7.5–km Sprint Time1Florence Baverel-Robert, FRA 22:31.42Anna Carin Olofsson, SWE 22:33.83Lilia Efremova, UKR 22:38.0 10–km Pursuit Time1Kati Wilhelm, GER 36:43.62 Martina Glagow, GER +1:13.…
Senate Years of Service: 1969-1975Party: DemocratHUGHES, Harold Everett, a Senator from Iowa; born near Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, February 10, 1922; attended the public schools and the…
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God,2 indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.1. The original pledge…
More than 70 years of broadcasting history are celebrated at the Museum of Television and Radio. Founded in 1975, the museum has one branch in New York City and one in Los Angeles, California. It…
Source: The U.S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing In 1996, the United States began issuing currency with a new design and additional security features. Pre-existing security…
On (and Under) the Water
Most people think Robert Fulton invented the steamboat. But in fact, John Fitch, an American, built and operated a steamboat on the Delaware River in 1787, but his…
Throughout history, rulers and dictators have taken away people's rights. In many parts of the world today people can't worship as they please, talk freely, gather with groups of friends, or travel…
People have put together many lists of the seven ancient wonders of the world. But this “seven wonders” list celebrates monumental engineering and construction feats of the 20th century. It was…
Marie Curie was not only the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, in 1903, but she was also the only woman ever to win two Nobel Prizes. Below is a list of all women Nobel Prize…
When Dorothy Straight of Washington, D.C. was 4 years old, she wrote a story for her grandmother entitled “How the World Began.” Her parents thought it was good enough to be published. They were…
