Sukkot is a week-long festival which falls on the 15th day of Tishrei on the Jewish calendar, five days after Yom Kippur. Like Easter, it’s a movable feast which can take place in either September or October. This year, it started on the evening of September 23 and ends inRead More →

Topography Types Karst Topography. Karst topography describes the distinct landscape that is made when underlying rocks dissolve or change shape. … Mountain Topography. Topographical maps show landforms such as hills and mountains. … Vegetation, Elevation and Glaciers. Does topography refers to the shape of the earth’s surface? Topography is theRead More →

Pennsylvania Dutch (or “Dietsch”) Swiss-derived German. Modern English. Are Amish Dutch or German? While most Amish and Old Order Mennonites are of Swiss ancestry, nearly all speak Pennsylvania Dutch, an American language that developed in rural areas of southeastern and central Pennsylvania during the 18th century. Why do Amish removeRead More →

Better visibility will lower your odds of getting into a motorcycle accident with another car or truck. But in other respects, these 3-wheel motorcycles can be just as dangerous as a two-wheeled cycle. … Motor trikes can be seen safer than a motorcycle because handling a 3-wheel motorcycle is aRead More →

Critical shortages of arms and ammunition, clothing, shelter, and camp equipment persisted in spite of repeated appeals to political authorities and the local population; food rations for both man and beast were unpredictable. The Continental Congress’s efforts to equip and feed its army were inadequate from the start. Which ofRead More →

The first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburgh in 1909. The Chocolate Capital of the US is Hershey, Pa. The first computer existed in Philadelphia in 1946. The first piano in America was built in Philadelphia in 1775. What was unique about Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania’s early history, influenced by the idealismRead More →