Map of the Day: 062916 – Home states of US Astronauts

States which have produced most US Astronauts

On this day in 1995, the US space shuttle successfully docked with Russia’s MIR space station. While docked, the craft and station formed the largest man-made satellite to orbit the earth. This event led to future cooperation between the two countries, paving the way for the development of the International Space Station. We were curious to […]

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Map of the Day: US High School Soccer Programs and Participants

FactLook - Schools with Soccer Programs

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Argentina’s victory over England in World Cup play, a victory assisted in part by Argentinian superstar Diego Madonna’s celebrated “Hand of God” goal. These two maps show the number of US high schools with soccer programs by state  and the number of participants in those programs during the 2014-2015 completion season. […]

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