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…
(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…
(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…
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) Socialist parties in European history, political organizations formed in European countries to achieve the goals of socialism.
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Moon mission assembly
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Stages in a moon mission shown counterclockwise from launching on the first day to splashdown on the ninth day.
space exploration, the…
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Argentina Argentina ärjəntēˈnə, Span. ärhāntēˈnä [key], officially Argentine Republic, republic (2020 est. pop. 45,380,000), 1,072,157 sq mi (…
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Napoleonic Europe (1812)
Napoleon INapoleon Inəpōˈlēən, Fr. näpôlāōNˈ [key], 1769–1821, emperor of the French, b. Ajaccio, Corsica, known as “the Little Corporal.”
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(Encyclopedia) Spanish-American literature, the writings of both the European explorers of Spanish America and its later inhabitants.
See also Spanish literature; Portuguese literature; Brazilian…
