Memorial Day (May)
Memorial Day, established in 1868 as Decoration Day, honors over 1 million men and women who have died in military …
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Earth Day | April 22
April 22, 2019, marks the 49th anniversary and 50th observance of Earth Day ― a day intended to inspire awareness …
Fourth of July
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to …
The United States Population In 2018
The United States population on December 31, 2018 was: 328,226,532 Components of Population Change One birth every 8 seconds One death …
The History of Christmas
Although most Christians celebrate December 25 as the birthday of Jesus Christ, few in the first two Christian centuries claimed …
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, published on December 10, 1905 One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. …
The Teddy Bear
It all began when Theodore Roosevelt was on a bear hunting trip near Louisiana, Mississippi state line in Onward, Mississippi …
PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AT SEA LEVEL
Small island nations are on the frontlines of climate change, and for some, retreat is not an option Small island …
Material that Self-Transform, Adapt and Morph from one State to Another
Pushing Material Boundaries. BMW and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Self-Assembly Lab collaborate to design the first printed inflatable material The …
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Where Do Our State Tax Dollars Go?
Understanding where state tax dollars go ― and the trends in state spending ― can help state policymakers make good …
Scientists Design Conceptual Asteroid Deflector
Deflecting the massive asteroid 101955 Bennu was the focus of recent research by a national planetary defense team. Bennu will …
IT IS 2 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Move Clock Ahead 30 Seconds, Closest to Midnight Since 1953; #RewindtheDoomsdayClock: Cool Trump Nuclear Rhetoric, …
The Cost of Diabetes in the U.S.
Diabetes, also called; diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone …
What does BC and AD stand for?
AD AD (Latin anno Domini), in the year of the Lord or in the year of our Lord, used to specify …
Valentine’s Day (February)
Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February …
THE SAFEST AND MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN AMERICA – 2018
NeighborhoodScout research reveals the 100 safest cities in America with 25,000 or more people, based on the total number of …
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What Are the Odds of Dying From…
Odds of Dying It might seem a bit morbid, but human nature leads us to contemplate our demise. We sometimes …
NASA’s First Flight On Journey To Mars
When astronauts are on their first test flight aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will take them farther into the solar …
