On September 11, 2001, members of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization carried out devastating attacks on New York and Washington DC. These terrorist strikes killed 2,975 people. Many members of the al-Qaeda terrorist network, including leader Osama bin... | READ MORE >
The early explorers and settlers of the United States took full advantage of the abundant game to be found in the new lands they were beginning to inhabit. The ability to hunt wild animals for food not only offered a means for survival, but also allowed... | READ MORE >
Physicist Enrico Fermi discovered the potential of nuclear fission in 1934, when he bombarded uranium atoms with neutrons and was surprised to discover that the products of this reaction were much lighter than uranium. On December 2, 1942, Fermi created... | READ MORE >
