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/…
actressBorn: 5/26/1966Birthplace: London, England British actress best known for her work in romantic Edwardian period dramas. Her films include A Room With a View (1986), Howard's End (1992), The…
historian, educatorBorn: 1875Birthplace: New Canton, Virginia
Taught to read by family members, Woodson worked as a coal miner in West Virginia and put himself through high school. He…
First LadyBorn: 8/18/1927Birthplace: Plains, Georgia Rosalynn Smith Carter has long championed the rights of women, children, and the mentally ill. As first lady, she served as honorary chair of…
actressBorn: 5/25/1939Died: 4/10/2010Best Known as: Julia Sugarbaker in the television series Designing Women Guided by an early vow at age 4 to be an opera singer,…
CARTER, John, a Representative from South Carolina; born on the Black River, near Camden, Sumter District, S.C., September 10, 1792; was graduated from South Carolina College (now the…
MANASCO, Carter, a Representative from Alabama; born in Townley, Walker County, Ala., January 3, 1902; attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Ala.; graduated from the law…
A Twice-in-a-Lifetime Event by Shmuel Ross This feature was written in the summer of 2004. Book a trip to Africa, and pray for clear skies. That’s one possible reaction to the upcoming transit…
Sun, Moon & Stars Movement of the heavenly bodies: June 2000
Celestial links · Visibility of the Planets · Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset times · Equinoxes and Solstices · …
