11/19/14

Fact of the Week: November 26, 2014

Taylor's new album '1989' sold 1.287 million units in the first week, making it the largest sales week for an album since 2002 and the first album released this year to sell a million copies! Taylor is the first act to ever have three albums sell a million copies in one week.

http://taylorswift.com/news/231543

11/18/14

Fact of the Week: November 18, 2014

Last week the Rosetta Satellite landed a probe, Philae, safely on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, or C-G for short. This marks the first time scientists have been able to look at a comet up close. Their main goal is to learn more about the origins of our solar system.

Cite: NASA

11/10/14

Fact of the Week: November 10, 2014

This last weekend marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall,  that separated East and West Germany during the Cold War.

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall