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Vacation Stories from our Readers

  Unusual Vacation Stories Memorable vacation experiences submitted by our readers   Well It Went To A Good Home We left Wyoming where we had bought a piece of blue leather that I was going to…

Births, Birth Rates, and Fertility Rates 2008

The following table shows the number of births, birth rates, and fertility rates in the United States excluding Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Marianas during 2008…

Births, Birth Rates, and Fertility Rates, 2012

The following table shows the number of births, birth rates, and fertility rates in the United States including Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Marianas during 2012…

U.S. Daylight Saving Time Schedule

The United States. Daylight saving time, also called “summer time,” is the practice of advancing clocks forward by one hour in the spring to gain additional daylight during the early evening. In the…

September 2019 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | US 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 news…

Births, Birth Rates, and Fertility Rates 2009

The following table shows the number of births, birth rates, and fertility rates in the United States excluding Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Marianas during 2009…

Births, Birth Rates, and Fertility Rates, 2011

The following table shows the number of births, birth rates, and fertility rates in the United States including Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Marianas during 2011…

Drake, Sir Francis

(Encyclopedia) Drake, Sir Francis, 1540?–1596, English navigator and admiral, first Englishman to circumnavigate the world (1577–80). In 1585, Drake commanded a fleet that sacked Vigo in Spain and…

Why Spanish Accents Can Be So Different

Accents speak to variety of Hispanic world by David Johnson   Related Links Where in the World is Spanish Spoken? Languages in the United States Spanish Literature…

Territorial Expansion

Accession Date Area1United States — 3,717,796 Territory in 1790 — 891,364 Louisiana Purchase 1803 831,321 Florida 1819 69,866 Texas 1845 384,958 Oregon 1846 283,439 Mexican Cession 1848 530,706…