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James Abram Garfield

Born: 11/19/1831Birthplace: Cuyahoga County, Ohio James Abram Garfield, the last president to be born in a log cabin, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on Nov. 19, 1831. A Williams graduate, he…

Christopher A. COONS, Congress, DE (1963)

Senate Years of Service: 2010-Party: DemocratCOONS, Christopher A., a Senator from Delaware; born on September 9, 1963, in Greenwich, Conn.; B.A., Amherst College, 1985; J.D., Yale University…

2006 Olympics: Alpine Skiing, Women's

Downhill     Time 1Michaela Dorfmeister, AUT 1:56.492Martina Schild, SUI 1:56.863Anja Paerson, SWE 1:57.13 Slalom     Time 1Anja Paerson, SWE 1:29.042Nicole Hosp, AUT 1:29.…

2006 World History

2006 Coalition forces battle insurgents on the streets of Iraq, as secretarian violence intensifies; see Iraq Timeline 2006 for details (all year long). Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon suffers…

DK Science: Space

UNIVERSEMATTER IN THE UNIVERSEOUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSECROWDED CITYOUR PLANETTHE SOLAR SYSTEMOUR GALAXYTHE EXPANDING UNIVERSEWHERE SPACE BEGINSUNIVERSAL FORCESFIND OUT MOREBIG BANGTIMELINE OF THE…

Sun, Moon, and Stars: November 2001

Sun, Moon & Stars Movement of the heavenly bodies: November 2001   Celestial links ·  November's Blue Moon ·  Visibility of the Planets ·  Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/…

The Constellations

Constellations are groupings of stars that form easily recognized and remembered patterns, such as Orion and the Big Dipper. The Big Dipper is actually an asterism, not a constellation, because it…

2007 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the year organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. January…

2007 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the year organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. January…