Air pressure is the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the earth. It is measured by a barometer in units called millibars. Most barometers use mercury in a glass column, like a thermometer,…
1846-48U.S. troops engaged: 78,718American battle deaths: 1,733The U.S. fought against Mexico over Texas and California.The war was fought in the name of “manifest destiny,” the belief that the…
(O'Shea Jackson)musician, actorBorn: 6/15/1969Birthplace: Los Angeles Rap singer and co-founder, with Easy-E and Dr. Dre, of the group N.W.A. (Niggaz with Attitude) who has gone on to a successful…
STUTZMAN, Marlin, a Representative from Indiana; born in Sturgis, Saint Joseph County, Mich., August 31, 1976; graduated from Lake Area Christian High School, Sturgis, Mich.; attended Trine…
Born: 1/29/1843Birthplace: Niles, Ohio William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, on Jan. 29, 1843. He taught school, then served in the Civil War, rising from the ranks to become a major.…
musicianBorn: 3/12/1948Birthplace: Boston, Mass. The Bing Crosby of the 1970s, Taylor's brand of mellow introspective music delineated the shift away from the socially and politically charged music…
musician, writerBorn: 1/17/1955Birthplace: Fort Monroe, Virginia Earle's unwillingness to be defined as either a rock or a country musician prevented him from breaking into the mainstream but…
singer, songwriterBorn: 9/9/1941Birthplace: Dawson, GA Legendary soul singer whose death at age 26 ended a career just as it was about to blossom. In 1962, Redding, a former choir member, was a…
founder of the Mali EmpireBorn: c. 1210Birthplace: Kangaba State (in present-day Mali) West Africa An ethnic Malinké (also known as Mandinka), Mari Diata was the son of Nare Maghan, ruler of the…
poetBorn: 1939Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland One of many Northern Irish poets, Seamus Heaney being the most famous, whose emergence in the 1970s coincided with the region's political and…
