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2015 Year in Review Slideshow: Notable Deaths

Top events for the nation and the world in 2015 Jennie Wood Prev Next Scott Weiland Lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver Weiland fronted both hugely successful rock bands…

The 2014 Hamas Israel Conflict

The murders of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers ignite this latest conflict in Gaza. Burning factory in Sderot, hit by a rocket from Gaza Photo Credit: Natan Flayer…

NYC Police Officers Turn Their Backs on Mayor

After the death of two of their own on the job, New York police officers protest against the city's mayor. Bill de Blasio marches with his family at New York City rally in 2013…

Gettysburg: Virtual Tour

Here's a walk-through of the Battle at Gettysburg by Jennie Wood Related Links Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet The Deadliest Battles in the Civil War…

Brewer's: Fools

(French, fol, Latin, follis.) (1) The most celebrated court fools: (a) Dagonet, jester of King Arthur; Rayère, of Henry I.; Scogan, of Edward IV.; Thomas Killigrew, called “King Charles's…

Most Combined Medals for Women

Below is a list of the all-time top female medalists at the Summer Games. Larissa Latynina has topped the list since 1964. No   Sport G-S-B 18 Larissa Latynina, USSR Gymnastics…

U.S. Avoids Default in 2011 and 2013

What would happen if the U.S. defaults? That's the $14 trillion question.     Related Links Economy 101 Business Basics Quiz Personal Finance Nobel Prize for Economics Labor…

Texas Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures

Texas, also known as the Lone Star State, is the second-largest state in the United States, located in the southern region of the country. It shares borders with Arkansas to the northeast, Louisiana…