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A new quarter for every state by Damon Goldsmith Delaware's quarter, the first to be released, features a portrait of patriot Caesar Rodney. Photo Credit: U.S. Mint Photo Credit: U.…Got Pesticides?
The hidden ingredient in children's diets by Kim Lundgren The 10 Most Important Foods to Buy Organic Baby food Strawberries Grains Milk Corn (corn chips, popcorn) Bananas Green beans Peaches…Fire Zone
Millions of acres are being consumed each year, so what's being done to save them? By David Johnson and Mark Zurlo Related Links Smokey BearWorst U.S. FireTimeline: Fires and ExplosionsNat'l…Defining Hate Crimes
No longer a Black and White issue by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco This article was posted on August 18, 1999. Buford O. Furrow opened fire at a Jewish community center. The avowed White supremacist…Hurricane Katrina
A disaster and its catastrophic aftermath by Borgna Brunner The eye of the storm bears down on the Gulf Coast Hurricane Links Hurricane Katrina TimelineHurricane Season 2008Maps: Louisiana…A History of the Supreme Court
Photo Source: iStock The US Supreme Court has presided over numerous landmark cases, with many having a significant social, cultural and environmental impact on the United States. Here we provide an…April 2009 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of April 2009. Charges Against Ted Stevens Dropped (Apr. 1): The Justice Department moves to drop all…National Security versus Civil Liberties
—By Borgna Brunner Disaster. Hurricane Katrina slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, destroying towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing a million people, and killing almost 1,800.…Timeline: U.S. Spying and Surveillance
Key happenings in the history of domestic and international surveillance The need to protect citizens' rights against “unreasonable searches and seizures“ is as old as our country; safeguards were…Famous Firsts by American Women, 1901–Present
Here is a timeline about famous firsts by American women. This information includes such notable figures as the first published author in 1650 (Anne Bradstreet), to Elizabeth Blackwell receiving…