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DK Earth: Rivers

HOW DO RIVERS BEGIN? WHAT IS A RIVER’S LOAD? HOW DO RIVERS SHAPE THE LANDSCAPE? WHAT IS AN ESTUARY? HOW ARE DELTAS FORMED? LAKESFIND OUT MOREA river is a natural channel down which water flows to…

DK Space: Space Travel

Apollo Moon Mission display in the National Air and Space museum   HOW DO HUMANS SURVIVE IN SPACE? HOW DOES SPACE TRAVEL AFFECT PEOPLE? WHAT IS THE FARTHEST ANYONE HAS TRAVELED IN SPACE?…

DK Earth: Continents

HAVE EARTH’S CONTINENTS ALWAYS LOOKED THE SAME?WHY DO EARTH’S CONTINENTS MOVE? BIOGRAPHY: ALFRED LOTHAR WEGENER GERMAN, 1880–1930 TECTONIC PLATESFIND OUT MOREDry land covers just under one-third of…

DK Science & Technology: Atoms

HOW BIG IS AN ATOM? WHAT’S INSIDE AN ATOM? HOW CAN ATOMS BE SPLIT? ATOMIC STRUCTUREMOLECULESFIND OUT MOREAll matter is made from particles called atoms. The Ancient Greeks described atoms as the…

Tuberculosis: TB Is a Global Peril

TB Is a Global PerilTuberculosisIntroductionTuberculosis: Airborne NightmareTreating TBTB Is a Global Peril Potent Fact One third of the population of the world is infected with TB. The vast…

1997 CMA Awards

The 31st Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented September 24, 1997 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.Entertainer of the YearGarth BrooksSingle of the Year“Strawberry Wine,” Deana…

Abu Zubaydah

Al-Qaeda leaderBorn: 1973Birthplace: Saudi Arabia Zayn al-Abidin Muhammed Husayn Abu Zubaydah is a Palestinian long believed to be one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants. Experts think Abu…

Anna Kingsley

Plantation owner and former slaveBorn: 1793Birthplace: Senegal Anna Madgigine Jai was captured in her native country of Senegal in 1806 when she was about 13 years old. She was brought to Florida…

Francisco PEREA, Congress, NM (1830-1913)

PEREA, Francisco, (cousin of Pedro Perea), a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico; born in Los Padillas, N.Mex. (then in the Republic of Mexico), January 9, 1830; attended select schools…