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Timeline: Cesar Chavez
by Borgna Brunner 1927Cesar Chavez is born on March 31, 1927, in Yuma, Arizona, to a poor Mexican American family. They run a farm, grocery store, garage, and pool hall. 1938 The…Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson wrote the groundbreaking ecological book Silent Spring. Rachel Carson earned her bachelor's degree in biology at the Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) in 1929,…Jeff Porcaro
Jeff Porcaro was one of the top studio drummers in pop music during the 1970s and 1980s. While still a teenager he began playing with Sonny and Cher, and during the next two decades he played behind…Edward Knipling 2000 Deaths
Edward KniplingAge: 90 U.S. government entomologist who devised a technique to sterilize male screwworms, essentially eradicating the insect and saving livestock from a fatal plague. Knipling…Recalls
Several federal agencies enforce product-safety regulations and provide recall information. Central access to recall information is at www.recalls.gov . Consumer products: U.S. Consumer Product…James Joseph DELANEY, Congress, NY (1901-1987)
DELANEY James Joseph , a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 19, 1901; attended the public schools in Long Island City, N.Y.; was graduated from the law department of St.…August 1999 News and Events
1999 News Month-By-Month World China Launches Long-Range Missile (Aug. 2): Announcement is unusual. Beijing attacks U.S. for sale of military equipment to Taiwan in middle of crisis. NATO…User's Guide to Environmental Language
acid rain: Rain contaminated with pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These gases come from fuels being burned at high temperatures and from car exhausts. When acid rain…April 2021 Current Events: Science and Technology News
Top of Page World News | US News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the Science and Technology news…2003 Intel Science Talent Search Winners
First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Jamie Rubin, 16, Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Fla., for his project identifying small molecules that can be used in treatment for Candida albicans yeast…Trending
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