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Martinique

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MauritaniaMauritaniamôrĭtāˈnēə [key], officially Islamic Republic of Mauritania, republic (2015 est. pop. 386,000), 397,953 sq mi (1,030,700 sq km), NW Africa. Fort-de-France is…

Staten Island

(Encyclopedia) Staten Island (1990 pop. 378,977), 59 sq mi (160 sq km), SE N.Y., in New York Bay, SW of Manhattan, forming Richmond co. of New York state and the borough of Staten Island of New York…

Ribaut, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Ribaut or Ribault, JeanRibaut or Ribault, Jeanboth: zhäN rēbōˈ [key], c.1520–65, French mariner and colonizer in Florida, b. Dieppe. When Gaspard de Coligny decided to plant a French…

Weather: Galveston Storm Surge

Galveston Storm SurgeWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe Great New…

Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of August 23, 2021

It's been a busy week, from the terrorist attack in Kabul to the severe weather disasters around the world. Who has time to keep track of it all? That's why we've boiled it all down to our top five…

Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of September 6, 2021

It’s been a busy week, from the attempt to use Bitcoin as currency to Afghanistan’s new government. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top five stories…

Rubin Carter

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was a professional boxer who spent nearly two decades in a New Jersey prison before his murder convictions were overturned by a district court in 1985. He was a teen…