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Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2008
Note: The day of an eclipse is given in Universal Time (UT) and may start a day earlier or later depending on your time zone. (See Phenomena, 2008, to find time of eclipse.) February…The Red Cross & Crescent
The Question: When was the Red Crescent Society founded? The Answer: Swiss businessman Jean Henri Dunant founded what would eventually become…foreign aid
(Encyclopedia) foreign aid, economic, military, technical, and financial assistance given on an international, and usually intergovernmental level. U.S. foreign aid programs have included at least…Daniel Scofield EARHART, Congress, OH (1907-1976)
EARHART Daniel Scofield , a Representative from Ohio; born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, May, 28 1907; attended the public schools, and the College of Engineering of Ohio State University at…August 2002 Disasters
August, central and western Europe: Torrential rains and flooding wreaked havoc across the region, from Germany to Russia, causing at least 71 deaths. The Black Sea area, in Russia, was among…November 2000 Disasters
October–November, western Europe: Weeks of rain caused widespread flooding in much of Great Britain, southern France, and northern Spain and Italy.Nov. 3, western United States: A combination…Coleridge: Kubla Khan, Notes
ChristabelFrance: an OdeKubla Khan Kubla Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, was a Mongolian conqueror who stretched his empire from European Russia to the eastern shores of China in the…February 2004 Disasters
Feb., Canada, U.S., and Europe: Record cold and record snowfalls in the month of February were seen: blizzard conditions in North Dakota, exceedingly heavy snowfalls in North Carolina, and…mercantilism
(Encyclopedia) mercantilismmercantilismmûrˈkəntĭlĭzəm [key], economic system of the major trading nations during the 16th, 17th, and 18th cent., based on the premise that national wealth and power…Christmas
(Encyclopedia) Christmas [Christ's Mass], in the Christian calendar, feast of the nativity of Jesus, celebrated in Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches on Dec. 25. In liturgical importance it ranks…Trending
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