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State Compulsory School Attendance Laws

Here's a list of each U.S. state's compulsory school attendance laws and the date they were implemented. State Enactment1 Compulsory attendance, 2013 Alabama 1915 6–16…

Lightning Dangers

The National Weather Service publication Storm Data recorded a total of 4,049 deaths from lightning strikes from the year 1959 through 2014. According to the…

meteorite

(Encyclopedia) meteorite, meteor that survives the intense heat of atmospheric friction and reaches the earth's surface. Because of the destructive effects of this friction, only the very largest…

Portsmouth, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Portsmouth. 1 City (1990 pop. 25,925), Rockingham co., SE N.H., a port of entry with a good harbor and a state-owned port terminal at the mouth of the Piscataqua River opposite Kittery…

James Winthrop: Agrippa XVI

Agrippa XVIJames Winthrop25 January 1788by James WinthropTo the Massachusetts Convention.Gentlemen,That the new system, proposed for your adoption, is not founded in argument, but in party…

New England

Source: The U.S. Department of State The smallest region, New England has not been blessed with large expanses of rich farmland or a mild climate. Yet it played a dominant role in American…

Directory of Prominent Charitable Organizations

American Cancer Society 1599 Clifton Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30329 (800) ACS-2345 Americares FoundationEmergency medical and other disaster relief worldwide 161 Cherry Street New Canaan, CT 06840 (…

February 2003 Disasters

Feb. 1, Tex.: The Columbia Space Shuttle, on its 28th mission, broke up as it reentered Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. They were: Rick D. Husband, William C. McCool,…