The 2013 Academy Awards were presented on March 2, 2014, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture American…
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The theory of commerce as imposed by the national state…
(Encyclopedia) locomotive, vehicle used to pull a train of unpowered railroad cars.
Richard Trevithick, a British engineer and inventor, built and operated (1803–4) the first successful steam…
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(Encyclopedia) Ford, Henry, 1863–1947, American industrialist, pioneer automobile manufacturer, b. Dearborn, Mich.
Henry Ford's son, Edsel Bryant Ford, 1893–1943, b. Detroit, shared in the control…
U.S. Department of State Background Note
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PEOPLE
The Mayan civilization spread into the area of Belize between…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Antigua and Barbuda Relations HISTORY Antigua was first inhabited by the Siboney ("…
(Encyclopedia) Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874–1965, British statesman, soldier, and author; son of Lord Randolph Churchill.
Churchill was undoubtedly one of the greatest public…
