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August 2005

WorldSudan Leader Killed in Crash (Aug. 1): Government confirms that John Garang, leader of the opposition Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) who was recently named vice president, had…

Native American Tribes in Texas

Source: iStockIndigenous peoples exist throughout the world, from South America to Asia, Europe to Australia. And North America is no different— with 574 recognized tribes in the continental United…

Immigration Milestones

A Nation of Immigrants The U.S. is a nation of immigrants. The first wave of immigrants to colonial America, from England, France, Germany, and other northern European countries, were fleeing…

North Dakota

  North Dakota State Information Capital: Bismarck Official Name: State of North Dakota Organized as a territory: March 2, 1861 Entered Union (rank): November 2, 1889 (39th) Present…

Wisconsin

  Wisconsin State Information Capital: Madison Official Name: State of Wisconsin Organized as a territory/republic: July 4, 1836 Entered Union (rank): May 29, 1848 (30) Present constitution…

John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman

John Chapman was an itinerant agriculturalist and missionary who became known as "Johnny Appleseed," a folk hero of the 19th century American frontier. He showed up in the Ohio River Valley sometime…

Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), 2005 News

leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, breezed to victory in January’s election for president of the Palestinian Authority, winning 62% of the vote. Abbas succeeded former…

Wall Street

The Question: Was there ever a real wall on Wall Street? The Answer: Yes. According to The Museum of the City of New York there was, at one…

Nuclear Ambitions Ebb and Flow

—Borgna Brunner On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake > the largest earthquake in 40 years—ruptured the floor of the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The…