http://www.infozine.com/news/topics/op/topicsView/tid/15/ The lastest articles from the infoZine Features topic area. en-us Copyright 2009 infoZine, All Rights Reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:54:31 -0400 Features 360http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36533/Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36533/ The influenza virus that wreaked worldwide havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36447/Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:00:15 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36447/ Fireworks are a popular way to celebrate the Fourth of July, whether shooting them off from the backyard or watching a professional display. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36383/Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:51:12 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/36383/ The idea of Father's Day was conceived exactly a century ago, by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/35763/Mon, 11 May 2009 08:29:08 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/35763/ By Julie Taboh - At the height of World War II, as U.S. troops fought fierce battles in Asia, Africa and Europe, Americans back on the home front were facing a severe shortage of skilled nurses. In response, the U.S. Congress drafted legislation designed to make the nursing profession more accessible - especially to women and racial minorities such as African-Americans. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/35750/Sun, 10 May 2009 06:00:00 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/35750/ The driving force behind Mother’s Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia exactly 101 years ago: May 10, 1908. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/35671/Tue, 05 May 2009 06:00:35 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/35671/ Cinco de Mayo celebrates the legendary Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which a Mexican force of 4,500 men faced 6,000 well-trained French soldiers. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/34724/Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:01:05 -0400http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/34724/ March, Irish-American Heritage Month http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/34342/Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:01:05 -0500http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/34342/ By Jim Low - Now numbering in the hundreds, Missouri bears are part of the Show-Me Landscape. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/34080/Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:00:25 -0500http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/34080/ By Diana Murray Watts - It is Thursday night, and with the dawn of the weekend so close, it looks like the work hassles are willing to yield: going out seems like a reasonable idea. But with the myriad events in Washington every day, the selection process becomes complicated. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/34007/Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:01:10 -0500http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/34007/ Opinions abound as to who was the original Valentine, with the most popular theory that he was a clergyman who was executed for secretly marrying couples in ancient Rome in spite of Emperor Claudius II, who felt that marriage weakened his soldiers.