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Grand Canyon Rim View

photos by Carol M. Highsmith Grand Canyon Vista Previous Next >> Related Links How Old Is the Grand Canyon?Grand Canyon QuizGrand CanyonArizonaThe National Park SystemCarol M. Highsmith, a distinguished and widely published American photographer, began donating her work to the Library of Congress in 1992. The… Read more

2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: Hillary Clinton Wins a Grammy

The 2016 presidential race has been anything but boring. With Donald Trump grabbing headlines on the Republican side and the tight Democratic race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, there's more drama than you find in most movies or television shows these days. As the 2016 presidential campaign continues to heat up, here's a look back at… Read more

2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: Donald Trump Buys Doug Flutie

Jennie Wood 1. Clinton Wins Grammy 2. Sanders Records Folk Album 3. Trump & Wrestlemania 4. Kasich & Bono 5. Christie & Springsteen & Adele 6. Cruz & Palin 7. Rubio's Water Break 8. Jeb Bush Defeated 9. Trump Buys Flutie 10. Clinton Campaigns for Goldwater Donald Trump… Read more

2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: Head-Banging Jeb Bush Loses Florida

2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: Marco Rubio's Water Break

2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: Sarah Palin Shows Ted Cruz Some Love

2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: Chris Christie Loves Springsteen and Adele

2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: John Kasich and his good friend Bono

2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: Donald Trump at Wrestlemania

2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: Bernie Sanders Records Folk Album

2016 Presidential Candidates Slideshow: Forgotten Moments

The Worst United States Man-Made Disasters: Flint Water Crisis

In Jan. 2016, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency for Genesee County and apologized for the water crisis in Flint. In an interview with the National Journal that same month, Gov. Snyder agreed that Flint was his Katrina, his man-made disaster. Flint's contaminated water crisis, which began in April 2014, caught the nation'… Read more

The Worst United States Man-Made Disasters: Asbestos Contamination in Libby, Montana

Jennie Wood 1. Flint Water Crisis 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. BP Oil Spill 4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 5. Three Mile Island 6. St. Francis Dam 7. Picher Lead 8. Tennessee Ash Spill 9. Libby Asbestos 10. Dust Bowl Asbestos Contamination in Libby, Montana In the early… Read more

The Worst United States Man-Made Disasters: Coal Ash Spill in Tennessee

Jennie Wood 1. Flint Water Crisis 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. BP Oil Spill 4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 5. Three Mile Island 6. St. Francis Dam 7. Picher Lead 8. Tennessee Ash Spill 9. Libby Asbestos 10. Dust Bowl Coal Ash Spill in Tennessee In the early morning hours… Read more

The Worst United States Man-Made Disasters: Lead Contamination in Picher

Jennie Wood 1. Flint Water Crisis 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. BP Oil Spill 4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 5. Three Mile Island 6. St. Francis Dam 7. Picher Lead 8. Tennessee Ash Spill 9. Libby Asbestos 10. Dust Bowl Lead Contamination in Picher At its peak in 1926, Picher… Read more

The Worst United States Man-Made Disasters: St. Francis Dam Disaster

Jennie Wood 1. Flint Water Crisis 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. BP Oil Spill 4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 5. Three Mile Island 6. St. Francis Dam 7. Picher Lead 8. Tennessee Ash Spill 9. Libby Asbestos 10. Dust Bowl St. Francis Dam Disaster From 1924 through 1926 the St.… Read more

The Worst United States Man-Made Disasters: Three Mile Island

Jennie Wood 1. Flint Water Crisis 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. BP Oil Spill 4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 5. Three Mile Island 6. St. Francis Dam 7. Picher Lead 8. Tennessee Ash Spill 9. Libby Asbestos 10. Dust Bowl Three Mile Island Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating… Read more

The Worst United States Man-Made Disasters: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Jennie Wood 1. Flint Water Crisis 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. BP Oil Spill 4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 5. Three Mile Island 6. St. Francis Dam 7. Picher Lead 8. Tennessee Ash Spill 9. Libby Asbestos 10. Dust Bowl Exxon Valdez Oil Spill On March 24, 1989, in Prince… Read more

The Worst United States Man-Made Disasters: BP Oil Spill

Jennie Wood 1. Flint Water Crisis 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. BP Oil Spill 4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 5. Three Mile Island 6. St. Francis Dam 7. Picher Lead 8. Tennessee Ash Spill 9. Libby Asbestos 10. Dust Bowl BP Oil Spill On April 22, 2010, BP's (British Petroleum… Read more

The Worst United States Man-Made Disasters: Levee Breaks After Hurricane Katrina

Jennie Wood 1. Flint Water Crisis 2. Hurricane Katrina 3. BP Gulf Oil Spill 4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 5. Three Mile Island 6. St. Francis Dam 7. Picher Lead 8. Tennessee Ash Spill 9. Libby Asbestos 10. Dust Bowl Levee Breaks After Hurricane Katrina The day after… Read more