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The Blizzard of 1888

The Blizzard Of 1888: March 11–March 14, 1888 by Borgna Brunner Blizzard of 1888, 14th St. between 5th and 6th Avenues looking West, March 1888. Today's Weather Fact The most famous…

The Blizzard of 1888

The Blizzard Of 1888: March 11–March 14, 1888 by Borgna Brunner Blizzard of 1888, 14th St. between 5th and 6th Avenues looking West, March 1888. Today's Weather Fact The most famous…

Leopard Species Discovered

Genetic tests lead to the discovery on Borneo and Sumatra by Beth Rowen Related Links Classifying Animals Estimated Number of Animal Species…

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 (…

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…

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…

DK Science: Composites

NATURAL COMPOSITESMART CARFIND OUT MOREA composite is a combination of two or more different materials. The new material combines the best properties, such as strength and lightness, of each of…

Lewis CASS, Congress, MI (1782-1866)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1848; 1849-1857Party: Democrat; DemocratCASS, Lewis, (great-great-grandfather of Cass Ballenger), a Senator from Michigan; born in Exeter, N.H., October 9, 1782;…

Henry Chee Dodge

Navajo political leaderBorn: 1857?Birthplace: Fort Defiance, Ariz. The identity of Dodge's father is uncertain, but he may have been a white Indian agent or Army officer. His mother was a Navajo-…

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…