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Brewer's: Trundle

A military earthwork above Goodwood. The area is about two furlongs. It has a double vallum. The situations of the portæ are still to be traced in the east, west, and north. The…

Brewer's: Trusts

The combinations called rings or corners in the commercial world. The chief merchants of an article (say sugar, salt, or flour) combine to fix the selling price of a given article and thus…

October Current Events 2022: World News

Top of Page US News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World…

Our Top Stories for the Week of September 26, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from international leadership tensions to weather devastation. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.  …

Our Top Stories for the Week of October 17, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from international changes in power to protests. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.   Around The World…

Brewer's: Point

Defined by Euclid as “that which hath no parts.” Playfair defines it as “that which has position but not magnitude,” and Legendre says it “is a limit terminating a line;” but none of these…

July 2022 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World…

The History of Skyscrapers

A race to the top by Karen Barss The Chrysler Building, in New York City, once the tallest building in the world The John Hancock Tower, in Boston, Massachusetts Skyscrapers &…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 31, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 30, 1806April 1, 1806March 31, 1806 Monday March 31st 1806 We set out early this morning and proceeded untill 8 A.M. when we Landed on the…