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Source: National Marine Fisheries Services' Northeast Fisheries Science Center The most often quoted estimate is 20,000. There may be as many as 20,000 more. Which is the oldest type of…Wallops Island
(Encyclopedia) Wallops IslandWallops Islandwälˈləps [key], island, 6 sq mi (15.5 sq km), Accomack co., E Va., off the Atlantic coast of the Delmarva pensinsula S of Chincoteaque island. NASA has a…Richard Thomas HANNA, Congress, CA (1914-2001)
HANNA Richard Thomas , a Representative from California; born in Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyo., June 9, 1914; graduated from Pasadena Junior College, Pasadena, Calif.; B.A., University of…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, February 23, 1806
Day 1222 Day 1224 Lewis, February 23, 1806 Sunday February 23rd 1806. not anything transpired during this day worthy of particular notice. our sick are all on the recovery, except Sergt.…Potential Disasters
Scientists warn potential disasters threaten the U.S.Are the odds worth the worry? by David Johnson The British government appointed a commission to assess the chances that an…January 2000 Disasters
Jan. 4, Rena, Norway: 2 trains collided head-on after one of the drivers failed to stop for a red signal. Nineteen people killed and 35 injured in the crash.Jan. 18, off Rio de Janeiro:…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Ode to the West Wind Verse 3
by Percy Bysshe Shelley 2 4 3 Thou who didst waken from his summer dreams The blue Mediterranean, where he lay, Lulled by the coil of his crystalline streams, Beside a pumice isle in Baiae's…Ignatius Sancho Biography
Ignatius SanchowriterBorn: 1729Birthplace: slave ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean Sancho was born on a slave ship shortly after it left what is today the West African nation of Guinea. After…basalt
(Encyclopedia) basaltbasaltbəsôltˈ, băsˈôlt [key], fine-grained rock of volcanic origin, dark gray, dark green, brown, reddish, or black in color. Basalt is an igneous rock, i.e., one that has…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 16, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 15, 1806March 17, 1806March 16, 1806 Sunday March 16th 1806. Not any occurrence worthy of relation took place today. Drewyer and party did…Trending
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