For the first time in Major League Baseball history 30 franchises have migrated south to Florida and Arizona to participate in spring training. That's because two new teams, the Tampa Bay…
From ancient times to the present, certain birds have been considered both symbols and forecasters of events. These eight birds, from every part of the world, have been especially important.…
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…
MERCER, John Francis, (brother of James Mercer), a Delegate from Virginia and a Representative from Maryland; born at âMarlborough,â Stafford County, Va., on May 17, 1759; after receiving…
by Liz Olson The Great Plains is an area of the United States stretching east to west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and north to south from Canada to Mexico. Native…
DEPOSITIONFIND OUT MOREThe rocky material that is transported and DEPOSITED by rivers, seas, glaciers, and the wind is called sediment. Clay, sand, and gravel are all types of sediment.…
FACTFILE: PHYSICAL WORLDFIND OUT MOREDespite its being called “Earth,” more than two-thirds of our planet’s surface is covered in water. The rest consists of seven vast expanses of land called…
