Image Above: Hurricane Dennis threaded its way between Jamaica and Haiti on a direct course for Cuba on July 7, 2005. The storm now has the distinctive hurricane form, with a well-defined eye surrounded by bands of swirling clouds. Hurricane Dennis had a very small eye and winds around the…
While the Honda American market will be saying goodbye to the two-door Civic next year, the Civic sedan will be killed off in its homeland. It’s weird to think that the Honda Japan would discontinue such a well-known and well-loved model, however, the Japanese market is much different than that…
Hurricane Katrina roared ashore in Waveland on Aug. 29, 2005, leaving South Mississippi nearly unrecognizable. The strong category three storm, which had sustained winds up to 175 mph, caused wind damage and storm surges across the entire Mississippi coast. Hurricane Katrina’s winds and storm surge reached the Mississippi coastline on…
Tadashi and Hiro having a group selfie with their friends. Wasabi, Go Go, Honey Lemon and Fred were Tadashi’s classmates and closest friends. They were shown to have a close bond and were regularly seen with one another outside of school. After Tadashi’s death, the people of San Fransokyo mourn…
Although the storm did damage Liberty and Ellis Islands, there was no damage to the statue. Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy) was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. Inflicting nearly $70 billion (2012 USD) in damage, it was the second-costliest hurricane…
As planned, Dan Blocker was buried in the family plot in De Kalb, a friendly community on Route 82 in the Red River delta of Southern Texas. Noble Bates of the Hanner Funeral Home supervised the private burial attended by only 20 members of the immediate family, including Dolph, the…
Coach Brooks uses a combination of pathos and ethos in his speech to the team. He uses pathos because he is persuading his team to believe in themselves. Team USA is seen as the underdog going into the game. Herb Brooks was the coach of the 1980 Men’s US Olympic…
Several early versions of The Time Machine were published in the early 1890s, but the completed novella did not appear until 1895, when Wells was 34 years old. It was the first tale of time travel, and it is considered one of the forerunners of the science fiction genre. Wells…
Minnehaha is a Native American woman documented in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. She is the lover of the titular protagonist Hiawatha and comes to a tragic end. Hiawatha soon became a husband, and became a father to many daughters. His wife and daughters were…
Hip-hop is a culture born from the ashes of disco and the development of funk. During the early 70s, many funk groups began playing disco because at the time it was the latest trend. Where Did Disco Come From? Believe it or not, Nazis had a hand in the development…