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Before the Windsor surname: When the British monarchy was Saxe-Coburg and Gotha – German Most people only know the British monarch by the titles: Her Majesty The Queen or Elizabeth II -Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Her full name being Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. Elizabeth II has ruled longer than any […]

Giant iceberg to break off from Antarctica Iceberg the size of the state of Delaware BBC News An iceberg expected to be one of the 10 largest ever recorded is ready to break away from Antarctica, scientists say. A long-running rift in the Larsen C ice shelf grew suddenly in December and now just 20km […]

Expedition 50 astronauts will have 2 spacewalks outside the International Space Station on January 6 and January 13, 2017 NASA Expedition 50 astronauts are in final preparations for the first of two power maintenance spacewalks that starts Friday at 7 a.m. EST. Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson will stow and replace power gear during […]

Beipanjiang Bridge: World’s highest bridge opens to traffic in southwest China China is also home to the second and third highest bridges – the Sidu River Bridge and the Puli Bridge, respectively CCTV Guizhou province in southwest China is already home to seven of the 10 highest bridges in the country. And the Beipanjiang Bidge, […]

Remember Yesteryear: NCAA’s Tangerine Bowl 1966 – Morgan State University vs West Chester History was made in college football in 1966. It was the first time a Historically Black College or University won an integrated football bowl game. Take look back at the year 1966, though these historical newspaper articles, when Morgan State College (now Morgan […]

Ethiopia: The tallest dam in Africa opens Gibe-III hydroelectric dam on Omo River EIRNS ADDIS ABABA On December 17 Ethiopia inaugurated Gibe III, the biggest hydroelectric dam in the country with an installed capacity of 1,870 Megawatts, virtually doubling the country’s electricity capacity. Located on the Omo River, it is the tallest of its kind […]

U.S. state Populations 2016: Most populous states Release date: December 20, 2016 See Update: U.S. state Populations 2017: Most populous states U.S. Census Bureau DEC. 20, 2016 — Utah’s population crossed the 3.0 million mark as it became the nation’s fastest-growing state over the last year. Its population increased 2.0 percent to 3.1 million from […]

How will the American Talent Initiative impact enrollments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities? Only one institution, Spelman College (a women’s only college) is a founding member of the American Talent Initiative. Howard University, Tuskegee University, Hampton University, Morehouse College (a men’s only college), North Carolina A&T State University, Florida A&M University, Jackson State University, […]

U.S. Transportation Secretary releases Ladders of Opportunity Transportation Empowerment Pilot LadderSTEP 2015-2016| December 2016 Report Atlanta, Baltimore, Baton Rouge; Charlotte, Indianapolis, Phoenix, and Richmond U.S. Department of Transportation WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the release of the Ladders of Opportunity Transportation Empowerment Pilot LadderSTEP 2015-2016 Report highlighting the progress of seven cities […]

Most Russians regret the collapse of the USSR Only 12% of Russian citizens believe that the USSR should be revived as it was Pravda An opinion poll conducted by Levada Center to mark the December anniversary of the signing of Belavezha Accords, more than half of Russians (56%) regret the collapse of the USSR. As […]