-
Articles & Insights Search
-
Search All Media
677 Results-
1 Jan, 2008
4th Quarter 2007 - Despair
斯库基尔河(发音为scool -kul)流经费城西北部. Before the Midwest was settled, before the San Joaquin Valley was irrigated, 山谷周围连绵起伏的丘陵是世界上最肥沃的土地之一...
-
1 Oct, 2007
3rd Quarter 2007 - Commedia
1215年佛罗伦萨的复活节:一个女人和一个男人调情,而不是她的丈夫. He flirted rn back. 被冒犯的丈夫的兄弟们宣布报复,从而开始了长达近一个世纪的世仇. The Guelphs wore a red rose on the right...
-
1 Jul, 2007
2nd Quarter 2007 - Capitalism
Joszi (pronounced yo-shee, a boys nickname) was born in Triesch, 1883年,在布拉格以南约75英里的地方,一个在山谷里生活了400年的家庭. 他的父亲经营一家纺织厂,在约西四岁时死于一次狩猎事故...
-
1 Apr, 2007
1st Quarter 2007 - Precession
在巴黎的一个时尚区住着一位著名的出版商,他以一本优秀的多卷本法国历史文集而闻名. 他身体不好,去世时他的儿子LeÃn...
-
1 Oct, 2006
3rd Quarter 2006 - Dance!
杰里·拉比诺维茨(Jerry Rabinowitz) 1918年出生于一个波兰移民家庭,他在曼哈顿东区经营一家熟食店. A few years later, his dad, Harry, 哈里的哥哥开了舒适紧身胸衣公司(有点矛盾), and the family moved...
-
1 Jul, 2006
2nd Quarter 2006 - Breaking Wave
1760年,在古都江户(东京)的郊区, a boy was born to the Kawamura family. 他的父亲是德川幕府的镜面抛光师. 男孩的名字是Tokitaro,但在学校改成了Tetsuzo...
-
1 Apr, 2006
1st Quarter 2006 - Duke
从那时起,十几岁的男孩就开始在海滩上闲逛了, well, 可能从没有少女和海滩开始. A hundred years ago, 其中一群男孩从高中辍学,去威基基的海滩上消磨时光...
-
1 Jan, 2006
4th Quarter 2005 - Balance of Power
Consider the map of Europe in 1812. 从大西洋到乌拉尔山脉,从波罗的海到地中海北部,欧洲都是法国的地盘. 再想想导致这一切的惊人事件. 1789年7月,巴士底狱被攻陷,法国大革命开始.
-
1 Jan, 2006
4th Quarter 2006 - Lion's Gate
托马斯·莱佛士是使大英帝国成为大英帝国的杰出人物之一. 他于1805年加入英国东印度公司,担任职员, but one with high ambitions for adventure.
-
1 Oct, 2005
3rd Quarter 2005 - Conversion
William Fisher, 最近被提升为英国陆军上尉, 1840年和他的新娘出发前往锡兰, 他到哪里去担任总督的副官. 第二年,他们11年中的第一次...
-
1 Jul, 2005
2nd Quarter 2005 - Treasure Ships
Khubilai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, conquered China in 1279, 由此创造了历史上最大的统一帝国, 从东欧延伸到东南亚. It lasted barely a hundred years.
-
1 Apr, 2005
1st Quarter 2005 - Smoke and Mirrors
迈耶·维兹拉比是一位受人尊敬的拉比的儿子, 但他的家庭陷入贫困时,一个儿子, Erich, was born in Bucharest, 1874. 四年后,全家移居威斯康辛州,梅耶尔在那里领导一个小教会.
-
1 Jan, 2005
4th Quarter 2004 - Crossroads
For millions of years, the Mississippi River, 从它的支流源头算起,是世界上最长的河流, the Missouri, 从31个州流出的碎屑淹没了三角洲地区吗, creating an alluvial plain with the...
-
1 Oct, 2004
3rd Quarter 2004 - Sea Change
约瑟夫·罗什福尔的职业生涯非常乏味. He enlisted in the navy in 1918, earned an rn ensigns commission, 他主要是一个填字游戏爱好者. 1925年,他驻扎在亚利桑那号航空母舰上,分享了他对填字游戏的热爱.
-
1 Jul, 2004
2nd Quarter 2004 - Fractals
欧几里得无疑是历史上最伟大的数学家. 他的数学公式和证明把所有我们熟悉的形状都定义为一种形式, two- and three-dimensions: point, line and plane. 《yabo亚博网站登录首页》,写于2300年前,留存至今...
-
1 Apr, 2004
1st Quarter 2004 - Trust Me
凡尔赛宫无疑是太阳王路易十四荣耀的辉煌纪念碑. 图片无法捕捉到它的宏伟, the overwhelming adornment of gold, silver and precious jewels on every wall, ceiling and piece...
-
1 Jan, 2004
4th Quarter 2002 - Tack or Jibe
Prince Albert, Queen Victorias consort, 他认为组织一次大展览来展示英国的实力和荣耀是个绝妙的主意. 1851年夏天,世界各国都向伦敦派遣了使者和贡品...
-
1 Jan, 2004
4th Quarter 2003 - Liftoff
In the spring of 1929, in the ancient Prussian city of Posen, 一个17岁的男孩走进镇上唯一的电影院去看著名导演弗里茨·朗的最新电影. 朗格1927年的经典之作《yabo亚博网站登录首页》可能是最有影响力的...
-
1 Oct, 2003
3rd Quarter 2003 - Balance or Power
亲爱的先生们:我从小就对机械和人类飞行的问题很感兴趣,因为我做了许多不同大小的蝙蝠.(我)并不是一个怪人,因为我有一些yabo亚博网站登录首页正确构造的理论...
-
1 Jul, 2003
2nd Quarter 2003 - Cubism
1884年,在西班牙MÃlaga附近的一个小镇上,一个三岁的男孩开始涂鸦. These werernlines and shapes and spirals, and no one, even his proud father, a respected artist himself, believedrnthe boy had much talent. As he entered his teenage...rn
-
1 Apr, 2003
1st Quarter 2003 - Butterflies and Bees
Sonny Liston was not just the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in 1964; he was the most feared fighter, possibly of all time, 他那令人难以置信的84英寸的手和凶狠的眼神暗示着他的暴力, criminal past.
-
1 Oct, 2002
3rd Quarter 2002 - Siren Song
荷马赋予奥德修斯所有经典英雄的品质:狡诈, coolness, strength, determination, and a healthy dose of bad luck. 我们在《yabo亚博网站登录》中短暂地见过奥德修斯,他是一个不情愿的战士, 假装痴呆以避免被征召入伍.
-
1 Jul, 2002
2nd Quarter 2002 - The Fifth Sun
During renovation work in 1790 at El ZÃcalo, Mexico Citys central plaza, this amazing artifact, the Aztec Calendar Stone - three feet thick, 宽12英尺,重24吨——被发现. At the center is the sun...
-
1 Apr, 2002
1st Quarter 2002 - Relativity
随附的照片是一张普通的照片, undistinguished, 瑞士伯尔尼专利局的26岁职员, in 1905, 向德国一家主要的物理学杂志提交了一篇题为《yabo亚博网站登录首页》的论文.
-