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The World's Treasures

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…

World Geography

Taos Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico Source: Beth Harpaz for Associated Press Encyclopedia: Earth Encyclopedia: People and Places Famous Explorers Quiz Geography Hall of Fame Geography Glossary The…

World History

Check out the 100 most significant events of the last 1,000, an ancient history timeline, world history timelines, and more. Encyclopedia: History Ancient History 1 - 999 (A.D.) World History…

World Wars

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Wars WWI, WWII, & the Holocaust World War I Encyclopaedia of the First World War The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century…

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and other popular novels of 19th-century England. Charles Dickens grew up in poverty, and it shows in his writing: he is…

Japanese Internment in World War II

During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were under lock and key by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco and Shmuel Ross On February 19, 1942, soon after the beginning of World War II,…

Gram Parsons

Name at birth: Ingram Cecil Connor IIISinger and songwriter Gram Parsons died at the age of 26, after a short but promising career that injected country music into the 1960s rock scene. Parsons came…

Advent: Dates, Traditions, and History

The start of the Christmas season by Holly Hartman Want to know what day Advent begins next year? Use the perpetual calendar. The Advent wreath is a symbol of ongoing life.…