Are There Ever Any Blue Moons?
Have you ever heard the expression “once in a blue moon?” People have used “once in a blue moon” as a common expression for…
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Who Was Chingachgook?
In his world famous book, James Fenimore Cooper names Chingachgook, the Mohican freind of Natty Bumppo, better known as Hawkeye the Hunter. Chingachgook died…
Where Is the Gulf Stream?
The Gulf Stream is in the Atlantic. It is a warm ocean current which flows steadily from the Gulf of Mexico north-eastwards. One branch…
Where Does America Keep Her Gold?
America keeps most of her gold at Fort Knox, a United States Army reservation, about 35 miles south of Louisville in Kentucky. (A large…
What Was the Pony Express?
The pony express provided a fast postal service between two cities in America — St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California — from April 1860…