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Navajo Code Talkers

The code that was never broken President George W. Bush honored Navajo Code Talkers in July 2001. In 1942, there were about 50,000 Navajo tribe members. As of 1945, about 540 Navajos served as…

Emmanuel Macron

Name at birth: Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric MacronEmmanuel Macron is the French politician whose swift rise culminated in his election as the president of France in 2017. He was re-elected in 2022…

Ralph Eugene UPDIKE, Congress, IN (1894-1953)

UPDIKE Ralph Eugene , a Representative from Indiana; born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., May 27, 1894; attended the public schools of Whitcomb and Brookville, Dodds Army and Navy Academy,…

Coleridge: Part II

Part IPart IIIPart II The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea. And the good south wind still blew…

Coleridge: Part VI

Part VPart VIIPart VI FIRST VOICE 'But tell me, tell me! speak again, Thy soft response renewing— What makes that ship drive on so fast? What is the ocean doing?' SECOND VOICE '…

U.S. Unstaffed Planetary and Lunar Programs

Lunar Orbiter. Series of spacecraft designed to orbit the Moon, taking pictures and obtaining data in support of the subsequent staffed Apollo landings. The U.S. launched five Lunar Orbiters…

John Philip Sousa

"March King" John Philip Sousa was the most famous band leader in the United States during his lifetime, a former U.S. Marine Band leader who composed and conducted some of the most well-known…

Infoplease BBQ Primer

Some BBQ tips Marinades and Sauces For a superbly juicy piece of meat, nothing beats a quality marinade. There are dozens of different ways to marinate pork, beef, and chicken. Try out a few…

Coleridge: Part V

Part IVPart VIPart V Oh sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole! To Mary Queen the praise be given! She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul…

Animal Hall of Fame

Land mammal: African elephants weigh up to 14,000 pounds and can eat as much as 600 pounds of food a day! Their trunks contain as many as 100,000 different muscles. Marine mammal: The blue whale…