In the Northern Hemisphere, the year is divided into four seasons. Each season begins at a solstice or an equinox.
In the Southern Hemisphere, the dates (and the seasons) are reversed. The summer…
HONEYMAN, Nan Wood, a Representative from Oregon; born in West Point, Orange County, N.Y., July 15, 1881; moved with her parents to Portland, Oreg., in 1884; attended private schools, was…
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All-American Jim Thorpe also happened to be Native American
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An illustrated guide to the first ladies of the United States
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