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State Department Notes on Iceland

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Icelandic Relations GEOGRAPHYIceland is a volcanic…

State Department Notes on Slovakia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Slovakia Relations PEOPLEThe majority of the…

MTV Music Video Awards

2007 MTV Music Video Awards The 2007 Video Music Awards were presented September 9, 2007. Video of the Year Rihanna f.…

El Salvador

(Encyclopedia) CE5 El Salvador El Salvador ĕl sälväᵺōrˈ [key], officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2021…

Inventions and Discoveries

Adrenaline: (isolation of) John Jacob Abel, U.S., 1897. Aerosol can: Erik Rotheim, Norway, 1926. Air brake: George Westinghouse, U.S., 1868. Air conditioning: Willis Carrier, U.S., 1911.…

State Department Notes on Denmark

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government Political Conditions National Security U.S.-Danish Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY The Danes, a homogenous Gothic…

State Department Notes on Gabon

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Gabonese Relations PEOPLEAlmost all Gabonese are of…

electricity

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Electrical and radio symbols electricity, class of phenomena arising from the existence of charge. The basic unit of charge is that on the proton or electron—the proton's…

State Department Notes on Jamaica

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Jamaican Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYArawaks from South…