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There are two moments each year when the Sun is located directly above the Equator and the Earth's axis is neither tilted toward or away from the sun, making the hours of day and night relatively equal in length. These days are the spring and fall equinoxes. The fall equinox occurs on September 22...

Notable moments in deaf history

No one is born with an inherent immunity to hearing loss. Indeed, anyone can suffer from partial or total hearing loss at some point in their lifetime. Hearing loss is expected to rise over the next couple of decades. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that 700 million people across...

4 memorable moments in the history of the NFL's biggest game

The National Football League offers no shortage of notable moments over the course of a typical season. Memorable plays and exciting moments begin when the NFL kicks off its season in early September, and the excitement only builds as the season inches closer to the Super Bowl, the league's much-...

Memorable moments in NCAA Women's Tournament history

College basketball fans have it made each March. Each March, scores of college hoops fans anxiously anticipate the tipoff to March Madness, which is a widely used nickname for the wildly popular NCAA Tournament, a single-elimination battle featuring 68 teams competing over seven rounds. Each team...

Notable moments in MLB All-Star Game history

The first All-Star game in Major League Baseball was held on July 6, 1933, at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Since then, many a notable moment has marked the game known as the Midsummer Classic. This year's game will be played on July 11 at T-Mobile Park, which is the home of the Seattle Mariners. The...

Hospice nurses provide care during some of life's toughest moments

Coping with terminal illness can be challenging, even for those people with immense support systems behind them. At some point in one's care plan, it may be recommended to transition from actively treating or trying to cure a condition to making the person more comfortable. This is when hospice...

Notable moments in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Few individuals in American history have made an impact as sizable as Martin Luther King, Jr. King wore many hats throughout his tragically short life, from minister to activist to scholar, leaving behind a legacy that is worthy of celebration. Though King was assassinated before he even reached...