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/**/ Machu Picchu, located high in the Andes, was voted one of the new Wonders of the WorldSince at least the building of Göbekli Tepe 11,000 years ago, humans everywhere have built structures of…Angola Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Angola Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Angolan Relations GEOGRAPHYAngola is…Tennessee
Tennessee State Information Capital: Nashville Official Name: State of Tennessee Organized as a territory/republic: May 26, 1790 Entered Union (rank): June 1, 1796 (16th) Present…MIS PC Tech
Anonymous Tell us about your work---what do you do? I'm a PC Technician for the Chick-fil-A, Inc. home office staff. I work on a team of about five…Research Scientist 2
Daniel J. Schneider Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am a research scientist employed by a biotechnology company developing…bus
(Encyclopedia) bus [Lat. omnibus=for all], large public conveyance. A horse-drawn urban omnibus was introduced in Paris in 1662 by Blaise Pascal and his associates, but it remained in operation for…Three Mile Island
(Encyclopedia) Three Mile Island, site of a nuclear power plant 10 mi (16 km) south of Harrisburg, Pa. On Mar. 28, 1979, failure of the cooling system of the No. 2 nuclear reactor led to overheating…mortar, in building
(Encyclopedia) mortar, in building, mixture of lime or cement with sand and water, used as a bedding and adhesive between adjacent pieces of stone, brick, or other material in masonry construction.…Tiahuanaco
(Encyclopedia) TiahuanacoTiahuanacotyäwänäˈkō [key], ancient native ruin, W Bolivia, 34 mi (55 km) S of Lake Titicaca on the Tiahuanaco R. in the S central Andes, near the Peruvian border; also…Twin Towers Stats
The twin towers of the World Trade Center were more than just buildings. They were proof of New York's belief in itself. Built at a time when New York's future seemed uncertain, the towers…Trending
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