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Emergency cords

The Question: Why do trains have emergency cords available to the public? Is there EVER a case where a passenger pulling the cord would be the right course of action…

1975 Grammy Awards

Captain and TennilleArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“Love Will Keep Us Together,” Captain and TennilleAlbum of the YearStill Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon (Columbia)Song of the Year“Send…

DK Science: Molecules

VARIETY OF MOLECULESSIMPLE MOLECULECOMPLEX MOLECULEBONDINGCHANGING MOLECULESFIND OUT MOREMost atoms join up with other atoms through chemical BONDS to form larger particles called molecules. They…

Oregon

Capital: Salem State abbreviation/Postal code: Ore./OR Governor: Kate Brown, D (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Jeff Merkley, D (to Jan. 2021…

Clifton Fadiman

Clifton Fadiman May 15, 1902–June 20, 1999 by Beth Rowen Clifton Fadiman, writer, critic, editor, and moderator of the top-10 radio hit "Information Please" from 1938 to 1952, died June…

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Thursday, May 5, 2016, is a day of remembrance for six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust by Gerry Brown The motto "Work Makes Free" is inscribed in the gates of the first Nazi…

Jonathan SCOVILLE, Congress, NY (1830-1891)

SCOVILLE, Jonathan, a Representative from New York; born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., July 14, 1830; attended various educational institutions in Massachusetts, including the…

Barcode Firsts

The Question: What product was the first to be purchased by scanning its barcode? The Answer: The first step toward today's bar codes and bar…