… of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 And the Search for the Virus That Caused It By Gina Kolata Farrar, Straus and Giroux 19 Union Square West, New York 10003 ISBN: 0-7838-9019-2 *Note* The eBook version ( ISBN: B000056WKX ) was…

… the least attention from teachers. Girls who are gifted in math and science are much less likely than boys to pursue scientific careers. Only 29% of girls want to be scientists versus 52% of boys. Women constitute over 45% of the workforce, but…

… the Canadian Confederation was not bound to happen because if certain issues from the past were dealt differently, the outcome would surely differ from today. First of all if the British hadn't changed their attitude towards the colonies, or in…

… Destiny Many Americans in the early 1800s believed that America was to contain all of the North American continent. This belief was called "Manifest Destiny." The term came from a New York newspaper editorial of December 27, 1845, which stated that…

… Louis Gehrig (Lou Gehrig) Henry Louis Gehrig, or Lou Gehrig, was born on June 19, 1903. When Lou was five years old, him and his family moved to Washington Heights from Yorkville. Lou's friends teased him about his German roots and was then called…

… Deal The Depression of the 1930s was so severe that for the first time a system of welfare payments was introduced in the US to help the unemployed. At first, this came in the form of the government providing the states with funds to distribute;…

… been numerous events actions and decisions that we call defining moments. Canada has been through many battles, very hard chosen decisions, and gone through many changes that have changed the way Canadians live today. Certain people have influenced…

… can you learn from Source A about the reasons for US involvement in South Vietnam? Source A is an extract from a book written by Senator John F Kennedy in 1956 (four years before his presidential election). The source outlines the American domino…

… family, business, country and so on all had defining moments that have shaped them into their current appearances or outcome. For Canada, the following three defining moments have characterized Canada from a dependent British colony to an…

… of methods to deal with the Great Depression of Canada, but it was apparent that none of the methods were very effective. To begin with, Prime Minister Bennett raised tariffs hoping to protect and encourage homeland industries and transferred large…