Recently added articles from The World and I:
Francisco Jimenez: out of the fields.(LIFE)(Biography)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Francisco Jimenez had every right to be sad and bitter about his childhood. As migrant workers, he and his family relocated often depending on the harvest thus seldom remaining in one place. Starting school at odd times during the year gave him little consistent education. His family even ...
Kayak where Columbus sailed.(Christopher Columbus)(LIFE)
Jun 01, 2009; ... I found the Dominican Republic that I was looking for in a small town on the east coast of the country called Bayahibe. Here I sat under a thatched roof on the patio of an Italian restaurant that affords a great view over a tiny bay. It was undeveloped. A handful of pangas and sailboats ...
Tallinn: medieval treasure of the the Baltic.(LIFE)
Jun 01, 2009; ... The German Knights of the Sword kept watch from the old castle's battlements, high above medieval Tallinn. In the 13th century they looked down on two encircling walls, church spires, a fine town hall fronting a magnificent town square and the rich homes and shops of merchants. ...
Saadi of Shiraz: the 13th century Persian poet of compassionate wisdom.(BOOK WORLD)(Biography)
Jun 01, 2009; ... On March 20, 2009, which marks the Spring Equinox and is celebrated as the New Year's Day in Iran, President Barack Obama sent a videotaped New Year's message to the Iranian nation as a political gesture of good intention to open a new friendly chapter between the USA and Iran. ...
The great Indian coin bazaar.(CULTURE)
Jun 01, 2009; ... It is my first experience of a coin exhibition. Within ten minutes I am left dazed. Four hundred and more dealers and collectors--from all over the country--have descended upon this event organized in Bangalore by the Karnataka Numismatic Association. They mill about tables and showcases, ...