People in the News Whether taking the helm of a newly-independent South Africa or simply living "La Vida Loca," these were the ones who made the headlines in 1999.by Beth Rowen…
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In Jan. 2016, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency for Genesee County and apologized for the water crisis in Flint. In an interview with the National…
Celebrating a man who never gave up on his rights
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Earth's Moon is a small ball of gray rock revolving 239,000 miles around Earth. It is just one of many in the solar system. The Moon has no air and no water. It is about one-fourth as large as…
Top Sports Personalities Golf star Tiger Woods, Olympic star Cathy Freeman, and ten other personalities who changed sports by Gerry Brown, John Gettings, & Mike Morrison Tiger WoodsAt…
(Encyclopedia) Crazy Horse, d. 1877, war chief of the Oglala Sioux. He was a prominent leader in the Sioux resistance to white encroachment in the mineral-rich Black Hills. When Crazy Horse and his…
