?Quien fue Abraham Lincoln?

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President Abraham Lincoln guided the nation through the Civil War and promoted the abolition of slavery. The life of this remarkable man is now told in Spanish with over 80 black-and-white illustra...

Who Was Maurice Sendak?

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It seems entirely fitting that Maurice Sendak was born on the same day that Mickey Mouse first made his cartoon debut--June 10, 1928. Sendak was crazy about cartoons and comic books, and at twelve,...

Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

By Janet B. Pascal

Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil W...

What Is the Panama Canal?

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Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacif...

Who Was Isaac Newton?

By Tim Foley, Who HQ, Janet B. Pascal

Isaac Newton was always a loner, preferring to spend his time contemplating the mysteries of the universe. When the plague broke out in London in 1665 he was forced to return home from college. It...

What Was the Great Depression?

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On October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market – the system that controls money in America – plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginni...

What Was the Great Depression

By Pascal Janet

Quien Fue Abraham Lincoln

By Pascal Janet, Nancy Harrison, John O Brien

Jacob Riis

By Janet B. Pascal

What was the Hindenburg

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