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5 days ago · The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, [1] [2] was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. [3] The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
- August 28, 1963; 60 years ago
2 days ago · Climate change is happening now. Evidences being seen support the fact that the change cannot simply be explained by natural variation. The most recent scientific assessments have confirmed that this warming of the climate system since the mid-20th century is most likely to be due to human activities; and thus, is due to the observed increase in greenhouse gas concentrations from human ...
5 days ago · And so it was that our Japanese-language reporter Masanuki Sunakoma headed off to the town of Kusatsu.Located in Gunma Prefecture, about three hours by train and bus north of Tokyo, Kusatsu is one of the top onsen destinations in east Japan, and it’s especially famous for the massive Yubatake “hot spring field” that dominates the center of the town.
3 days ago · Prehistoric[edit] Anzick-1, a 1 or 2 year old Clovis child whose skeletonized body was found near Wilsall, Montana in 1968. The child's death was carbon dated to around 9500–9000 BC. It is disputed why the child even died. The child's body is the only one discovered belonging to the Clovis culture. Fragments of a human skull found next to the ...
5 days ago · Low-level, rain. "rain sheet". Stratocumulus. Low-level. "heap & sheet". Stratus. Low-level. "sheet". This is a handy guide for identifying various types of clouds including information on what makes clouds look different, which are responsible for storms, and how some clouds can help in predicting weather.
5 days ago · Images like this example were so popular, there was even a term for them. “ Pronkstilleven” is a Dutch word meaning “ostentatious”, “ornate” or “‘sumptuous” still life. It became a style of still life painting that depicted ornate and luxurious objects meant to show wealth and taste of the person commissioning the image.
4 days ago · Schellenberg would have done well to heed the words of Justice Neil Brown of Canada's British Columbia Supreme Court in Chiliwack, who on sentencing Schellenberg to two years imprisonment for drug trafficking in 2012, told him, "Do not ever underestimate the seriousness of this kind of an offense."
