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- The Peace Corps is an independent United States federal agency. The ... interested countries and areas men and women of the United States qualified ...28 KB (4,023 words) - 23:51, 10 August 2023
- Founded in 1971, by Michael S. Hart, it is the oldest digital library. Most ... are independent organizations which share the same ideals, and have been ...19 KB (2,741 words) - 01:18, 12 April 2023
- - February 23, 1915) was a mulatto slave in the United States who freed himself ... His actions as a Navy ship captain helped to bolster support for the ...13 KB (2,026 words) - 02:16, 16 December 2022
- An oil spill is the unintentional release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon ... denser than water settles on and penetrates the seabed, and it may take months ...11 KB (1,519 words) - 10:28, 11 March 2023
- The Battle of the Alamo was a nineteenth century battle between the ... The battle took place at a turning point in the Texas Revolution, ...19 KB (3,079 words) - 23:51, 30 October 2023
- The Servant of God Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, ... Alongside Peter Maurin, she founded the Catholic Worker Movement in ...16 KB (2,524 words) - 17:27, 30 January 2024
- 2, 1882) was an Italian patriot and soldier of the Risorgimento. He personally ... Nationalism was on the rise in Europe. Towards the end of Garibaldi ...22 KB (3,486 words) - 14:29, 22 May 2024
- objective is to support an issue or matter of private interest or public ... organization must pursue goals that benefit the community, rather than personal ...18 KB (2,646 words) - 09:59, 11 March 2023
- military officer and politician. He was the nominee of the Democratic ... Cass was in full favor of United States expansion and supported President ...9 KB (1,272 words) - 22:19, 25 October 2022
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther ... King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil ...17 KB (2,502 words) - 08:36, 10 March 2023
- American statesman, who served as Secretary of War, Governor-General of the ... society that afforded many contacts for the rest of his life. He graduated ...14 KB (1,981 words) - 15:41, 25 January 2023
- The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is the United States' ... Despite the urgency of environmental issues, nations are not taking ...15 KB (2,010 words) - 04:19, 11 March 2023
- U.S. Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He fired ... In San Francisco, California, following the civil war, he obtained ...14 KB (2,210 words) - 04:50, 14 June 2023
- KP OM GCB GCMG VD PC (June 4, 1833–March 25, 1913) was a British ... The reality of colonialism was exploitative and—until the conquered ...19 KB (2,878 words) - 04:34, 18 April 2024
- The International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) was a project ... Besides providing a digital repository, the IMSLP offers possibilities ...18 KB (2,536 words) - 16:33, 8 March 2023
- was a Prussian army officer who emigrated to the United States, became a geographer ... In May 1861 Adolph raised a volunteer regiment in New York City, the ...9 KB (1,379 words) - 06:10, 15 June 2023
- 24, 1862), nicknamed Old Kinderhook, was the eighth president of the United ... He was the first of a series of eight presidents between Andrew Jackson ...22 KB (3,321 words) - 15:53, 7 November 2022
- Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April ... Earth Day grew out of the recognition by young people that the earth ...28 KB (3,976 words) - 17:35, 12 February 2024
- The late nineteenth century settlement movement, which began in London ... The settlement movement began in 1884, with the founding of London’s ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 10:06, 26 January 2023
- American traitor, having been a general in the Continental Army during the ... Arnold earlier distinguished himself as a hero through acts of cunning ...26 KB (3,968 words) - 09:08, 27 September 2023
