It has consequences: South Africa's ongoing drought—theworstin three decades—will cost at least a quarter of its com crop this year. 2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B It’s the mother of all disaster drills for what could be theworstdisaster in American history. ...
A year without warmth and sunshine would be a pretty good (or bad) contender, as would any year full of warfare, disease, and death. Recency bias may influence one's perspective, too. As a result, there are quite a few years that could be considered the worst year in his...
which requires a two-thirds majority in impeachment trials – acquitted him. next: monica lewinsky scandal 5 / 14 credit aptn | ap view as article monica lewinsky scandal in november 1995, president bill clinton began an affair with 22-year-old monica lewinsky, who had begun an unpaid ...
the only general officer in American history to be ordered before a firing squad for cowardice and dereliction of duty. Hull had served with distinction in theRevolutionary Warand was appointed governor of the Michigan Territory in 1805. When theWar of 1812began, Hull was commissioned a brigadier...
The economic crisis began with the stock market crash in October, 1929. For the first year, the economy descended very slowly. But it dropped sharply in 1931 and 1932. And by the end of 1932, the economy collapsed almost completely. ...
Year after year, little or no rain fell. The ground dried up. And then the wind blew away the earth in huge clouds of dust. "All that dust made some of the farmers leave," one Oklahoma farmer remembered later. "But my family stayed. We fought to live. Despite all the dust and ...
averages 150 catastrophic chemical-related incidents each year. Throughout history, the country’s most devastating man-made disasters have run the gamut – from oil spills in Alaska to train derailments in Texas to devastating fires in New York. The true costs of these disasters can...
000coulddiefromtheflubeforetheseasonends.Perhapsmosttroublingisthatthisyearmarksacenturysincethedeadliestviraloutbreakinhumanhistory,whichclaimedthelivesof670,000Americanmen,womenandchildrenandasmanyas50to100millionpeopleworldwide.Amongthelessonsmedicalresearchersgleanedfromthecatastrophiceventisthecriticalimportanceof...
As a high school senior at Chino Hills High School in 2016, Ball was awarded multiple national high school player of the year honors, and led his team to an undefeated record, as well as a national championship. As a college freshman in 2016-2017, he led the nation in assists...
“This year, Donald Trump enters the survey at 42nd, and he is only ranked outside of the bottom five in two of the 20 categories that scholars use to assess the presidents, ‘luck’ and ‘willingness to take risks.’” On “luck,” Trump ranked tenth. On “willingness to take ...