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The world is a busy, complicated place. From business to politics to culture, it can be hard to get a grip on it all. Infoplease is here to help. Broaden your horizons with our country profiles,…Election Day on Tuesdays?
Why the Tuesday after the first Monday in November? Source: Federal Election Commission Related Links Campaign 2012Who Can Vote and Who Can Be ElectedHow the President Gets ElectedThe…Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir Biography
Gudrid ThorbjarnardottirViking travelerBorn: c. 985Birthplace: Iceland According to the Icelandic sagas, Gudrid (“the traveler”) and her husband Thorfinn Karlsefni traveled to North America…August 2000 Feature Schedule
August 2000 Feature Schedule Note: This schedule lists only the day's lead feature(s). Five to ten articles are featured daily. Schedule is subject to change.July 2000 | September 2000 Monday…All About Lightning Preparedness
Lightning is powerful and bright and sometimes deadly. Being struck by lightning can cause a lot of health challenges and could prove fatal. According to the National Weather Service, 305 people…November 2021 Current Events: World News
Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | Disaster 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 US news…Red, White, and Blue Highways
The story of the U.S. Interstate by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Related Links Interstate System TriviaQuiz: Great American Highways Road Mileage Between U.S. CitiesDwight D.…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of November 22, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from a new UFO taskforce to a newly discovered Covid variant. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top four stories of the week.…Foreign Tourism in the United States
The Question: What are the top 25 cities in the U.S. that are visited most by tourists? And which make the most money from tourism? The Answer…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, June 27, 1806
Day 1477 Day 1479 Lewis, June 27, 1806 Friday June 27th 1806. We collected our horses early and set out. the road still continued on the heights of the same dividing ridge on which we had…Trending
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