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My name is Bobby Chacko and I live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I migrated to the United States on September 13, 1983 from India.

I traveled with my father, sister and grandparents on from Bombay to JFK. My mother and brother had already arrived…

This is a meeting summary on two options in dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Image of Cincera's Italian Restaurant in California in 1950s.

“The wine cellar in the enology building at UC Davis held a wide variety of wines produced by faculty and students since the late 1930s. University researchers kept the wines for analysis and study, a resource that contributed to improvements in wine…

Japanese tea bowl used in the 15th-16th centuries

The Confederate Civil War prisoner camp in Andersonville, Georgia, was an utter nightmare for the many soldiers held within. It was dangerously overcrowded, rife with disease, and food and medical supplies were always in short supply.

Siphonophore Apolemia is suspected to be the longest organism on earth, outsizing both the blue whale and the giant squid. This particular sample is estimated to be 150 meters long. They are not actually single organisms, but rather a colony of cells…