Almanac

Some news is as predictable as the calendar on the wall, because certain days on the calendar always make news. The seasonal stories fill up the paper. But do they feed your brain?

Ours do. Here is the knowledge you need to be a man--or a woman--for all seasons.

Learn the real reason summer sizzles, leaves fall, and April rain smells like poetry. Meet the real St. Nick. Discover five days in U.S. history as bad as 9/11--and see how the nation responded.

From Yom Kippur to Ramadan, you'll get a full year of knowledge fast when you click to read (or download) the KnowledgeNews Almanac. We've got the calendar covered. We even tell you How the Calendar Came To Be.

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Spring
5 Science Surprises for Spring
How Daylight Saving Time Got Started
Professional Fools
Meeting Pontius Pilate
Who's to Blame for U.S. Income Tax?
What Is Cinco de Mayo?
America's Greatest Memorial

Summer
Why Summer Simmers So
Monsoon Season
Fireworks for the Fourth
How'd Those Swimsuits Get So Skimpy?
Thank Aristotle for Summer Movies
Baseball's Best Pitches
Labor's Days Past

Fall
Why Leaves Fall
Back to Schoolmen
5 Dark Days in America
What Is Ramadan?
What Is Yom Kippur?
Viking Raiders Attack Columbus
Witch Hunt
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble

Winter
When Molecules Need Mittens
How Hanukkah Got Started
Who Was the Real St. Nick?
How Santa Flies High
Stating the Union
Roman Super Sport
3 Powerful Love Stories

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