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America's Best Beaches, 2017

The following table lists the top ten best beaches to visit in the United States for 2017, according to Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, author of America's Best Beaches. In addition, find a list of the…

Easy, Eye-Poppin Fourth of July Decorations

By Courtney Key Ever since I was a little girl, my family has driven from upstate New York all the way to Cape Cod to enjoy the Fourth of July. To this day, everyone stays at my Nana's home that's…

Shipwrecks Since 1833

The Titanic isn't the only notable shipwreck (though it is famous for crashing into an iceberg on April 15, 1912, killing over 1,500 people). The Lusitania, a British…

plum, in botany

(Encyclopedia) plum, common name for a tree of any of many species of the genus Prunus of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for its fruit, a drupe. The plum is generally cultivated in the…

July 2019 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | World 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 news…

What is the largest lobster ever caught?

Source: National Marine Fisheries Services' Northeast Fisheries Science Center     Two kinds of lobster-like crustaceans exist in U.S. waters: the “true” or American lobster and the spiny…

Massachusetts

Massachusetts State Information Capital: Boston Official Name: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Organized as a territory: March 1, 1629 Entered Union (rank): February 6, 1788 (6th state) Present…