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State Department Notes on Germany

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-German Relations PEOPLEMost inhabitants of Germany are ethnic…

Alabama

Alabama State Facts Organized as territory: March 3, 1817 Entered Union: Dec. 14, 1819 (22nd State) Present constitution adopted: 1901 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Ala./AL…

Who Plays Where

Major League Cities & Teams As of Oct. 31, 2006, there were 132 major league teams playing or scheduled to play men's baseball, men's basketball, NFL football, hockey and men's soccer in 53…

2004 Grammy Awards

The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 13, 2005. Record: “Here We Go…

Dominican Republic

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Dominican RepublicDominican Republicdəmĭnˈĭkən [key], republic (2015 est. pop. 10,528,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of…

Jews

(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,…

State Department Notes on Latvia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Latvian Relations PEOPLEThe behavior of most Latvians…

The Golden Kite Award

For the best fiction book, the best nonfiction book, the best picture book (since 1982), and the best picture book text (since 1996); given by the Society for Children's Book Writers.…

The Horn Book Award

For the most outstanding juvenile books in the U.S.: one award for outstanding fiction, one for outstanding nonfiction, one for outstanding illustration (since 1976); given by the Boston Globe…

Major Military Operations Since World War II

Top of Page The global spread of the First and Second World Wars made them the two most notable events of the 20th century. But they were far from the only major conflicts. Large-scale military…