WhileBillieHolidaydidnotinventthemusiccalled"theblues",shemostassuredlyhelpedpopularizeit.
Oneofthegreatestbreakthroughsforprofessionalwomencamein1973whenthefieldofbankingopenedupforthem.
The Salk vaccine is a major factor in the fight to eradicate polio.
In1861itseemedinevitablethattheSouthernstateswouldbreakawayfromtheUnion.
Despite the proliferation of other faster modes of transportation, the railroads remain the largest carriers of intercity freight in the United States.
ThefuturesurvivalofthebaldeagleisstillanimportantAmericanecologicalconcern.