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Current Events This Week: March 2024

Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News It's a busy world out there, so that’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories for each week of March 2024…

100 Best First Lines of Novels

The titles range from Don Quixote to Middlesex The editors of American Book Review selected what they consider the most memorable first lines of novels. The titles on the list span centuries and…

Finland

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Finland, Finnish SuomiFinland,swôˈmē [key], officially Republic of Finland, republic (2015 est. pop. 5,482,000), 130,119 sq mi (337,009 sq km), N Europe. It borders on the Gulf…

July 2022 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World…

Women Who Left Their “Stamps” on History

Each of the following women have made a significant contribution to society. As a result, they (or works of art created by them) have been pictured on U.S. postage stamps.Name Year Issued…

The Triple Crown: Preakness Stakes

For three-year-olds. Held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Inaugurated 1873. Note that the 1918 race was held over…