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World Heritage Sites in the United States

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has identified 878 World Heritage sites that it considers of “outstanding universal value.“ In the United States…

Impartial Examiner V

Impartial Examiner V18 June 1788by When a change, so momentous in it's nature, as that of new modelling a plan of government, becomes the object of any people's meditation, every citizen,…

A Warming Ocean

Global warming affects the Earth’s oceans and its wildlife by Liz Olson Related Links Quiz: Global Warming Top Carbon Dioxide Emitters The…

Daniel: 1

Daniel Chapter 1 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim…

Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861 Fellow citizens of the United States: in compliance with a custom as old as the government itself, I appear before…

Some World-Famous Cathedrals

CathedralLocationStyleDate builtHeightftmCanterburyCanterbury, Englandvarious1070–1089, 1175–1184,1379–1503235.072.0Chartres (Notre Dame)Chartres, FranceGothic12th–13th centuries375.0350.0114…

foundation

(Encyclopedia) foundation, institution through which private wealth is contributed and distributed for public purpose. Foundations have existed since Greek and Roman times, when they honored deities…

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de (Cardinal Richelieu)Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc deärmäNˈ [key]Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc dezhäN dü [key]Richelieu,…