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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 5, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 4, 1806April 6, 1806April 5, 1806 Saturday April 5th 1806. This morning was so cloudy that I could not obtain any lunar observations with a…

Alabama: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceJan.88°1898Mount Willing–27°1966New MarketFeb.891909Livingston–181905Valley HeadMarch941916Evergreen21993Birmingham*April981894Union191992Valley…

tea

(Encyclopedia) tea, tree or bush, its leaves, and the beverage made from these leaves. The plant (Camellia sinensis, Thea sinensis, or C. thea) is an evergreen related to the camellia and indigenous…

Understanding the Winter Solstice

Dec. 21, marks the solstice, the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere Related Links Earth's Seasons: Video and Activities Winter…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 12, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 11, 1805April 13, 1805April 12, 1805 Friday April the 12th 1805. Set out at an early hour. our peroge and the Canoes passed over to the…

State Nicknames

Alabama Yellowhammer StateAlaska The state is commonly called “The Last Frontier” or “Land of the Midnight Sun”Arizona Grand Canyon StateArkansas The Natural StateCalifornia Golden…

Washington

  Capital: Olympia Official Name: The State of Washington Organized as a territory: March 2, 1853 Entered Union (rank): November 11, 1889 (42nd) Present constitution adopted: 1889 State…

mulberry

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Red mulberry, Morus rubra mulberry, common name for the Moraceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often climbing, mostly of pantropical distribution, and…