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(Encyclopedia) Sankara, Thomas 1948–87, president (1983–87) of Burkina Faso. Thomas Sankara, sometimes referred to as the African Che Guevara, was an…apartment house
(Encyclopedia) apartment house, building having three or more dwelling units. Numerous early examples of this form of dwelling have been found in remains of Roman and medieval cities and in the 17th-…dredging
(Encyclopedia) dredging, process of excavating materials underwater. It is used to deepen waterways, harbors, and docks and for mining alluvial mineral deposits, including tin, gold, and diamonds.…Tel Aviv
(Encyclopedia) Tel AvivTel Avivtĕl əvēvˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial,…Yekaterinburg
(Encyclopedia) Yekaterinburg or EkaterinburgYekaterinburgboth: yĭkäˌtĭrēmb&oobreve;rkˈ [key], formerly SverdlovskYekaterinburgsvyĭrdlôfskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 1,365,000), capital of the…State of the Union Address: Harry S. Truman (January 6, 1947)
Harry S. Truman (January 6, 1947) Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Congress of the United States: It looks like a good many of you have moved over to the left since I was here last! I…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman Inaugural Address Thursday, January 20, 1949 Mr. Vice President, Mr. Chief Justice, and fellow citizens, I accept with…Consumer Payment Systems by Method of Payment, 1990 and 2001, <br/>and Projections, 2005
TransactionsVolume Number (bil.)PercentdistributionAmount(bil. dol.)PercentdistributionMethod of payment199020012005(proj.)19902005(proj.)199020012005(proj.)19902005(proj.)Total73.7117.2132.…irrigation
(Encyclopedia) irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow…State of the Union Address: John Quincy Adams (December 2, 1828)
John Quincy Adams (December 2, 1828) Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: If the enjoyment in profusion of the bounties of Providence forms a suitable subject of mutual…Trending
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