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Alaska Day: October 18, 1867
Details about this annual event that "commemorates the Purchase Transfer of Russian claim of Alaska to the United States of America at Sitka on Oct. 18, 1867, and celebrates the diversity of cultures and historical perspectives of our people."Features illustrated histories of the transfer and the festival, and links to information about Sitka, Alaska. From the City of Sitka. Study Links Asthma To Increased Risk For Sleep Apnea In Young Women
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have found that young women with asthma are twice as likely to have symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea -- a condition that often goes undetected in women--compared with those who do not have asthma. NASA: Mars Global Surveyor Dead
The longest-lasting orbiter of another world falls silent. Scientists lose hope of reviving NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, blaming a faulty solar panel for the loss. In Gear Factor. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. The Lawrence Marwick Collection of Copyrighted Yiddish Plays at the Li
This annotated bibliography of almost 1,300 Yiddish plays from the Library of Congress "sheds light on the vibrant popular culture of Jewish immigrants to the United States."Includes indexes to the Yiddish titles and English titles in Roman characters, and a brief overview of Yiddish theater in America. Bibliography compiled by Zachary Baker, curator of Judaica at Stanford University. Opens directly into a PDF file. Womb Needed For Proper Brain Development
The brains of babies born very prematurely do not develop as well as those who are carried to full-term, according to new research presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington, D.C. Researchers reported that an ultrasound study of the brains of babies born around 26 weeks gestation showed that certain aspects of brain development were very compromised compared to infants in utero. History Explorer: A Timeline of Stories From Our Exhibits, Collections
This interactive timeline from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History allows users to browse events by historical era or trace historical developments by themes such as "Art and Culture,""Politics and Reform,""Home, Family, and Community,"and "Science, Medicine, and Technology."Images of objects from the museum's online collections and links to online exhibits entice the user to learn more about the shaping of America. The Ageless Project
The goal of this website is to show that "the personal, creative side of the web is diverse and ageless"by collecting examples of blogs maintained by people of all ages. Browse the links to the blogs by era of birth (from the 1920s to the present), month of birthday, or specific year of birth. While not scientific in approach, this personal project nevertheless shows examples of blogs written by people of all ages. Hitchcock's Style
"Alfred Hitchcock is perhaps Britain's most famous and highly regarded film director, yet he is best known today -- even in Britain -- for the films he made after he left the country in 1939 for a career in Hollywood."This site describes how the style ("the themes, preoccupations, tricks and techniques") of this "Master of Suspense"was in place by the time he went to Hollywood. Clips only available to British educational users. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying...
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