Part of the county area was annexed to the city in recent months.

In a search to further his knowledge of the unknown, man has explored the earth, the sea, and now, outer space.

Thomas Edison's office was always disorganized with books and papers.

Mail service will be suspended during the postal workers' strike.

Neon is an element which does not combine readily with any other element; because of this property, it is called an inactive element.

When Joan of Arc described her vision, her voice did not hesitate.

Frontier settlements had to depend on the cavalry.

Ralph Bunche won a Nobel Prize in 1950 for his peacemaking efforts as a United Nations diplomat.

Congress was hesitant to repeal the Prohibition Act.

American children customarily go trick-or-treating on Halloween.