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Eclipse Trivia

Word Wise > All About Books Learn about the symbolism, origin of names, and other interesting tidbits about Twilight Related Links Twilight Page…

Astronomical Constants

Light-year (distance traveled by light in one year) 5,880,000,000,000 mi Parsec (parallax of one second, or stellar distances) 3.259 light-years Velocity of light c. 186,282.4 mi/sec…

Geopolitical Issues a Big Concern in PyeongChang

Nuclear tensions intensify around the Olympics Source: AP Photo/Jae C. HongSouth Korean Protestor Tears Image of North Korean Flag Related Links North Korea The Korean War 2018 Winter Olympics…

Time and Space: It's All Relative

Imagine you’re an astronaut in the future, and your ship has the ability to travel at the speed of light. You jump into your spaceship when you’re 20 years old, travel 331 light years on your journey…

1996 Olympics: Archery

(70 meters)Men Individual: 1. Justin Huish, USA def., 2. Magnus Petersson, SWE (112-107); 3. Oh Kyo-moon, S.KOR def. Paul Vermeiren, BEL (115-110). Team: 1. United States (Justin Huish, Richard…

George Schaefer

(George Louis Scheafer)director, producerBorn: 12/16/1920Birthplace: Wallingford, Connecticut In the early 1950s and 1960s, Schaefer directed the first TV versions of several Shakespearean plays…

Glenn Ford

(Gwyllyn Ford)actorBorn: 5/1/1916Birthplace: Sainte-Christine, Portneuf county, Quebec, Canada A Broadway stage actor, he entered films in 1939 and starred opposite Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946).…

Phenomena, 2008

Configurations of Sun, Moon, and Planets January 2008 Phenomena…

March 2007

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 U.S. Troops Kill…