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Major U.S. Epidemics

Here's a list of the major outbreaks in U.S history Major disease outbreaks have shaped a lot of world history. When the Black Death pandemic swept through Europe and Asia, it fundamentally changed…

Korey Stringer 2001 Deaths

Korey StringerAge: 27 Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl offensive tackle, who died of heat stroke during the team's preseason training camp; started the last 65 straight games at right tackle for…

Christina Rossetti: Sweet Death

Sweet DeathThe sweetest blossoms die. And so it was that, going day by day Unto the church to praise and pray, And crossing the green churchyard thoughtfully, I saw how on the graves…

Winter Storm

  1888 Jan. 12, Midwest: the “The Schoolhouse Blizzard.” More than 200 people died while trying to get home after a sudden drop in temperature and a major storm that hit during school and work…

February 2007

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Analysis of Iraq Expresses Doubt on…

Genesis: 5

Genesis Chapter 5 1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 2 Male and female created he them; and…

Who Was Who in the Khmer Rouge, Part 2

by Borgna Brunner On April 15, 1998, Pol Pot died. His body was hastily cremated without an autopsy, and there has been some speculation that his former comrades poisoned him. He died…

Punctuation: The Colon: What a Party Animal

The Colon: What a Party AnimalPunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the…