On April 4th, 2019, NATO members will mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty — part of a successful effort to contain Soviet expansionism and to cajole the war-torn nations of Western Europe to forsake ancient enmities and to forge solidarity.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On April 2, 1917, the first congresswoman, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, takes her seat as a representative from Montana. Rankin, a progressive Republican, had long advocated for women’s suffrage and was key to giving women the vote in Montana. Although male members of her congressional class were seated a month earlier, Rankin was delayed while congressmen debated whether a woman could be admitted to Congress. Rankin was also a pacifist, and one of her first votes as against American involvement in World War I. She left Congress after losing a Senate bid, but was re-elected as a congresswoman in 1940.

VIDEO: Networks like Bluetooth connect our electronic devices easily and effortlessly. But the area these portable networks cover is big enough to make them vulnerable to hacking. Now, a group of engineers from Purdue University has solved that problem by turning your body into a network.

As Sudan’s government seeks to quell months of anti-government protests that have left more than 50 people dead, a Sudanese graffiti artist is painting portraits of deceased demonstrators.

VIDEO: Vegetarian patties have long been available to Americans seeking healthier alternatives to hamburgers. Mainstream fast food chains also have been looking for healthier alternatives that would not compromise on flavor. Burger King teamed with California-based Impossible Foods to create a meatless hamburger that would taste as good as its world famous Whopper. The new meatless option was rolled out in 59 Burger King restaurants in the St. Louis, Missouri, area.

VIDEO: Meet Craig Adams, a street musician in New Orleans who tells VOA how Hurricane Katrina affected the cost of living there. He also explained how the New Orleans Jazz Museum portrays the city’s special place in the history of jazz.