Jacó, Costa Rica In Puntarenas Province
Puntarenas Province Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country, covering …
Music: 2020-2029
(2020-2030) Great Music from Decade 3 of the 21th Century
Supplemental Poverty Measure Shows State-Level Impact of Food Stamps
SNAP moved 3.1 million people out of poverty in 2018 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) reduced poverty by just …
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Where Same-Sex Couples Live
Where Same-Sex Couples Live There were almost a million same-sex couple households in the U.S. in 2017 and just over half (51.7%) …
World Population Estimated 7.58 Billion People on Earth in 2019
World population is estimated to reach 7.58 billion this month as World Population Day is celebrated on July 11 but …
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Memorial Day (May)
Memorial Day, established in 1868 as Decoration Day, honors over 1 million men and women who have died in military …
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, …
Finland Ranks Happiest Country in the World
World Happiness Report 2018 The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness. The World …
