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Timeline of Affirmative Action Milestones

Learn about the major milestones in the history of affirmative action. 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s March 6, 1961 Executive Order 10925 makes the first reference to "affirmative action"…

2002 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Ryan R. Patterson, Grand Junction, Colo., for his project entitled “The American Sign Language Translator.” Patterson devised a glove that converts…

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linkSee hyperlink.LinuxA UNIX®-like, open-source operating system developed primarily by Linus Torvalds. Linux is free and runs on many platforms, including both PCs and Macintoshes. Linux is…

Genetic Engineering: Human Genome Project

Human Genome ProjectGenetic EngineeringIntroductionFundamentals of Genetic EngineeringCurrent Recombinant Cloning TechnologyDNA Technology ApplicationsHuman Disorders and Gene TherapyHuman Genome…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 5, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 4, 1806May 6, 1806May 5, 1806 Monday May 5th 1806. Collected our horses and set out at 7 A.M. at 41/2 miles we arrived at the entrance of the…

Celebrating African American Scientists<

Read about Benjamin Banneker and George Washington Carver by Ann Marie Imbornoni George Washington Carver Born free in Maryland, Banneker was largely self-taught. He constructed the…

Guide to New Nations: Former Czechoslovakia

by David Johnson Czech Republic January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia was split along ethnic lines into two nations, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. With its market economy reforms and…