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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Are the Indiana Jones films historically accurate? by Mark Hughes Related Links Special Effects Archeology Ancient History World War II The Holocaust   In…

Comma

Separates the clauses of a compound sentence connected by a coordinating conjunction: A difference exists between the musical works of Handel and Haydn, and it is a difference worth noting.  The…

Olympic Preview: Judo

First Olympic Appearance: 1964 (men); 1992 (women) by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Judo  Did You Know?Despite the fact that judo means, "…

History of Women's History Month

by Borgna Brunner When I started working on women's history about thirty years ago, the field did not exist. People didn't think that women had a history worth knowing. —Gerda Lerner,…

In a Nutshell: What Is String Theory?

When you hear string theory, you may think of really cool things like multiple dimensions … but what’s with the string part? And why is string theory so important? Well, if you ever wanted to figure…

American Music Timeline

American Music TimelinePart I: Colonial Musicby David Johnson   1640 1700 1775 1776 Next: 1800s     1640 The Bay Psalm Book, Cambridge, Massachusetts, first book…

The Panama Canal

One of the greatest engineering achievements in history marks its 100th anniversary by John Gettings   Canal Facts Opened on 8/15/14 Cost $336,650,000 36 to 38 ships pass…

DK Science: Liver

LOCATION OF THE LIVER LIVER LOBES AND BLOOD SUPPLY LIVER LOBULE THE GALL BLADDER FIND OUT MORE The liver has many important jobs in the body. It produces the digestive juice bile and…

Body Shapes

Being female has never been easy, especially when you consider the traps and tortures inflicted on girls and women for the sake of someone's idea of beauty. Here's a look at some of the life-…