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America’s Most Literate Cities, 2005

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above). The study focuses on six…

America’s Most Literate Cities, 2007

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above). The study focuses on six…

2008 Disasters

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December January 2008 Disasters Jan. 1–4, Kenya: more than 300 people are killed and…

South America

Argentina Juan Facundo Quiroga, Argentine caudillo (1790–1835) Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Argentine general, supreme director of the United Provinces of La Plata (1816–19) Bernardino Rivadavia…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2002

—Holly HartmanMystery Skull In July 2002, an international team led by French paleontologist Michel Brunet announced the discovery of a humanlike skull that may be up to seven million years old,…

Minorities and Women in the 110th Congress

Check out the lists of minorities and women in the 110th Congress, along with which state and political party they represented. The 110th Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the…

Immigration Milestones

An immigrant is a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence. The first known use of the term was in a textbook, American Geography, by Jedidah Morse published in 1789. See…

America’s Most Literate Cities, 2004

This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above). The study focuses on six…