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 John
Raleigh Mott was one of the
world's leading Protestant missionary
statesmen, and played a major role in
creation of the World Council of
Churches. As general secretary of the
American YMCA, he put himself in charge
of running military canteens in the U.S.
and France during World War I. He was
rewarded for all his work with the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1946. |
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 John
Jacob Astor started in the
fur business in 1784, and by 1800 had a
net worth of $250,000. In 1811 one of his
companies founded what is now Astoria,
Oregon, and by the early 1820's he had a
total monopoly on fur trade in the United
States. |
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 Jean-Bédel
Bokassa overthrew his cousin
to become President of the Central
African Republic in 1965. Despite
widespread public discontent brought
about by his extravagant lifestyle and
erratic personality, he proclaimed
himself Emperor of the Central African
Empire in 1976. He was overthrown by
French paratroopers in 1979. |
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 Maine
Facts and Figures Total
Area 35,387 sq mi (39th). Population
1,274,923 (40th). Capital
Augusta. Admitted to Union March
15, 1820 (23rd). |
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 Louis
Seymour Bazett Leakey gained
international acclaim for his excavations
in the Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania), which
resulted in the discovery of Homo
habilis, the first human ancestor
ever found associated with tools. |
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 The Father's
Day we know today began in
Spokane, Washington, thanks to the
efforts of Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, who
believed that fathers should be
celebrated with a special day just as
mothers were. The first Father's Day was
celebrated on June 19, 1910. |
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 The
Articles of Confederation
went into effect on March 1, 1781, and
remained in effect until ratification of
the U.S. Constitution. It created a loose
confederation of the states with most
power vested with the state governments. |
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 The University
of Texas is the largest institution in
the Texas university system, with
approximately 38,000 undergraduates and
13,000 postgraduates currently enrolled.
Its main campus is in Austin, and it
formally opened on September 15, 1883. |
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 (Harvey)
Phillip Spector began his
music career as part of a group known as
The Teddy Bears. He is best known,
however, for his "Wall of
Sound," wherein the instrumentals
were recorded first and then played back
while the vocal tracks were being laid. |
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 The
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
is located on the
Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York
City, at 1071 Fifth Avenue. It houses a
comprehensive collection of European and
American conceptual and abstract art from
throughout the 20th century. |
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 Vivian
Vance was enjoying a
successful stage career when she was
asked to play Ethel Mertz in I Love
Lucy. Initially reluctant to take
the part, she went on to co-star in the
series throughout its run, and to become
the first person to win an Emmy for Best
Series Supporting Actress. |
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 John
Torrey was considered the
leader of botanists in America during his
lifetime. He published three
comprehensive catalogs of North American
flora, and was one of the first American
botanists to arrange plants by families. |
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 Klinefelter
Syndrome describes a group of symptoms
found in some men with an extra X
chromosome. Every man who exhibits
symptoms of Klinefelter Syndrome has an
extra X chromosome, but not every male
who has the extra chromosome exhibits
symptoms. |
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 The
Llama
was domesticated by the Incas about 4,500
years ago as beasts of burden, for their
wool, and as a food source. Today they
are raised primarily as novelty pets, and
to a limited degree for their wool and as
protectors of sheep and goat herds. |
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 The Grand
Coulee Dam stands across the
Columbia Rivewr about 90 miles northwest
of Spokane, Washington. It is 4,173 feet
long, stands 550 feet high, and is the
third largest producer of electricity in
the world. |
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 Buffalo
Soldiers On June 28, 1866,
an Act of Congress authorized the
creation of six regiments of black
troops, two of cavalry and four of
infantry. The first two regiments were
subsequently organized on September 21,
1866, and these are the two regiments
that would become known to history as the
"Buffalo Soldiers." |
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 John
Philip Holland launched his
first successful submarine in 1881. The
company he founded ultimately became the
Electric Boat Company, which has
subsequently built the vast majority of
the U.S. Navy's submarines, as well as
submarines for many other nations. |
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