The History Guide looks at the effect of the printing press on the economic improvements and spread of knowledge made possible by the printing press.

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A transcript from a news cast with David Keene, who was Agnew's political assistant at the White House, remembering Spiro Agnew. Also contains an audio clip of the segment.

This in-depth article about the concern over caste system in such countries as India reveals how this form of social organization is discriminatory and racist.

Several reviews of the film "Alan and Naomi," (1992) which was adapted from young author, Myron Levoy's novel by the same name. Reviews come from the Washington Post, Deseret News, TV Guide Online and more.

Basic introduction to former biology teacher Mary Appelhof's books on vermicomposting at home/school/small businesses. Moderate autobiographical information on Applehof and her goals and purpose for vermicomposting. Brief description of...

How does a mass-produced die-cast toy car that originally sold for less than a dollar -- and fits in a small child's hand -- become a valued collectible trading for hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars? Five of the most valuable and...

In the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the wild 1960 World Series, Bill Mazeroski of the underdog Pittsburgh Pirates toppled the mighty New York Yankees. The Pirates were huge underdogs against the dynastic New York Yankees, who had...

New techniques helped make iron stronger -- but there were also innovations in the use of gold, silver and stone. "The earliest iron objects in the world...start showing up around 3000 B.C.," says Nathaniel Erb-Satullo, a lecturer in...

When "Star Trek" premiered on NBC in the fall of 1966, it promised "To boldly go where no man has gone before." More than half a century later, it has done just that. The original "Star Trek," which lasted for only three seasons, birthed...

Prior to 2000, voters needed to have a home address to vote but Elections Canada lifted this criteria and thereby granting an approximate 200,000 more people to the voter's list.