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March 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…

U.S.-Cuba Relations

World > International Relations With only 90 miles separating them, Cuba and the United States have shared, at worst, a tumultuous history and, at best, an uneasy relationship.…

Presidential Pardons

The number of pardons granted by U.S. presidents since 1789 by Mark Hughes Related Links Presidential Pardons Presidential Factfile Presidents…

Major League Individual All-Time Hitting Records

(Through 2006)Highest Batting Average, Season—.440, Hugh Duffy, Boston N.L., 1894;.435, Tip O'Neill, St. Louis, A.A., 1887. (Since 1900—.426, Nap Lajoie, Phil. A.L., 1901); 424, Rogers Hornsby, St…

Thanksgiving Day Parade

  Thanksgiving Day Parade   A holiday tradition celebrates its 75th anniversary   by John Gettings     For three-quarters of a century the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has for…

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    Biographies Key Palestinian Figures Mahmoud Abbas Yasir Arafat Sala Fayyad Ismail Haniya Sheik Ahmed Yassin Key Israeli Figures Ehud Barak Menachem…

1998 MTV Video Awards

MTV Video Awards: Genre Award Nomineesprev | rap | dance | R&B | rock | alternative | video from a film | next RAP VIDEOBusta Rhymes"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"Master P,…

Leap Year Explained

Leap years synchronize the calendar year with the solar year by Ann Marie Imbornoni & Mark Hughes Related Links Leap Year 101 History of the Calendar History of the Calendar…

Writing Well: Mags and Rags

Mags and RagsWriting WellSeek and Ye Shall FindBook LearningMags and RagsResearching on the I-WayYou're Not Done Yet For more timely information, check out periodicals, material that is published on…