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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.…
(Encyclopedia) Jews [from Judah], traditionally, descendants of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, whose tribe, with that of his half-brother Benjamin, made up the kingdom of Judah; historically,…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Mozambican Relations PEOPLEMozambique's major ethnic groups…
(Encyclopedia) American architecture, the architecture produced in the geographical area that now constitutes the United States.
Wright, generally acknowledged as one of the greatest architects of…
A chronology of Black history from the early slave trade through Affirmative Action
by Borgna Brunner 1600s • 1700s • 1800–1850 • 1850–1900 • 1900–1950 • 1950–present 1619 Photograph of…
Oscars–Filmographies Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Suppporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Original Music or…
(Encyclopedia) Los AngelesLos Angeleslôs ănˈjələs, lŏs, ănˈjəlēzˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. A port of entry on the Pacific coast, with a fine…
