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Black History Month Special Features: Famous People & Literature (Ali, King, etc)
Black History Month is observed every February in the United States. Learn about the Harlem Renaissance and…
Black History Month is observed every February in the United States. Learn about the history of Black History Month, read biographies of famous African Americans, try our quizzes, find stats…
The Wright Brothers Centennial A Century of Flight The Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine; Huffman Prairie, Dayton…
Formidable Fungus is World's Largest Organism Mega mushroom expands in Oregon forest by David Johnson This article was posted on December 7, 2000. (AP Photo/Oregon State…
inventor, manufacturer, reformerBorn: 8/3/1846Birthplace: Carnarvonshire, Wales Jones began working in the oil fields of Ohio and Pennsylvania when he was only 10 years old, and gained enough…
actorBorn: 10/31/1943Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland The lugubrious character actor began his career in fringe theatre in Ireland and England. In 1980, with playwright Brian Friel (Dancing at…
(Sissela Myrdal)writer, philosopher, educatorBorn: 12/2/1934Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden Bok's belief in the power of individuals to improve their own circumstances can be traced to her parents,…
