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Temperature Extremes in the United States
Here is information on the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in the U.S. as well as major rises and falls in temperature. The Highest Temperature ExtremesSome Outstanding…What is the significance of limited human-to-human transmission?
What is the significance of limited human-to-human transmission? Though rare, instances of limited human-to-human transmission of H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses have occurred in…Arnold Newman 2006 Deaths
Arnold NewmanAge: 88 pioneering portrait photographer who developed and popularized “environmental portraiture,” a method in which he set his subjects with elements of their professions or…Dennis Weaver 2006 Deaths
Dennis WeaverAge: 81 actor who played Deputy Chester Goode on television's popular western Gunsmoke. He later starred in McCloud, playing a western deputy transferred to New York City. For…Henry Cisneros Biography
Henry CisnerosSecretary of Housing and Urban Development, Clinton AdministrationBorn: 6/11/1947Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas Henry Cisneros served as Secretary of Housing and Urban…Anne Burford 2004 Deaths
Anne BurfordAge: 62 head of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Reagan who was a target of environmentalists who opposed her cuts to the EPA budget and her policy of giving…Teresa Heinz Kerry
Name at birth: Maria Teresa Thierstein Simoes-FerreiraTeresa Heinz Kerry is the philanthropist and public figure who is the wife of Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts and the former wife of the late…Major Air Pollutants
Air pollution is a real public health and environmental problem that can lead to-among other things-global warming, acid rain, and the deterioration of the ozone layer. This chart names some common…2005 George Polk Awards
The George Polk Awards in Journalism, administered by Long Island University, honors excellence in print and broadcast journalism. The award was esablished in 1949 and named for CBS correspondent…Vice President Al Gore
Distinguishing himself as a Democratic leader by Beth Rowen Gore's agenda includes gun-control regulation, environmental protection, and Internet access in schools. Vital Statistics…Trending
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