Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Pakistani…
Find everything you need to know about the 87th Academy Awards. Read biographies of the nominees as well as past hosts of the show. Check out Oscar trivia, quizzes and features while…
BROOKS, Preston Smith, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Edgefield District, S.C., August 5, 1819; attended the common schools and was graduated from South Carolina College (now…
(Encyclopedia) Gold Butte National Monument, 296,937 acres (90,506 hectares), SE Utah, est. 2016 and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Named for a mining ghost town, the monument embraces a…
(Encyclopedia) white alder, deciduous shrub or small tree (Clethra alnifolia) native to the Appalachians, named for the resemblance of its leaves to those of the unrelated true alders. It is…
actressBorn: 4/23/1928Birthplace: Santa Monica, California Actress famous for her childhood roles. Her curly hair, dimples and charm captivated America in the films Little Miss Marker (1934),…
by Mark Hughes Barack Obama, Malia and Sasha Obama's dad, informed his daughters—and millions of other people who were watching his victory speech the night he was elected president of the…
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Apollo 11July 20 marks the anniversary of man's first walk on the moon by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco How many movies, songs, anecdotes—even clichés—have sprung from humanity's first landing on the…
Twelve astronauts have walked on the moon, the last in 1972. Here are the names of those astronauts listed chronologically by the date of their walk. July 20, 1969—Apollo 11Neil Armstrong Edwin “…
