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January 2004 Disasters

Jan. 3, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt: A Egyptian charter Boeing 737 crashed into the Red Sea shortly after take-off, killing 148 people many of whom were French tourists going home from holidays.…

Poverty

Below is an overview of the number and rate of people who were living in poverty in the United States in 2007. The figures, which are broken down by age, race, family type, region, and nativity, are…

Louisville

(Encyclopedia) LouisvilleLouisvillel&oomacr;ˈēvĭl [key], city (1990 pop. 269,063), seat of Jefferson co., NW Ky., at the Falls of the Ohio; inc. 1780. It is the largest city in Kentucky, a port…

Weather: Doing the Twist

Doing the TwistWeatherThere's No Place Like HomeThunderstormsDoing the TwistThe ChaseStaying Safe in a Storm Thunderstorms have a way of going to extremes. If the atmosphere is very unstable and…

East Favorite

    Tennessee (28-2) returns with almost the entire squad that went a perfect 39-0 last season, culminating in a 93-75 trouncing of Louisiana Tech in the National Championship game. They are again…

Costliest Heat Waves 1901–2013

A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessive heat, generally ten degrees or more above average, often combined with excessive humidity. This kind of heat kills. After…

Hispanic Population and the 2010 U.S. Census

What information did the 2010 U.S. Census provide about the Hispanic population? by Jennie Wood According to the 2010 U.S. Census, of the 308.7 million people who lived in the U.S. on April 1…

May 2003 Disasters

May: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which was first detected in southern China last November, continued to spread in China and Taiwan but appeared to be contained in other areas of…