Some sports depend on animals more than on people.Pigeon Racing This was once a popular sport in the U.S. Homing pigeons were transported to a designated place, then released to fly home. Several…
MULLINS, James, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Bedford County, Tenn., September 15, 1807; completed preparatory studies; apprenticed to the millwrightâs trade; colonel of the State…
McCREARY, John, a Representative from South Carolina; born near Fishing Creek, about eighteen miles from Chester, S.C., in 1761; received his schooling from private tutors; became a surveyor;…
POTTS, David, Jr., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Warwick Furnace, about eight miles from Pottstown, Chester County, Pa., November 27, 1794; completed preparatory studies in…
Source: U.S. Naval Observatory and NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Anaxagoras, in the 5th century B.C., is credited as the first to figure out the true cause of a lunar eclipse, but his…
COCHRAN, James, (grandfather of James Cochrane Dobbin), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Mount Tirzah Township, Person County, N.C., about 1767; attended the public schools;…
actorBorn: 3/17/1951Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts Though Russell started acting as a child and was signed up to a 10-year contract by Walt Disney himself, he planned to make professional…
MATTER IN THE UNIVERSEOUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSECROWDED CITYOUR PLANETTHE SOLAR SYSTEMOUR GALAXYTHE EXPANDING UNIVERSEWHERE SPACE BEGINSUNIVERSAL FORCESFIND OUT MOREEverything that exists – stars,…
