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by -The world’s first television weather chart was broadcast in Britain on November 11, 1936. -The practice of naming hurricanes began early last century when an …
Watery Wonders
Great Barrier Reef, Australia The Great Barrier Reef stretches 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) through the Coral Sea along Australia’s northeastern coast. The reef, which …
Extreme Environments
Grenada Known as the Isle of Spice for its abundance of nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves, Grenada is one of the southernmost Windward Islands in the …
Top Ghost Towns
Bodie, California In 1879, Bodie was a bustling gold-mining town and home to 8,500 residents known for gunfighting and brawling. Within a decade, the mines had been …
March 15th. – The Ides of March
The Ides of March is a day on the Roman calendar that corresponds to 15 March. It was marked by several religious observances, and became …