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Sierra Leone: Major Players in the Civil War

The countries and people involved in the civil war by David Johnson Infoplease Atlas: Sierra Leone Related Links Sierra Leone Civil WarCountry Profile: Sierra LeoneMap: Sierra LeoneMap:…

The Seven Wonders of the World

Since ancient times, numerous “seven wonders” lists have been created. The content of these lists tends to vary, and none is definitive. The seven wonders that are most widely agreed upon as…

American Prisoners of War

Congress defines a prisoner of war as a person who, while serving on active military, naval, or air service, is forcibly detained or interned in the…

The Common Cold

Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health. The problem. In the course of a year, individuals in the United States suffer one billion colds,…

The Sun

All the stars, including our Sun, are gigantic balls of superheated gas, kept hot by atomic reactions in their centers. In our Sun, this atomic reaction is hydrogen fusion: four hydrogen…

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2000

DateLocationMagnitude1Jan. 8Tonga Islands7.2Feb. 25Vanuatu Islands region7.1March 28Volcano Islands, Japan region7.6April 23Santiago del Estero Province,Argentina7.0May 4Minahassa Peninsula,…

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2003

DateLocationMagnitude1Jan. 20Solomon Islands7.3Jan. 22Colima, Mexico7.6March 17Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska7.0May 26Near Honshu, Japan7.0May 26Halmahera, Indonesia7.0June 20Amazonas, Brazil7…