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Illinois is hit with cicada chaos. This is what it's like to see, hear and feel billions of bugs
Roanoke Times· 6 days agoCicada chaos is flourishing and flying. Trillions of once-hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the...
Early Arkansas hunting wars | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 4 days agoThe borders of the Arkansas River may be termed the paradise of our territory for the wandering...
‘Fffaaaro, fffaaaro’: How do cicadas make their signature sound so eerie and amazingly loud?
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 4 days agoThe most noticeable part of the cicada invasion blanketing the central United States is the sound —...
Spotlight on So-Called Dollars
Coinweek· 2 days agoBy Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ..... It is said that New York coin dealer Thomas Elder first coined the term “So-Called Dollar” to
How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoOn October 27, 1815, Prospect Robbins arrived by boat at the point in the alluvial swamps where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet. Both surveyors were veterans—Brown a captain, Robbins ...
Could You Afford a Vacation Home in Louisiana? Check Out the Prices in New Orleans and 7 Other...
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoLouisiana doesn't get as many headlines as Hawaii, New York or Las Vegas as a vacation destination,...
History tells us the danger the economy faces is recession, not inflation
The Hill· 17 hours agoThe Federal Reserve announced on June 12 that it is not lowering interest rates at this time. It is...
The Dark Side of Alexander Hamilton
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHe also oversaw the repeal of all internal taxes even while he had to finance the Louisiana Purchase. One of this book's contributions is to show...
IT'S A 'NATURAL': THE 25TH STATE
Arizona Daily Sun· 6 days agoOn June 15, 1836, Arkansas became the 25th state. The United States acquired the land from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Arkansas’...
Think cicadas are weird? Check out superfans, who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease
Wisconsin State Journal· 2 days agoMayumi Barrack sees a pair of mating periodical cicadas getting together, whips out her phone, says,...
