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State Department Notes on Serbia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Defense Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Serbia Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY The…

Biographies of Famous African Americans

  Aaliyah–Ewing | Farmer–Innis | Jackson–Ludacris | Mac–Puckett | Rabb–Swoopes | Tanner–Van Der Zee Browse by category Government Officials Civil…

astronomy

(Encyclopedia) astronomy, branch of science that studies the motions and natures of celestial bodies, such as planets, stars, and galaxies; more generally, the study of matter and energy in the…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina bŏzˈnēə, hĕrtsəgōvēˈnə…

socialism

(Encyclopedia) socialism, general term for the political and economic theory that advocates a system of collective or government ownership and management of the means of production and distribution…

Dinosaur Fossils (By U.S. State!)

Most people are familiar with their state’s official flower and flag, but did you know that almost every state has an official fossil as well? These state symbols are a representation of a territory…

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.…

Socialist parties

(Encyclopedia) Socialist parties in European history, political organizations formed in European countries to achieve the goals of socialism. The French Socialist party, known as the SFIO from…

space exploration

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Moon mission assembly CE5 Stages in a moon mission shown counterclockwise from launching on the first day to splashdown on the ninth day. space exploration, the…

Argentina

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Argentina Argentina ärjəntēˈnə, Span. ärhāntēˈnä [key], officially Argentine Republic, republic (2020 est. pop. 45,380,000), 1,072,157 sq mi (…