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The Shot Celebrated Around the World: Osama bin Laden is SEALed and Delivered.

Due to standard Navy procedure, we will probably never know the names of the men who brought down Osama bin Laden US Navy SEALs insigniaRelated Links…

Fenway Park Turns One Hundred

In 2012, one of Major League Baseball's most beloved ballparks celebrates its centennial. Fenway Park Photo by Carol M. Highsmith Related Links Fenway Park 100 Years…

America's "Capitals of the World"

Destination Bizarre Great American claims to fame by John Gettings Here is a closer look at ten of America's most interesting (…

Muhammad Ali Timeline

Muhammad Ali Timeline The ups and downs of the champ's career by Mike Morrison 1942 Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., on Jan. 17, in Louisville, Ky., to Odessa and…

Atlanta, Ga.

Mayor: Kasim Reed (to Jan. 2018)2010 census population (rank): 420,003 (40); Male: 208,968 (49.8%); Female: 211,035 (50.2%); White: 161,115 (38.4%); Black: 226,894 (54.0%); American Indian and…

African Roots: DNA Tests, New Technology Reveal African Heritage

Uncovering African RootsDNA Tests, New Technology Reveal African Heritage Photograph of slave cabin and occupants near Eufala, Alabama. (Source: Library of Congress)…

Spanish Loan Words

English Borrows from Spanish New World encounters bring new words by David Johnson Renegade, mosquito, mustang, booby—English…

Hispanics in Congress

Source: Library of Congress House of Representatives | Senate House of Representatives 1800s | 1900-1950 1950-1980 | 1980-Present Dates Name Party State/Territory 1822…

Floods, Avalanches, and Tidal Waves

The following table lists the worst floods, landslides, avalanches, tidal waves and mudslides in history. 1228 Holland: 100,000 people reputedly drowned by sea flood in Friesland. 1642…

Historic Preservation: Fate of the Civil War Battlefields

Here's a look at the ongoing fight to preserve American Civil War Battlefields by Jennie Wood Cemetery Ridge,…