our current American Flag.

There are some things we know how to do so well we can do them, as the saying goes “with our eyes closed.” Driving is not one of those things. The NRSF wants you to remember that, so they produced this short video.

It’s a skill that was virtually unknown when our parents were kids. It’s a skill that’s in great demand today… and will be in even greater demand in the coming years. Ava tells us about coding – writing programs for computers, a field dominated by men. Then she introduces us to a teen working hard to get more girls interested in coding.

In her “Bit of Belgium” report, Emily tells us about a subject that has been hotly debated for years – a controversy you can really sink your teeth into: where were French fries invented!?

Team TKN

Launching its 21st year on the air, the Emmy award-winning, weekly half-hour program is seen across the country on more than 160 TV stations and seen around the world on the American Forces Network. In addition, educational TV channels bring TKN to districts with 10,000 schools and some 9-million students.

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