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Tsunami FAQs From the International Tsunami Information Center
What is a tsunami? The phenomenon we call tsunami is a series of large waves of extremely long wavelength and period usually generated by a violent, impulsive undersea disturbance or activity…Selected Essays in Black History: Strivings of the Negro People
The Story of Uncle Tom's Cabin The Wife of His Youth Strivings of the Negro People by W. E. Burghardt Du Bois Berween me and the other world there is ever an unasked question:…The Pivot of Civilization: Education and Expression
Science the Ally Woman and the Future Education and Expression "Civilization is bound up with the success of that movement. The man who rejoices in it and strives to further…The Pivot of Civilization: Education and Expression
by Margaret Sanger Science the AllyWoman and the FutureEducation and Expression "Civilization is bound up with the success of that movement. The man who rejoices in it and…The Golden Gate Bridge: Facts, History & Profile
Top of Page Image Source: Getty ImagesFast Golden Gate Bridge Facts Length: 8,981 ft (2,737 m) Width: 90 ft (27 m) Height: 746 ft (227 m) Clearance above high water: 220 ft (67 m) Weight: 887,…Chang
(Encyclopedia) ChangChangchăng [key] or YangtzeChangyăngˈsēˈ, yängˈdzŭˈ [key], Mandarin Chang Jiang, longest river of China and of Asia, c.3,880 mi (6,245 km) long, rising in the Tibetan highlands,…Anthropocene
(Encyclopedia) Anthropocene Epoch, an unofficial term used by scientists to describe a period of time—up to the present—in which humanity has impacted the planet on a global scale. The…Columbus
(Encyclopedia) Columbus. 1 City (2020 pop. 206,922), seat of Muscogee co., W Ga., at the head of navigation on the Chattahoochee River; settled and inc…Gehry, Frank Owen
(Encyclopedia) Gehry, Frank OwenGehry, Frank Owengĕrˈē [key], 1929–, American architect, b. Toronto, Ont., as Frank Owen Goldberg. He is widely considered one of the finest and most artful of…Coleridge: The Beginnings
At Nether StoweyThe Beginnings Coleridge lived in what may safely be called the most momentous period of modern history. In the year following his birth Warren Hastings was appointed first…Trending
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