Prof. Dr Nikola Charakchiev Bulgarian Scientific Center, Chicago Report at the Sixteenth Session of the Bulgarian American Association 29 April 2012, Chicago on the occasion of the opening of the Bulgarian Days in Chicago: Spring 2012 Festival Introduction The material has been presented according to a specific and original method. We accept that the trends in this study are more important than facts and logic. The negative leitmotif aims to motivate positive solutions. THE UNIVERSE The world appeared 13.7 billion years ago after the Big Bang. We will call this moment the First Cosmic Period. After the Big Bang, an ...