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Earth Day

Spikes in prices raise awareness of the need to conserve resources Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, a result of the efforts of Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), a passionate advocate of…

Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html . This list was compiled from an online survey by the NEA in 1999. See also Kids' Top 100 Favorite…

Nobel Prize for Literature

The Most Famous Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize for Literature, one of the six international awards administered by the Nobel Foundation, honors outstanding achievement in letters. The estate…

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…

William the Silent

(Encyclopedia) William the Silent or William of Orange (William I, prince of Orange), 1533–84, Dutch statesman, principal founder of Dutch independence. William married four times. His first wife…

Bonaparte

(Encyclopedia) BonaparteBonapartebōˈnəpärt [key], Ital. BuonaparteBonapartebwōnäpärˈtā [key], family name of Napoleon I, emperor of the French. Of the second generation of the family the most…

Parts of Speech: Pronouns: Pinch Hitters

Pronouns: Pinch HittersParts of SpeechGrammarNouns: Prime-Time PlayersVerbs: All the Right MovesConjunctions: The Ties That BindPrepositions: Good Things Come in Small PackagesAdjectives: Happy…

1949

World | US | Sports | Entertainment | Deaths | Year in Science World Statistics Population: 2.554 billion (!not right!) population by decade more world statistics... World Events NATO…