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February 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…

Fantastic Fantasy Novels

—Holly Hartman Harry Potter wasn't the first child to discover he possessed magical powers, or the first to become entangled in a battle of Good vs. Evil. Check out the classic books in this list…

Measurement and Conversion

  U.S. Weights and Measures Metric Weights and Measures The International System (Metric) Metric Conversions Conversion Calculator Conversion Table Conversion of…

Algebra: Evaluating Expressions

Evaluating Expressions Algebra Encountering Expressions Introducing Variables Translating Words into Math Behold the Power of Exponents Living Large with Scientific Notation Dastardly…

DK History: Mughal India

WHO WERE THE MUGHALS? WHERE WAS THE MUGHAL EMPIRE? WHO CHALLENGED MUGHAL RULE? TAJ MAHALFIND OUT MOREThe Mughal Empire, founded in 1526, was the most powerful Islamic state to rule in India. It was…

Weather: The Fabulous 1950s and Super 1960s

The Fabulous 1950s and Super 1960sWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm…

military government

(Encyclopedia) military government, rule of enemy territory under military occupation. It is distinguished from martial law, which is the temporary rule by domestic armed forces over disturbed areas…

Barbary States

(Encyclopedia) Barbary States, term used for the North African states of Tripolitania, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. From the 16th cent. Tripolitania, Tunisia, and Algeria were autonomous provinces…