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Absentee Ballots

Military personnel serving overseas vote using absentee ballots by Mark Hughes and Liz Olson Related Links When and Where to Vote How to Register to…

DK History: Asian Conflict

HOW DID GANDHI FIGHT FOR FREEDOM? WHEN DID JAPAN BECOME POWERFUL? FIND OUT MOREThe first half of the 20th century saw Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands being challenged by the peoples they…

DK History: Mesopotamia

HOW WERE THE SUMERIAN CITIES RULED? HOW WERE THE ZIGGURATS BUILT? FIND OUT MOREMesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Farmers used the river water to irrigate fields and…

DK History: Mongols

WHAT WAS SPECIAL ABOUT MONGOL ARMIES? WHO WANTED TO RULE THE WORLD? BIOGRAPHY: GENGHIS KHAN r. 1206–1227 FIND OUT MOREThe Mongols were nomadic tribes from the steppes, or grasslands, of central…

Bikinis Optional

Changes are afoot, and underfoot, in London by Catherine McNiff Related Links 2012 Summer OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern…

Electrician

What is this job like? Without these workers, there would be no lights, no computers, and no TVs plugged into our walls. Electricians bring us electricity. They put in the wires that carry…

Olympic Preview: Table Tennis

First Olympic Appearance: 1988 by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 20082008 Summer Games: Table TennisEncyclopedia: Table Tennis With over 40 million…

Olympic Preview: Water Polo

First Olympic Appearance: 1900 by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2012 Encyclopedia: Water Polo   Although it…

State Department Notes on Nigeria

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Economy Defense U.S.-Nigerian Relations PEOPLE The most populous country in Africa, Nigeria accounts for over half of West Africa…