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Johanna July

cowgirlBorn: circa 1850Birthplace: probably northern Mexico July was born to a family of Seminole Indians and former African American slaves who had left Florida and settled in northern Mexico…

John Freeman

businessmanBorn: 1807Birthplace: Prince Edwards County, Va. Freeman was about 24 when he left Virginia to live in Monroe, Ga. He stayed there for more than ten years before moving to Indianapolis…

2004 CMA Awards

The 38th Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented November 9at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.Entertainer of the Year:Kenny ChesneyMale Vocalist of the Year:Keith UrbanFemale…

DK Earth: Soil

HOW IS SOIL FORMED? ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOIL? HOW DO LIVING THINGS HELP THE SOIL?SOIL LAYERSFIND OUT MORESoil is one of Earth’s most precious resources. It provides the support and…

DK Science: Arachnids

CLASS: ARACHNIDASHEEP TICKCARING SCORPIONSPINNING SPIDERFIND OUT MORESpiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites have two body parts and four pairs of legs. They breathe using lung books (that look…

Winter Solstice for Kids

Dec. 21, 2016, 5:44 A.M. EDT (10:44 UT*)), marks the solstice—the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere   Related Links Earth…

DK Science: Biochemistry

FOOD FOR ENERGYBREAKING DOWN CARBOHYDRATESDIGESTIONRESPIRATIONENERGY RELEASEDFOOD FOR BUILDING MOLECULESAMINO ACID BUILDING BLOCKSPROTEIN CELLSDNAFIND OUT MOREThe study of the chemical processes of…

DK Science: Sponges

PHYLUM: PORIFERACALCAREOUS SPONGESTUBE SPONGEFIND OUT MOREThe simplest of all animals, most sponges live in colonies (groups) that are little more than units of cells organized into two layers…

Food-Borne Diseases: Listeria

ListeriaFood-Borne DiseasesIntroductionE. coli 0157:H7CamphylobacterSalmonellaShigellaListeriaTrichinosis Doctors and epidemiologists often overlook Listeria, another food-borne bacterium, as a…

Queen Latifah

(Dana Owens)rap musician, actressBorn: 3/18/1970Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Queen Latifah, who began in hip-hop music when she formed Ladies Fresh, released her first album, All Hail the Queen…