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Emancipation Proclamation
(Encyclopedia) Emancipation Proclamation, in U.S. history, the executive order abolishing slavery in the Confederate States of America. The proclamation did not reflect Lincoln's desired solution…Crash
Director/Writer/Producer: David CronenbergDirector of Photography:Peter SuschitzkyEditor:Ron SandersMusic:Howard ShoreProduction Designer:Carol SpierFine Line; NC-17; 98 minutesRelease:3/…European Union (EU) Expands to 28 Nations
Ten countries formally joined the European Union (EU) on May 2, 2004, bringing the number of member nations to 25. The European Union promotes the political, economic, and social cooperation…Guide to New Nations: Former Soviet Union
by David Johnson Estonia One of the first Soviet republics to break away, Estonia declared its independence from the Soviet Union in March 1990. Although the Soviet Union was at…Ask the Editors: States by Order of Entry Into the Union
The Question: Could you provide me with a list of each state and when that state became a part of the United State of America? I don't have the time to look…Selected Characteristics of Union Workers, 2006–2007
2006 2007 Members of unions1 Represented by unions2 Members of unions1 Represented by unions2…Selected Characteristics of Union Workers, 1997–1999
Percent of employed populationthat are members of unions1 Percent of employed populationthat are represented by unions2 1999…Collected State of the Union Addresses of U.S. Presidents
Next Contents George Washington (January 8, 1790) George Washington (December 8, 1790) George Washington (October 25, 1791) George Washington (November 6, 1792) George…European Economic Community
(Encyclopedia) European Economic Community (EEC), organization established (1958) by a treaty signed in 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany (now Germany); it…Curtis, Samuel Ryan
(Encyclopedia) Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805–66, Union general in the Civil War, b. Clinton co., N.Y., grad. West Point, 1831. Curtis won a decisive victory at Pea Ridge (1862) and was therefore promoted…