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Presidential Portrait Gallery

The Presidential Gallery An illustrated guide to the presidents of the United States[ Go to the First Ladies Gallery or the Presidential Factfile! ] Barack Obama2009–Present George W…

Pets in the White House

New First Pets Spot, Ernie, and India go to Washington by Holly Hartman Socks on the podium in the White House briefing room. The former First Cat belongs to Chelsea Clinton—Bill and…

DK Science: Insects

CLASS: INSECTAFIND OUT MOREAn insect’s body divides into three sections. The head holds the eyes, antennae, and mouthparts. The thorax bears three pairs of jointed legs and two pairs of…

DK History: First Modern Humans

WHERE DID THE FIRST MODERN HUMANS LIVE? WHO WERE NEANDERTHALS AND WHY DID THEY DISAPPEAR? HOW DID MODERN HUMANS REACH OTHER AREAS? FLINT-KNAPPINGABORIGINALSFIND OUT MORE Homo sapiens sapiens…

DK Nature: Plants

CAN PLANTS MOVE? WHICH ARE THE BIGGEST PLANTS? WHY DO PLANTS HAVE ROOTS? HOW DO PLANTS DEFEND THEMSELVES? PLANT CLASSIFICATIONPHOTOSYNTHESISTRANSPIRATIONFIND OUT MOREPlants are one of the five…

Non-Native Species: Land Animals

by Mark Hughes Prev Next Africanized Honeybee Native to Africa, this honeybee was imported to Brazil in 1956 to breed with European honeybees in the hope that they would increase…

Minnesota

Capital: St. Paul State abbreviation/Postal code: Minn./MN Governor: Mark Dayton, D (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Tina Smith, D (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Amy Klobuchar, D…

Women in the 111th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women currently serving in the 111th Congress (which began in 2009). There are 77 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate…

People Who Died in 2007

See also 2006 Deaths 2005 Deaths 2004 Deaths 2003 Deaths 2002 Deaths 2001 Deaths 2000 Deaths 1999…