Because hurricanes often occur at the same time, officials assign short, distinctive names to the storms to avoid confusion among weather stations, coastal bases, and ships at sea. Since 1953…
(Encyclopedia) birth or labor, delivery of the fetus by the viviparous mammal. Birth is also known as parturition. Human birth normally occurs about 280 days after onset of the last menstrual period…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Aruba Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYAruba's first inhabitants…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-C.A.R. Relations PEOPLEThere are more than 80 ethnic…
Painters, sculptors, and photographers
Read the brief and informative biographies of notable artists, from Pablo Picasso and Mary Cassatt to Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keeffe. This is…
(Encyclopedia) history, in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed…
