Yuri Knorozov

Beginning in the late 1950s, the Space Race was a competition during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States to develop artificial satellites, space probes, and human spaceflight. It had a major impact on society and culture in America. If the Russians could launch successful satellites into space, maybe they could launch nuclear missiles as well. In many aspects of the Space Race, the Soviets were ahead; they launched the first successful, unmanned satellite, and then a…

The Mayans: Civilization The Mayan Civilization was an American Native Civilization which grew to be one of the many advanced civilizations in America. The Mayans lived in Eastern and Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Western Honduras. While living in these various places the Mayans built enormous stone pyramids, temples and sculptures. The Mayans also had many accomplishments in mathematics and astronomy, which were recorded in hieroglyphics. Around 900 the Mayans…