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DK Space: Comets

WHERE DO COMETS COME FROM? HOW OFTEN HAS HALLEY’S COMET BEEN SEEN? FIND OUT MOREA comet is a small, icy lump that travels in toward the Sun from the outer reaches of the Solar System. As it warms…

Plundered Art: Iraq Museum Reopens

Plundering the Past:Iraq Museum Opens Boxes After Persian Gulf War After ten years, a museum in Baghdad reopens with prized antiquities by David Johnson RELATED LINKS…

The First Modern Olympics: Athens, 1896

The birth of the modern Olympic Games by John Gettings Marathon runners, Greece 1896 Related Links Olympics Overview 2012 Memorable Olympic Moments Encyclopedia…

The Maine

The Maine The battleship that helped to precipitate the Spanish-American War Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright © 1993, Columbia University Press. The Maine (…

Geometry: The Unit Circle and Trigonometry

The Unit Circle and TrigonometryGeometryThe Unit Circle and TrigonometryThe Tangent RatioThe Sine RatioThe Cosine RatioAnd the RestHow Does This Relate to the Unit Circle? Trigonometry is the…

Gettysburg: Virtual Tour

Here's a walk-through of the Battle at Gettysburg by Jennie Wood Related Links Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet The Deadliest Battles in the…

Museums on Display

People have been collecting precious objects since at least the 3rd century B.C. That's when the Museum of Alexandria was open for business. Through the ages, members of royalty, universities and…

Spring Training 1998

For the first time in Major League Baseball history 30 franchises have migrated south to Florida and Arizona to participate in spring training. That's because two new teams, the Tampa Bay…

Irish Peace Process — Important People

Who Was Who in the Irish Peace Process Key Players behind the Good Friday Agreement by Ann Marie Imbornoni Confused about the the Irish peace process? Click here to read the…