Jane Gips

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Howe's school was based on the Royal Institution for Blind Youth in Paris, picture above.

Society

Who Was Samuel Gridley Howe?

The word slum is often used to describe informal settlements.

World Facts

What Are Slums?

Wax figure of popular US President John F. Kennedy. Editorial credit: 360b / Shutterstock.com

Politics

President John F. Kennedy - People Throughout History

Fruit of the common pawpaw tree.

Environment

What Is a Pawpaw Tree?

Statue of Simon Bolivar at the Jardim Municipal do Funchal, Portugal.

Did You Know

Simon Bolivar - People Throughout History

Sign at entrance to Nanjangud city showing the name in Hindi, Kannada, and English. Editorial credit: Claudine Van Massenhove / Shutterstock.com

World Facts

What Are Dravidian Languages?

Children dressed up in costume examine comic books for sale in Samara, Russia. Action Comics #1 is notable for the first appearance of Superman. Editorial credit: VM.Shpilka / Shutterstock.com.

Did You Know

The Most Expensive Comic Book of All Time

Memorial monument at the Parque de la Memoria (Memory Park) in Buenos Aires. Editorial credit: Michel Piccaya / Shutterstock.com

World Facts

What Was the Dirty War?

Mary Celeste was found mysteriously abandoned, adrift in the Atlantic Ocean.

Society

Mary Celeste: The Abandoned Ship

China (orange) is the fourth largest country in the world according to the total area and borders 14 countries in Asia.

World Facts

What Continent Is China In?

Depiction of the Magi’s adoration of baby Jesus and the Virgin Mary.

Society

The Holy Child: Young Depictions of Jesus

Black Band Disease on coral.

Environment

Types of Coral Disease

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