Most animals never even see their parents! Many never meet their fathers and some never meet their mothers, either. Some insects, fish, amphibians and reptiles hatch from fertilized eggs and face…
The United States was the setting for new developments in religion in the 19th century. Sects and movements of many types arose, inspired variously by new interpretations of the Bible, the…
Seamus Heaney (1939– )Archive PhotosWilliam J. Clinton(1946– )The White HouseYitzhak Rabin (1922–1995)Archive Photos1995Republicans take control of Congress (Jan. 4). More than 5,000 dead in…
Baseball, football, and basketball may be our favorite games, but in other countries, different sports are just as popular. Here are a few of them. Cricket…
Mount Rushmore (6,000 ft), in South Dakota, became a celebrated American landmark after sculptor Gutzon Borglum took on the project of carving into the side of it the heads of four…
…Or an EarthquakeBolt or strap cupboards and bookcases to the walls.Choose a safe place in every room—under a sturdy table or desk or against an inside wall where nothing can fall on you—where you…
singer, guitarist, songwriterBorn: 10/9/1940Birthplace: Liverpool, England British singer, guitarist and harmonica player for The Beatles. After The Beatles broke up in 1970, Lennon launched a…
