A magnitude 7 earthquake that struck near coastal Concepción, Chile, on May 21, 1960, was powerful enough to send frightened residents inland. But that quake and three others of magnitude 7 or above were only foreshocks of the biggest recorded quake of them all, a magnitude 9.5 temblor centered in the Pacific Ocean to the [more...]
Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii and the only incorporated city in the state. All other urban regions are administrated at the county level. In 1845, King Kamehameha III moved the permanent capital of the Hawaii from Lahaina on Maui to Honolulu. He and the kings that followed him changed Honolulu into a modern capital. [more...]
Months after Barack H. Obama became president of the United States, Internet rumors continue to circulate that Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and is therefore ineligible to hold his office. But the evidence is incontrovertible, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Obama was born at 7:24 p.m. on [more...]