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Facts on Fireworks

A brief history of the world's favorite explosives RELATED LINKS Fireworks Jigsaw Game Star-Spangled Banner Pyrotechnics History of July 4 Celebrations July 4th…

History of July 4 Celebrations

  America's biggest secular holiday John Adams wrote that the Fourth of July "...ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 5, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 4, 1806July 6, 1806July 5, 1806 July 5th 1806. Set out at 6 A.M.- steered N. 75 E. 61/2 M. passed a stout C. N Side at 21/2 M. another just…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 6, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 5, 1806July 7, 1806July 6, 1806 July 6th 1806. Set out a little after sunrise passed the creek a little above our encampment. East 14 M. to…

Becoming a Civil War Reenactor

With a lot of imagination, a little research, and a modest financial investment, you could begin the unique and satisfying hobby of Civil War Reenactor By Catherine McNiff…

Khwarazm

(Encyclopedia) KhwarazmKhwarazmkhwärăzˈəm [key] or KhorezmKhorezmkhərĕzˈəm [key], ancient and medieval state of central Asia, situated in and around the basin of the lower Amu Darya River; now a…

Elam

(Encyclopedia) ElamElamēˈləm [key], ancient country of Asia, N of the Persian Gulf and E of the Tigris, now in W Iran. A civilization seems to have been established there very early, probably in the…