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Father's Day Quotations

Father's Day Quotations Compiled by Elizabeth Olson "For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers." Homer "It doesn't matter who my…

DK Science: Disease

HEART DISEASE INFECTIOUS DISEASES CANCER FIND OUT MORE When a person has a disease, a part of that person’s body fails to function properly. Diseases produce different patterns of symptoms:…

America's Weird Museums

Curious Collections America's Weird museums by Laura Hayes Here is a selection of some of the more interesting and popular of America's odd museums. Arts & Entertainment |…

Members of Congress: US, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from US Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, John 1735-1826 ADAMS, John Quincy 1767-1848 AGNEW, Spiro Theodore 1918-1996 ALBERT, Carl…

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…

Washington, DC

Created municipal corporation: Feb. 21, 1871 Mayor: Muriel Bowser (to Dec. 2018) Motto: Justitia omnibus (Justice to all…

DK Science: Pollination

FERTILIZATIONWIND DISPERSALCROSS FERTILIZATIONPOLLENPOLLINATORSFIND OUT MOREThe male sex cells of seed plants (flowering plants, conifers, and cycads) are contained in tough capsules called…

Museums on Display

People have been collecting precious objects since at least the 3rd century B.C. That's when the Museum of Alexandria was open for business. Through the ages, members of royalty, universities and…

First Pets Slideshow

// by Mark Hughes Barack Obama, Malia and Sasha Obama's dad, informed his daughters—and millions of other people who were watching his victory speech the night he was elected…