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How to Display a Retired Space Shuttle
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 NASA has stated that it intends to put up its three space shuttle orbiters — Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour — on museums for public display after the fleet is retired. The agency requested interested museums submit statements of interest, including details for how they plan to meet the requirement of exhibiting an orbiter in an environmentally-controlled, enclosed display. NASA has reserved Discovery for the Smithsonian but the fates of Atlantis and Endeavour, as well as the prototype Enterprise have yet to be decided. In the interim, some of the 20 organizations vying for an orbiter have released concepts for how they plan to exhibit a retired…
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How Old Viruses May Haunt Us
•IN THE LAB •APRIL 12, 2011 Scientists Study Interplay Between Retroviral Genes and Cancer, Other Diseases By AMY DOCKSER MARCUS The human genome is littered with the genetic remains of ancient viruses that once infected people but now lie dormant. Until recently, scientists didn’t believe they played a role in modern disease. New research is causing many scientists to think again. Recent studies suggest these old virus shards may play a role in Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. The ancient viruses scientists are most interested in date from waves of infections that took place as recently as 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. In modern humans, the…
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List of History Sites
History Websites Research History Historical Research,Current Events, World History, Maps, Archival Preservation Methods, American Indian History American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library Library of Congress, American Memory. This expansive archive of American history and culture features photographs, prints, motion pictures, manuscripts, printed books, pamphlets, maps, and sound recordings going back to roughly 1490. Currently this site includes more than 9 million digital items from more than 100 collections on subjects ranging from African-American political pamphlets to California folk music, from baseball to the Civil War. Most topical sites include special presentations introducing particular depositories or providing historical context for archival materials. Visitors can search collections separately or…
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Truman Capote Biography
An article from Biography.com Truman Capote Biography orig. Truman Streckfus Persons ( 1924 – 1984 ) RELATED WORKS Novels 1948 Other Voices, Other Rooms 1951 The Grass Harp 1958 Breakfast at Tiffany’s Writer. Born Truman Streckfus Persons on September 30, 1924, in New Orleans, Louisiana. One of the twentieth century’s most well-known writers, Truman Capote was as fascinating a character as those who appeared in his stories. His parents were an odd pair — a small-town girl named Lillie Mae and a charming schemer called Arch — and they largely neglected their son, often leaving him in the care of others. Capote spent much of his young life in the…
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Maya Angelou Biography
original name Marguerite Johnson ( 1928 – ) RELATED WORKS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES 2008 Letter to My Daughter 2004 – Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes 2002 – A Song Flung Up to Heaven 1986 – All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes 1981 – Heart of a Woman 1976 – Singin’ and Swingin and Getting Merry Like Christmas 1974 – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1970 – Gather Together in My Name PERSONAL ESSAYS 1997 – Even the Stars Look Lonesome 1993 – Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now Writer, dancer, African-American activist. Born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri.…