(Encyclopedia) Yucca Mountain, mountain in the SW Nevada desert about 100 mi (161 km) northwest of Las Vegas. It is the proposed site of a Dept. of Energy (DOE) repository for up to 77,000 metric…
MARKELL, Jacob, (father of Henry Markell), a Representative from New York; born in Schenectady County, N.Y., May 8, 1770; attended the common schools; moved to Manheim in 1790 and engaged in…
McHENRY, Patrick T., a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., October 22, 1975; graduated Ashbrook High School, Gastonia, N.C., 1994; attended North…
Senate Years of Service: 2009-Party: RepublicanJOHANNS, Mike, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Osage, Iowa, June 18, 1950; B.A., St. Maryâs College, Winona, Minn., 1971; J.D., Creighton…
NUSSLE, James Allen, a Representative from Iowa; born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, June 27, 1960; B.A., Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1983; J.D., Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1985…
The Question:
How long would it take to land a manned spacecraft on Mars?
The Answer:
According to NASA, a vessel with humans on it would take roughly six months to travel to Mars and another…
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 Ukrainian…
Presidential surveys on the web by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Five Best Presidents Abraham Lincoln Franklin Delano RooseveltGeorge WashingtonTheodore RooseveltHarry S. TrumanFive Worst Presidents…
(Encyclopedia) electoral college, in U.S. government, the body of electors that chooses the president and vice president. The Constitution, in Article 2, Section 1, provides: “Each State shall…
