With the exception of Native Americans, all persons living in the United States are descended from immigrants or slaves who came to the country during the last 400 years. By the late seventeenth century, foreign-born persons constituted seventy-five... | READ MORE >
The foundation of contemporary research on global warming was established in the nineteenth century. Scientists noted the ability of gases in the atmosphere to provide a greenhouse effect, and discovered the correlation between the level of carbon... | READ MORE >
As a part of the larger international conflict between Israelis and Arabs, the Palestinian situation has traditionally been a "fuse' that ignites regional conflict. It has become especially contentious and violent in recent years. The conflict... | READ MORE >
