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October 2000 Disasters

Oct. 12, Aden, Yemen: U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole was heavily damaged when a small boat loaded with explosives blew up alongside it. Seventeen sailors were killed in what was apparently a…

Crispus Attucks Biography

Crispus AttucksAmerican revolutionary patriotBorn: c. 1723Birthplace: Boston Of mixed African and American Indian ancestry, Attucks was the slave of William Brown of Framingham, Mass. Attucks…

Phenomena, 2006: May

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenonHour2Mars is 4° south of the Moon.11003Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from…

Phenomena, 2006: April

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenonHour3Mars is 4° south of the Moon.20005FIRST QUARTER12005Saturn appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde…

Phenomena, 2005: May

MayFor terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenonHour1LAST QUARTER06001Neptune is 5° north of the Moon.15002Mars is 3° north of the Moon.15003Uranus is 3° north of the Moon.…

Phenomena, 2007: April

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 1 Pluto appears to be motionless in the…

Phenomena, 2006: June

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenonHour3FIRST QUARTER23004The Moon is at apogee.02007Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 0° 1' south of the Moon.…

Phenomena, 2006: March

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.DayPhenomenonHour1Mercury is 4° north of the Moon.02001Uranus is in conjunction with the Sun.11002Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as…

Phenomena, 2007: July

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms. Day Phenomenon Hour 2 Venus is 0° 8' south of Saturn…