The modern oil industry began in 1859 with the drilling of the first ... centuries galvanized oil’s global takeover. In the United States, the consolidation and later monopolization of John ...

Numismatics will be led by a Carson City Mint treasure: a pair of 1871 documents appointing the melter/assayer for the Mint, one signed by Preside ...

Free Things To Do in DC with Kids! Families in the DC area sure are lucky: From free museums and nature centers to amazing ...

Doomsday map shows major US cities set to vanish underwater ... This isn't just theoretical; back in 1962, the United States tested this devastating capability by detonating a 1.4 megaton nuclear ...

Visitors can download the Freedom Walk Map, which includes Juneteenth-related ... millions of Black people who were enslaved in the United States. The memorial, sculpture park and museum are ...

Introduced for the sake of sport, the entry of these rabbits to Australia marked the beginning of an infestation that would continue to plague the ecosystem over 150 years later.

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More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United States since the outbreak began in January 2022. As for humans, 67 people have been infected ...

(NEXSTAR) – The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for ...

Arctic winds from a powerful polar vortex are sweeping across several states, bringing dangerously cold temperatures and severe weather conditions. It comes as the U.S. is potentially set to see ...