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Jonas Salk

Jonas Salk became a medical hero in 1955 for developing a vaccine that helped conquer polio. Salk grew up in New York City and earned a medical degree in 1939 from New York University. He then…

Vaccines

Source: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Why do we need vaccines? Vaccines protect us against deadly diseases like measles, mumps and whooping cough. How do vaccines work? When you…

May 2022 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Disaster News | Science & Technology 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 World…

2014 Science News: Enterovirus

Non-polio EV-D68 kills 12 and sickens hundreds across 47 states Related Links 2014 Year in Review Ebola Outbreak Where the Wind Bloweth: The Challenge…

Major U.S. Epidemics

Here's a list of the major outbreaks in U.S history Major disease outbreaks have shaped a lot of world history. When the Black Death pandemic swept through Europe and Asia, it fundamentally changed…

The U.S. Dime

The Question: Whose face is on the U.S. dime? The Answer: That's the "glasses-less" profile of Franklin D. Roosevelt, our 32nd president.…

Tanaquil Le Clercq 2001 Deaths

Tanaquil Le ClercqAge: 71 French-born, willowy ballerina who frequently and gracefully performed the works of Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine, to whom she was once married. She…

Tanaquil Le Clercq Biography

Tanaquil Le ClercqballerinaBorn: 10/2/1929Birthplace: Paris French-born, willowy ballerina who frequently and gracefully performed the works of Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine, to whom…