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The global spread of the First and Second World Wars made them the two most notable events of the 20th century. But they were far from the only major conflicts.
Large-scale military…
U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of May 2009. First Female Poet Laureate Appointed in UK (May 1): For the first time in…
Dec. 21, 2016, 5:44 A.M. EDT (10:44 UT*)), marks the solstice—the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere Related Links Earth's…
U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of June 2009. Air France Plane Vanishes (June 1): In the worst aviation disaster since…
UN and Census Bureau calculations agree on the figure but not on the date of the milestone
by Beth Rowen
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Source: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey About 550 volcanoes have erupted on Earth's surface since recorded history; about 60 are active each…
There may be lost pirate treasure buried in the coves of the Caribbean Islands. There are certainly lost treasures of gold and jewels aboard early Spanish sailing ships sunk at sea. But not all…
Taos Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico
Source: Beth Harpaz for Associated Press
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