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thousands without homes, caused thousands to evacuate and took many lives with. However Katrina initially formed about 200 miles southeast of the Bahamas on august 23rd, 2005, as a tropical depression. (Complex) as Katrina progressed it struck the gulf coast with devastating force at daybreak on august 29,It 2005. (Complex) It hit five southern states: Mississippi,Louisiana,Georgia, alabama, and Florida.Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 with 127 mph winds. The experts who studied it said it…

amazing archaeological discovery features 12 footprints that indicate at least three separate individuals, possibly living as a family group. Calvert Island's First Family Found in the Oldest Footprints in North America On a small island off the coast of British Columbia, a family of two adults and one child huddled around a fire. They circled around the stone-ringed fire pit, warming their hands and faces with the heat coming from their tiny bonfire as their footprints melted into the soft…

was neither a sailor nor a navigator, he sponsored a great deal of exploration along the west coast of Africa. Henry is regarded as an originator of the Age of Discovery and the Atlantic slave trade. Henry was also the third surviving son of King John 1 and Phillipa of Lancaster. In 1441, two of Henry’s captains, Antam Goncalves and Nuno Tristao, set out separately, to Cape Blanco on the western coast of Africa. To the south of the Cape they came across a market run by black…

History of Liberia As the race to claim stake in Africa came underway in the late nineteenth century, European influence on the continent had long been felt by the indigenous people. Pre-colonial African Kingdoms had established trade with the early European explorers. As the trade relationships amongst tribes and the Europeans enhanced, the abundance of African resources such as agriculture, precious metals and more importantly slaves often left with the ships of the explorers. As time went…

natives were very smart and in tune with the nature around them. There were three main native groups that resided in Cuba, the Guanahatebey, Siboney, and Taína. The Guanahatebey lived on the south coast and didn't go to much in land, deciding to live off of the coast. The Siboney Lived on the north coast and did migrate to the middle of the island. They hunted and fished all of the time. The final main native group in Cuba is the largest, the Taína.…

those people discriminated against were the women traded along the East African coast. They were traded as domestic servants that served people in the Middle East, East Africa, and West India. The slave trade stretched from the east coast of Africa to the west coast of India. At first the slaves were traded mainly from northern Europe, but as the numbers dwindled from there, they started taking slaves from the east coast of Africa and the Savannah. The slaves traded along this trade route were…

During the 1840’s a man named Asa Whitney had a vision to connect the East and West Coast together with a railroad (Carvantes 4). He saw the great potential of a railroad stretching across America seeing how it could allow people and resources to travel across the country in a safe and reliable form of transportation. His vision would come to be realized with the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad. Construction of the railroad first began in 1863 and was a very long and expensive process…

The Armed Services are here to help protect their community. There are many different types but, the five main ones are, the Air Force, the National Guard, the Army, the Marine Corps, and finally, the Coast Guard. They all earn different amounts of pay and require different training and schooling. There are benefits to them all that could be life changing. These brave people, are here to help and protect you. They all have different jobs and duties even though, they all help their community.…

You should get the mentality, at least on the East Coast, that the weather will not be below 30 anymore or the evident snow falls which made people just want to stay indoors. There are some bands that just know how to make music that fits the mood of the weather. Number Five: "Crazy for You" by Best Coast Best Coast is a two piece duo from Los Angeles, California. If anybody knows how to fit the mood of a beautiful day out it is defiantly Best Coast. The debut album, Crazy for You, from has a…

occurs.Because of the damage from a hurricane can result in loss of life and property damage.Another cause is the flooding. Some houses can get flooded by roof tops coming off when it’s raining. The main oceans that has hurricanes are the Atlantic Coast, Gulf of Mexico and the Hawaiian islands.The top 10 counties list mostly jibes with the three most hurricane-prone states in the country: Since 1851, the top three states for hurricane…