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Benjamin Banneker Biography

Benjamin Bannekermathematician, astronomer, surveyorBorn: 11/9/1731Birthplace: Ellicott's Mills, Md. Benjamin Banneker has been called the first African American intellectual. Self-taught, after…

Library of Congress

(Encyclopedia) Library of Congress, national library of the United States, Washington, D.C., est. 1800. It occcupies three buildings on Capitol Hill: The Thomas Jefferson Building (1897), the John…

Foreign Languages: Spanish

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Foreign Languages Spanish The Compendium of Online Resources for Spanish Students Spanish for Beginners download from the University of Calgary…

Consumer Protection

Find information on consumer credit scams, identity theft, spam, online shopping tips, counterfeit products, your telemarketing rights and more. The Top Five Consumer Credit ScamsTop Internet…

Growing Pains

Adjusting to Everest's new height by Borgna Brunner   Future generations will remember Everest's new height: two extra meters have rounded out the number. (Source/Nelson Chenkin…

Infoplease Site Map

Daily IQ Today's Birthday This Day in History Today's Word Quiz Today's Analogy Quiz Today's Weather Fact Ask the Editors Breaking News The Top Ten Find more daily features on our kids'…