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DK Science & Technology: Time

HOW DO WE MEASURE TIME? DOES TIME BEGIN AND END? BIOGRAPHY: ALBERT EINSTEIN German, 1879–1955 RELATIVITY FIND OUT MORE We use time to say when an event happened or how long it lasted.…

DK History: Vikings

WHERE DID THE VIKINGS TRAVEL? HOW DID THE VIKINGS GET THEIR FIERCE REPUTATION? HOW DID THE VIKINGS WORSHIP THEIR GODS? LONGSHIPSFIND OUT MORELate in the 8th century, Viking raiders from Norway,…

State Department Notes on China

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-China Relations PEOPLEThe largest ethnic group is the Han…

DK Space: Comets

WHERE DO COMETS COME FROM? HOW OFTEN HAS HALLEY’S COMET BEEN SEEN? FIND OUT MOREA comet is a small, icy lump that travels in toward the Sun from the outer reaches of the Solar System. As it warms…

Pierre SOULÉ, Congress, LA (1801-1870)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1847; 1849-1853 Party: Democrat; Democrat     SOULɉ, Pierre, a Senator from Louisiana; born in Castillon-en-Couserans, near Bordeaux, France, August 31,…

Midwestern B&Bs

Check out these B&Bs in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Michigan Cloran Mansion Bed & Breakfast Galena, Ill. Whether…

HIV/AIDS: Where Did HIV Come From?

Where Did HIV Come From?HIV/AIDSIntroductionThe Birth of a DiseaseFrom Epidemic to PandemicWhere Did HIV Come From?Diagnosis & Anti-HIV TherapyVaccination & Natural ResistanceLessons Learned…

Your Body's Systems

Circulatory System The circulatory system is the body's transport system. It is made up of a group of organs that transport blood throughout the body. The heart pumps the blood and the arteries and…