North America

1. Nuclear weapons: The Soviet Union moved more than 150 nuclear weapons to Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis (October 14-28, ...

1. Pumpkin: Pumpkins have long played an important role in Haitian society; in 1807, Haiti’s then president, Henri Christophe, made pumpkins ...

1. The oceans: Panama is the only place in the world where you can watch the sun rise over the Pacific ...

Here are 10 quick facts about the Panama Canal: Length: 77.1 km Width: 33,5 m Depth: 26 m Completion: August 15, 1914 Price: 375,000,000,000 USD ...