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Tradition, Commemoration and Celebration: How Memorial Day Is Celebrated Today
AP Photo/Seth WenigBy Sally Greene On the last Monday in May, the United States celebrates a holiday known as Memorial Day. This federal holiday is held in remembrance for the people who have died…Experience Prevails
LPGA Tour rookie Se Ri Pak, 20, dominated golf headlines in 1998, becoming the youngest woman ever to win two majors in the same season.Archive Photos This was supposed to be the year golf's next…<i>Spinosaurus vs. T. rex</i>
The ultimate grudge match? by Holly Hartman Related Links Dinosaur CentralDinosaur Hall of FameDid Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?Cretaceous period In the movie Jurassic Park…Trains, Planes, and Automobiles . . . and Ships!
Interesting facts, statistics, and fun features about our favorite modes of transportation Trains Ten Famous Trains From the Orient Express to the high tech Japanese…Earthquakes Primer
About 8,000 mini-quakes a day, and on average, one exceptionally big one per year by Borgna Brunner Earthquakes in residential areas, such as this 1964 one in Seward, Alaska, can…Icebergs Ahoy
Monster bergs on the loose by Holly Hartman Antarctic icebergs RELATED LINKS See Pictures of B15!AntarcticaNorth Atlantic IcebergsSpotlight on the TitanicIn early 2000, an iceberg covering…Islam in America
Muslims move to the mainstream Related Links Islam Primer Islam Glossary of Islam Ramadan Top Eight World Religions Non-Christians in U.S. During Dec. 2000 a crescent…Sailing
First Olympic Appearance: 1900 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Boats that come in contact with a buoy out on the race course must do a 360, sailing around the buoy in a…William Shakespeare: Pericles, Act IV, Scene IV
Scene IVEnter Gower, before the monument of Marina at TarsusGowerThus time we waste, and longest leagues make short; Sail seas in cockles, have an wish but for't; Making, to take your…Hispanic Population and the 2010 U.S. Census
What information did the 2010 U.S. Census provide about the Hispanic population? by Jennie Wood According to the 2010 U.S. Census, of the 308.7 million people who lived in the U.S. on April 1…