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The bobsled’s Olympic debut was the four-man event at the 1924 Winter Games. The two-man event was added eight years later in 1932. The first women’s bobsled event—the two-woman bobsled—was held for the first time in 2002. Each nation may enter a maximum of two sleds in each event. The sleds are made of fiberglass and must adhere to strict size and weight restrictions. A driver steers the sled by pulling one rope with his right hand to go right or a separate rope with his left hand to go left....

Younger Readers Once upon a Banana, by Jennifer Armstrong; illustrated by David Small (Simon & Schuster and Paula Wiseman) My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World, by Gilles Bachelet (Abrams) Keeper of Soles, by Teresa Bateman; illustrated by Yayo (Holiday House) Move Over, Rover!, by Karen Beaumont; illustrated by Jane Dyer (Harcourt) Cork & Fuzz: Short and Tall, by Dori Chaconas; illustrated by Lisa McCue (Viking) Best Best Friends, by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Harcourt) Below, by Nina Crews (Holt) I Lost My Tooth in Africa, by Penda Diakité; illustrated by Baba Wagué Diakité (Scholastic) Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, by Kate DiCamillo; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen (Candlewick) Wolves, by Emily Gravett (Simon & Schuster) The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon, by Mini Grey (Knopf) Lilly’s Big Day, by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow) Duck & Goose, by Tad Hills (Random and Schwartz & Wade) Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building, by Deborah Hopkinson; illustrated by James E....

Egypt and Rome, 1,000 B.C. Women and men both used rouge, lipstick, and nail polish.Black and green eye-shadow was used to protect the eyes from the desert sun.Women traced the veins in their skin with blue paint.Black kohl was used as mascara, eyebrow darkener, and eye-liner.Body moisturizers included sesame, olive, palm, and almond oils.Perfumes were made of musk, thyme, myrrh, and frankincense.Hair dyes were made from henna, the blood of black cows, and from crushed tadpoles in warm oil....

Common ingredients: seafood (especially squid), rice, sweet potatoes, coconuts, pineapple, onions, chili peppers, oranges, bananas, tomatoes, corn Popular dishes: stir-fried squid, steamed or fried rice with fish, roasted sunflower seeds, fish paste, fish sauces More Information:

Special Features Read about Fred Korematsu and other famous Asian Americans. Find out the history of the fortune cookie, chopsticks, tea, Feng Shui, manga, anime, and more. History & Timelines Find out about the origins of APA Heritage Month, view a timeline of Asian-American History, get information about Japanese relocation centers and famous firsts of Asian Americans, and more. Asian-American Enclaves As immigrants from Asia or the Pacific Islands arrived in the U....

History & Timelines Learn about famous firsts by Black Americans, read the history of Black history, and find information about milestones in Black history. Contemporary Issues & Facts Find out about recent developments in civil rights cases, milestones in affirmative action, population statistics regarding African Americans, and more. Biographies & Special Features Brush up on the Harlem Renaissance and Negro League Baseball, read biographies of famous African Americans, such as Martin Luther King Jr....

Argentinosaurus hinculensis Although only the back vertebrae, tibia, a few fragmentary ribs, and the sacrum of this dinosaur have been recovered, paleontologists believe Argentinosaurus is the largest dinosaur of them all. Giganotosaurus carolinii Discovered in 1993 by Rubin Carolini, Giganotosaurus surpassed the long-time record holder Tyrannosaurus (10 - 14 meters; 6 - 7 metric tons). T. rex has in fact been bumped into third place-new excavations of Carcharodontosaurus have indicated that it holds second place among the largest, meat-eating dinosaurs....

The fall harvest was over, (remember that spring was planting time and summer was taken up with working the fields and tending the crops) but in the majority of the nation the weather was still mild enough to permit travel over unimproved roads. Why Tuesday? Since most residents of rural America had to travel a significant distance to the county seat in order to vote, Monday was not considered reasonable since many people would need to begin travel on Sunday....

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Bullet Train 1964 The Japanese Shinkansen, or Bullet Train, runs at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour over special tracks with minimal curves. In 1997, a newer version of the Bullet Train became the fastest, scheduled train in the world, regularly reaching speeds of up to 186 miles per hour. Indian Pacific 1970 Connecting the east and west coasts of Australia, the Indian Pacific runs from Sydney to Perth in three days, over a distance of 2,461 miles....