[3] September 25, 2012
In 1951, Henrietta Lacks changed the face of scientific research forever. A wife, mother, and poor black tobacco farmer, Henrietta’s cells were taken during the diagnosis of an aggressive cancer.
[3] In 1951, Henrietta Lacks changed the face of scientific research forever. A wife, mother, and poor black tobacco farmer, Henrietta’s cells were taken during the diagnosis of an aggressive cancer.
[5] Concerned that an uncoordinated road system would get in the way of American growth, President Eisenhower advocated for and got Congress behind the idea of such coordination, and in his second term, the Highway Act of 1956 was passed and signed by him into law.
[7] Think of Girl Scouts, and girls selling cookies comes to mind. But how did they become synonymous with these tasty treats? Who is the person behind Girl Scouts, USA?
[9] Neverland. The Enchanted Forest. Ever After. They’re nice vacation spots, but you wouldn’t want a permanent residence in any of those locations. Don’t believe it? Pick up any of these titles and take an armchair tour of the otherworlds.
[11] With the first book in her Order of Darkness series, Philippa Gregory sets a tale of romance, intrigue, and Inquisition in the startling and delightful ambiance of pre-Enlightenment Europe.
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[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/immortal-life-henrietta-lacks-rebecca-skloot
[4] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18380#comment-form
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/classic-review-road-jack-kerouac
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/classic-review-road-jack-kerouac#comments
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/juliette-gordon-low-stacy-cordery
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18312#comment-form
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/5-twisted-fairy-tales
[10] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18281#comment-form
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/changeling-philippa-gregory
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18163#comment-form
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=7
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=4
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=5
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=6
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=9
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=10
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=11
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=12
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/10498?page=51