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Fun Facts About Skyscrapers

From the father of the skyscraper to a building with a view by Karen Barss The Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France The Empire State Building, in New York City The Sears Tower, in…

William Shakespeare: Coriolanus, Act IV

Act IVScene IRome. Before a gate of the cityEnter Coriolanus, Volumnia, Virgilia, Menenius, Cominius, with the young Nobility of RomeCoriolanusCome, leave your tears: a brief farewell: the…

U.S. News: The Trials of Chelsea Manning

  After being sentenced to 35 years in prison, Manning makes a statement. PFC Chelsea Manning official army photo, 2012 Related Links 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of…

A Millennium Miscellany

by Borgna Brunner The Just-in-Time-for-the-Millennium Department In Dec. 1999, Pope John Paul II publicly apologized for the Catholic Church's execution of Czech reform leader Jan Hus, who was…

Brewer's: Hair, Hairs

(Anglo-Saxon, har.) The greatest events are often drawn by hairs. Events of great pith and moment are often brought about by causes of apparently no importance. —Sir John Hawkins's…

1 Chronicles: 3

1 Chronicles Chapter 3 1 Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess: 2…

Got Pesticides?

The hidden ingredient in children's diets by Kim Lundgren The 10 Most Important Foods to Buy Organic Baby food Strawberries Grains Milk Corn (corn chips, popcorn) Bananas Green beans Peaches…

May 2000 News and Events

WorldRebels Seize Peacekeepers in Sierra Leone (May 4): UN intervention erupts into violence as Revolutionary United Front rebels kill seven and capture at least 500 of UN force. (May 17):…

Iraq Timeline: 2010

  by Beth Rowen 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • January 2010 A parliamentary panel recommended that 500 candidates (out of a total of 6,…