U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Hungarian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY…
Was Three Company? Past evidence uncovered in Israel and France has shown that Neanderthals lived on Earth at the same time as modern Homo sapiens. Neanderthals were found to have lived about 34,…
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…
10 Reasons to Watch the Masters by John Gettings Not many golf fans missed last year's historic Masters Tournament . An estimated 13.7 million households tuned in, making it the most watched…
journalist and feministBorn: 1934 Gloria Steinem has been an influential journalist and speaker for more than 40 years. In 1972 she was a founder and editor of Ms magazine, which became a major…
Born: Jan. 16, 1901Mechanic, ice salesman and skating rink owner in Paramount, Calif. invented 1st ice-resurfacing machine in 1949; now there are very few skating rinks without one as thousands…
(Amendments I to X inclusive, popularly known as the Bill of Rights, were proposed and sent to the states by the first session of the First Congress. They were ratified Dec. 15, 1791.)Amendment I[…
Direct fossil evidence for dinosaur skin color is unknown. Paleontologists think that some dinosaurs likely had protective coloration, such as pale undersides to reduce shadows, irregular color…
political commentator In 1988 Carlson left her position as managing editor of The New Republic, a liberal political magazine, to become a reporter at Time magazine, eventually being named a White…
Born: 1917Birthplace: New York City Bifurcated vaccination needle—Until 1967 smallpox killed at least 2 million people annually. In 1980 the World Health Organization declared that smallpox had…
