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(Encyclopedia) turnpike, road paid for partly or wholly by fees collected from travelers at tollgates. It derives its name from the hinged bar that prevented passage through such a gate until the…The Top Ten: America's Worst Highway Bottlenecks
America's Worst Highway Bottlenecks Rank City Freeway Location Vehicles Per Day Annual Hours of Delay 1. Los…Famous African American Scientists
Percy L. Julian, Aprille Ericsson, and other exceptional scientists by Ann Marie Imbornoni Charles Henry Turner Related Links Black History Month Features…January 1997 News and Events
1997 News Month-By-Month World Two Sentenced to Death in Rwanda Massacre (Jan. 3): Court condemns Hutu men in first attempt to punish those responsible for half a million killings in 1994.…Interstate Highway System Trivia
Facts and figures on the U.S. highway system by Federal Highway Administration Related Links Quiz: Great American Highways The Story of the U.S. InterstateRoad Mileage Between U.S.…Entertainment News from March 1997
Geoffrey Rush and Frances McDormandArchive Photos3Finally, a wise programming decision. ABC rebuffs Roseanne's request for a 10th season. The network cited high production costs and flagging…Entertainment News from January 1997
Bryant GumbelArchive Photos1The controversial television ratings system debuts on the broadcast networks. The ratings appear for 15 seconds in the upper left-hand corner of the television…The Movies of 1996–1997
Absolute PowerAddicted to LoveAfterglowAir Force OneAlbino AlligatorAlien ResurrectionAlive and KickingAll Over MeAmerican BuffaloAmerican StraysAn American Werewolf in…Major Race Riots in the U.S.
Read about some of the most significant riots in U.S. history 1898: Wilmington, North Carolina While Democrats held power at the state level in North Carolina, a coalition of white…Los Angeles
(Encyclopedia) Los AngelesLos Angeleslôs ănˈjələs, lŏs, ănˈjəlēzˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. A port of entry on the Pacific coast, with a fine…Trending
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