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Presidential Trivia

Who was the only bachelor to lead the nation? Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other John Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams. James Madison and Zachary Taylor were second cousins…

Flatland: How I had a Vision of Lineland

by Edwin A. Abbott How I vainly tried to explain ...How I had a Vision of Lineland It was the last day but one of the 1999th year of our era, and the first day of the Long Vacation.…

QuickFacts State and County Update Notes

State and county New items added for states and counties on 1/12/2007 Population, 2005Population, percent change April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005Persons…

Flatland: Of Recognition by Sight

by Edwin A. Abbott Of our Methods of Recognizing ...Concerning Irregular FiguresOf Recognition by Sight I am about to appear very inconsistent. In the previous sections I have said that…

Women in Technology

Profiles of female trailblazers in technology by Jennie Wood Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer Women in Technology Ada Lovelace Grace Hopper Hedy Lamarr Jean Sammet Roberta…

Entertainment News from June 2001

1 Rick Schroder announces he's through with NYPD Blue. “The long hours required to shoot NYPD Blue would prevent me from being where I really want to be at this time—which is with my family,”…

High School and College Graduates

Find the number of high school and college graduates in the United States.   High school College1 School year Men Women Total2 Men Women Total 1899–1900 38,000…