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Commerce, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia)Commerce, United States Department of, federal executive department charged with promoting U.S. economic development and technological advancement. In Feb., 1903, the Congress established a Department...Holocaust Memorial Museum, United States
(Encyclopedia)Holocaust Memorial Museum, United States, in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall, memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Designed by architect James Ingo Freed, it opened in 1993. Using a stark, ...International Trade Commission, United States
(Encyclopedia)International Trade Commission, United States, independent agency of the U.S. government established in 1916 as the Tariff Commission; renamed International Trade Commission in 1975. It is charged wit...Nen, river, England
(Encyclopedia)Nen: see Nene, river, England.Achelous, river, Greece
(Encyclopedia)Achelous: see Akhelóos, river, Greece. ...Si, river, China
(Encyclopedia)Si, river, China: see Xi.Dnipro, river, Ukraine
(Encyclopedia)Dnipro, river, Ukraine: see Dnieper. ...Franklin, river, Australia
(Encyclopedia)Franklin, river: see Gordon, river. ...Isis, river, England
(Encyclopedia)Isis: see Thames, river, England. ...Canton, river, China
(Encyclopedia)Canton, river, China: see Pearl. ...Browse by Subject
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