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In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first American woman to obtain a medical degree.

Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki is the genius behind such animated classics as Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds.

Qwill's on his way to Scotland--and on his way to solving another purr-plexing mystery. But this time Kokds nowhere near the scene of the crime.

George Washington and King George III of Britain had a great deal in common-aside from sharing the same first name.

There are tons of movies about aliens coming to Earth. Sometimes they come to be our friends, sometimes they come to destroy us-and sometimes they come to make circles in our cornfields.

Would you believe it if I told you that every bird you see- even the smallest hummingbird'is a dinosaur' Well, that's what many scientists now believe!

Qwill has decided to rent Gage mansion in Pickax for the winter.

Did you know Toll House Cookies were created accidentally in an old Toll House in Massachusetts by a woman hurrying to make a tasty snack for her patrons?

When three heroic men traveled aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft bound for the moon, the entire world sat glued to their television sets in suspense.

"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

I wanna rock and roll all night are the words that fans shout at KISS concerts. Self-proclaimed hottest band in the land, KISS rocks stadiums and albums.

The development of a major resort complex at the southern end of Breakfast Island is causing a ruckus.

Stanley "Tookie" Williams, cofounder of the notorious Crips gang, is a death-row inmate.

Acclaimed poet and award-winning children's author Jonah Winter-inspired by a political rally he attended during the historic 2008 presidential campaign-tells the moving story of Barack Obama.

The works of Thomas Wolfe cemented his legacy as one of the very best of the American Southern writers.