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Non-Native Species: Aquatic Animals

by Mark Hughes Prev Next Round Goby Native to Eurasia, it arrived in the Great Lakes via ballast water. The round goby is known for competing with and preying on…

Oceans and Seas

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesWater is arguably one of the most important substances on Earth, essential not only for flora and fauna, but for sustaining human life. As such, waterways are crucial…

1936 College Football Major Conference Champions

Big SixNebraska5–0Ivy League*Dartmouth5–0–1Missouri ValleyTulsa/Creighton3–0Pacific CoastWashington6–0–1SoutheasternLSU6–0SouthernDuke7–0SouthwestArkansas5–1WesternNorthwestern6–0*not a…

1999 NAIA D1 College Football Playoffs Results

NAIA returned to a single division playoff for its football championship in 1997.First Round (Nov. 20)at Taylor (Ind.) 38Mo. Valley College 12at Hastings (Neb.) 45Bethany (Kan.) 23at…

Asian-American History

From Chinese laborers in the 1800s to millions of U.S. citizens today by David Johnson Related Links Features Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Timeline of Asian-American…

Japanese Relocation Centers

During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were put in camps Japanese-American Internment Camp: Tule Lake, California Related Links Asian Pacific American Heritage Month…

Meriwether Lewis

Meriwether Lewis was chosen, with William Clark, to lead an American overland expedition from the eastern United States to the Pacific Ocean in 1804. Lewis was a former soldier and personal…

James K. Polk

A lawyer and former congressman from Tennessee, James Knox Polk became a "dark horse" candidate for the Democratic Party in 1844. He narrowly defeated Whig Henry Clay in the general election and…