Endothermic-a process or reaction that absorbs energy in the form of heat. Breaking a chemical bond requires energy and therefore is Endothermic. Endothermic reactions usually feel cold because it is taking heat away from you.
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, the longest-serving governor in U.S. history, will soon be nominated as President-elect Donald Trump's ambassador to China. (Reuters photo) In 1985, an up-and-coming Chinese official brought a delegation to the U.S. to work on a grain trade deal.
On this day in 1777, New York elects Brigadier General George Clinton as the first governor of the independent state of New York. Clinton would go on to become New Yorkâs longest-serving governor, as well as the longest-serving governor in the United States, holding the post until 1795, and again from 1801 to 1804.