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Fathers by the Numbers

Facts about dads from the U.S. Census Bureau Related Links Father's Day Timeline Father's Day Quotations Father's Day Quiz   The idea of Father's Day was conceived slightly…

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2004

DateLocationMagnitude1Jan. 3Southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia7.1Feb. 5Papua, Indonesia7.0Feb. 7Near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia7.3July 15Fiji Region7.1July 25Southern…

2017 Year in Review - Disaster News

  Top events for the nation and the world in 2017 Prev Next Cyclone Dineo Cyclone Dineo Destroys 20,000 Homes in Mozambique On Feb. 17, officials assessed the damages caused by Tropical…

Back to School by the Numbers

From the U.S. Census Bureau Related Links School Enrollment and Educational Attainment Elementary and High School Education Higher Education     Back-to-School Shopping $8.…

U.S. Tornadoes

Find a list of the most deadly and intense tornadoes in the U.S. with casualty information.   1840 May 6, Natchez, Miss.: tornado struck heart of the city, killing 317 and injuring over 1,…

June 2002 Disasters

June–early July, mainly western U.S.: Several major wildfires burned throughout the West and Southwest, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. The Hayman fire in the Pike…

October 2004 Disasters

Oct. 6, Taba, Egypt: Three car bombs targeting Israeli tourists exploded at Egyptian resort areas on the Sinai peninsula. The largest explosion at the Hilton Taba hotel killed at least 34.…

Modern Slavery

Human bondage in Africa, Asia, and the Dominican Republic by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco This article was posted on April 18, 2001. Sudanese slaves await redemption in Madhol, Sudan, in…