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DK History: International Organizations

WHY WAS THE UNITED NATIONS FOUNDED? WHAT OTHER ALLIANCES WERE SET UP? FIND OUT MORENations have always formed alliances. In the 20th century, many new international organizations were set up…

About the Articles of Confederation (1776)

Source: The U.S. Government Printing Office After winning its independence from Great Britain in the Revolutionary War, the new country situated on the eastern seaboard of North America needed to…

2003 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Jamie Rubin, 16, Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Fla., for his project identifying small molecules that can be used in treatment for Candida albicans yeast…

Louis Crosby WYMAN, Congress, NH (1917-2002)

Senate Years of Service: 1974-1975Party: RepublicanWYMAN, Louis Crosby, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., March 16, 1917;…

2007 MacArthur Foundation Awards

  Related Links Intel Science Talent Search WinnersNobel Prize Winners2006 MacArthur Foundation Awards The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to…

Brunei Darussalam

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Brunei Relations PEOPLE Many cultural and…

State Department Notes on Finland

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Finland Relations HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTSThe origins of…

America's Best Beaches, 2016

Hanauma BaySource: Bigstock The following table lists the top ten best beaches to visit in the United States for 2016, according to Dr.…