Ten years ago this week, on February 1, 2003, America and the world received the tragic news that Mission Control at Johnson Space Center had lost contact with the Space Shuttle Columbia while it was crossing the heavens at nearly 15,000 mph. At approximately 9:00 a.m., within seconds of the last communication received from the …
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Oct 13
Where hope is born
By U.S. Sen. John Cornyn Lured by advertisements painting a “land of milk and money” and promises of “free land,” thousands of European families immigrated to the United States in the 1800s. Sadly, overcrowding in northeastern port cities led to unsanitary conditions and diseases that claimed the lives of many overworked parents. This resulted in …
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