Last Letters Home From an American Soldier Who Died in Irap To son, Cecil, Just a quick note preface before I start in earnest. When I wrote this you were 8, still a little boy. In 2002, I was called...
The Puppy Express The Topps stood on the shoulder 1 of the road and watched as their truck's engine shuddered 2 and died. Nancy and Joe, their two children, Jodi, twelve, and Matthew, fifteen, and the...
Obesity and Risk in Driving Heavier people are more likely to be killed or seriously injured in car accidents than lighter people, according to new research. That could mean car designers will have to...
Autobiography of Nobel Prize Winner: Nicolaas Bloembergen My parents, Auke Bloembergen and Sophia Maria Quint, had four sons and two daughters. I am the second child, born on March 11, 1920, in Dordre...
Salvador Dali: A Madman That Is Not Mad When Salvador Dalí was born in 1904 in Figueras, Spain, he was actually the third Salvador Dalí. His father was named Salvador, and he had an older brother, w...
Modern Olympic Games Review 1980 Olympics, Moscow Dates: Jul.19 ~ Aug.3 Sports: 21 Events: 203 Participants: 5,179 (4,064 men; 1,115 women; 80 countries) Final Torchbearer: Sergey Belov Four years a...
Alisan Krauss: You Are a True Love Born July 23, 1971, Alison Krauss were encouraged by her parents to play instruments at an early age. She earned her initial acclaim as an instrumentalist, but soon...
British Bank Holidays British bank holidays have been recognized since 1871. The name Bank Holiday comes from the time when Banks were shut and so no trading could take place. Even though Banks are st...
The Pyramids Built 4,000 years ago, the three great pyramids at Giza, in the Egyptian desert remain the most colossal 1 buildings ever constructed. The pyramids were built by Egyptians under the order...
June 21 -- Midsummer Midsummer was the festival throughout most of England, most of Scotland, Shetland 1 , and the Orkneys 2 . Fires, dancing, games, and various shenanigans 3 involving fertility were...