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Worst U.S. Forest Fires

Great Balls of Fire 1871 Oct. 8-14, Peshtigo, Wis: over 1,500 lives lost and 3.8 million acres burned in nation's worst forest fire. 1889 June 6, Seattle, Wash.: fire destroyed 64 acres of the…

Music Timeline

Read this history of music and find a timeline of milestones in the music industry, dating from 325 to the present day 325…

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…

The Confederate States of America

Top of Page Source: iStockFollowing the election of Abraham Lincoln on an anti-slavery platform, 11 US states broke away from the union to form a republic that has become known as the Confederacy.…

On the Road Again—2000

Archival Material Jump on the festival bandwagon this summer by Beth Rowen Chicago Blues Festival | Glastonbury Festival | JVC Jazz Festival | Monterey Jazz Festival | Newport Folk Festival |…

Timeline: AIDS Epidemic, 1996 - Present

Key events, important people, activism and breakthroughs by David Johnson and Shmuel Ross 1981-1995 1996-1999 2000-2002 2003-2005 2006-2008 2009-present 1996…

July 2002

WorldInternational Criminal Court Opens (July 1): Hague-based court will try cases of genocide and war crimes. U.S. removed signature from treaty that created the court.U.S. Bomb Kills Dozens…