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The History of the Internet

From a simple 300-mile transmission to a global network in cyberspace by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco   The Internet is over 40 years old. Related Links Internet Quiz Internet…

Walt Whitman: Song of the Broad-Axe, Part 3

Part 3The log at the wood-pile, the axe supported by it, The sylvan hut, the vine over the doorway, the space clear'd for garden, The irregular tapping of rain down on the leaves after the…

Easter Symbols and Traditions

A brief history of the spring holiday's celebrations Related Links Easter Features Easter Around the World Encyclopedia: Easter Encyclopedia: Jesus Christ   Christians…

Country Music Hall of Fame

Find out who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, from its foundation in 1961 to the present day.1961 Jimmie Rodgers Fred Rose Hank Williams 1962 Roy Acuff 1963 No…

September 1999 News and Events

1999 News Month-By-Month World NATO and U.N. Agree on K.L.A. Role (Sept. 2): Part of Kosovo Liberation Army will be allowed to survive as lightly armed civilian emergency force. Middle East…

Weather: In the Clouds

In the CloudsWeatherPartly to Mostly CloudyMoisture and HumidityIn the CloudsTen Major Cloud TypesForecasting by Clouds Hopefully, all this talk about humidity hasn't put you in a fog—but that's the…

Entertainment News from March 2001

1A strike by the Writers Guild of America looks imminent. Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the television and film industry break down. The sticking point is residuals writers…

Baltimore, Md.

Mayor: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (to 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 620,961 (21); Male: 292,249 (46.6%); Female: 328,712 (52.9%); White: 183,830 (29.6…