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State Department Notes on Poland

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations and National Security U.S.-Polish Relations PEOPLE Poland today is…

Carter, Jimmy

(Encyclopedia) Carter, Jimmy (James Earl Carter, Jr.), 1924–, 39th President of the United States (1977–81), b. Plains, Ga, grad. Annapolis, 1946. Carter served in the navy, where he worked with…

Members of Congress: US, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from US Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, John 1735-1826 ADAMS, John Quincy 1767-1848 AGNEW, Spiro…

DK Science: Conservation

RECREATING THE QUAGGABIODIVERSITYFIND OUT MOREWildlife conservation is becoming increasingly important. Not many animals can evolve quickly enough to survive human-induced change, and few…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1992

BarcelonaTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTennisTeam SportsArcheryBadmintonCanoeingCanoe SlalomCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoModern…

DK Science: Mars

THE MOONS OF MARSFIND OUT MOREThe fourth planet from the Sun, Mars is one of Earth’s closest neighbours. Mars has a slight atmosphere (mainly carbon dioxide), and ice caps at the poles.…

The Search for Life in the Solar System

The Search for Life in the Solar System by Tim Porter While generations of cloned mice and asteroids the size of Texas dominate science in popular culture today, a NASA probe is quietly…

Columbus Day

Columbus, his journeys and legacy, and other great explorers and explorations Biographies of Famous Explorers Roald Amundsen Vasco Núnez de Balboa Ibn Batuta Richard Burton…