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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 16, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 15, 1805March 17, 1805March 16, 1805 March 16th, Mr. Gurrow a Frenchman who has lived many years with the Ricares & Mandans shewed us…

Cat and Mouse in Partnership

Cat and Mouse in Partnership A certain cat had made the acquaintance of a mouse, and had said so much to her about the great love and friendship she felt for her, that at length the mouse…

The World's Most Notorious Despots, Part 4

The World's Most Notorious Despots by Borgna Brunner Top Ten Despots TamerlaneIvan the TerribleRobespierreJoseph StalinAdolph HitlerMao ZedongFrancois DuvalierNicolae CeausescuIdi…

rainbow

(Encyclopedia) rainbow, arc showing the colors of the spectrum, violet inside and red outside, which appears when the sun shines through water droplets. It often appears while the sun is shining…

concentration camp

(Encyclopedia) concentration camp, a detention site outside the normal prison system created for military or political purposes to confine, terrorize, and, in some cases, kill civilians. The term was…

Clay and Pottery

An ancient art by Phyllis McKee Clay on a potter's wheel Famous Potters Maria MartinezJoan MiróOgata KenzanMargaret TafoyaJosiah WedgewoodBernard MooreRelated Links The…

Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Swineherd

The Emperor's New ClothesThe Real PrincessThe Swineherd There was once a poor Prince, who had a kingdom. His kingdom was very small, but still quite large enough to marry upon; and he…

Who Was Who in the Khmer Rouge, Part 1

Beyond Pol Pot and Ta Mok This article was posted in March, 1999. In the two decades since the regime was toppled, not a single Khmer Rouge has been tried in a court of law…

1997 News of the World: Asia

1997 News of the World In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge stronghold in the western jungles splintered in 1997, with factions warring against each other or defecting. The Khmer Rouge provoked the…