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Percent Distribution of Total Annual Expenditures by Major Category, 2001–2011
Item 2001 2004 2008 2011 Average annual expenditures 100.0% 100.0% 100.0…Hoover, Herbert Clark
(Encyclopedia) Hoover, Herbert Clark, 1874–1964, 31st President of the United States (1929–33), b. West Branch, Iowa. Except for major speeches before the Republican conventions and a 1938 European…organized crime
(Encyclopedia) organized crime, criminal activities organized and coordinated on a national scale, often with international connections. The American tradition of daring desperadoes like Jesse James…collective farm
(Encyclopedia) collective farm, an agricultural production unit including a number of farm households or villages working together under state control. The description of the collective farm has…gay-rights movement
(Encyclopedia) gay-rights movement, organized efforts to end the criminalization of homosexuality and protect the civil rights of homosexuals. While there was some organized activity on behalf of the…Bismarck, Otto von
(Encyclopedia) Bismarck, Otto vonBismarck, Otto vonbĭzˈmärk, Ger. ôˈtō fən bĭsˈmärk [key], 1815–98, German statesman, known as the Iron Chancellor. The Bismarckian era closed with the death of…George Osmond Biography
managerDied: Nov. 6, 2007 (Provo, Utah) Best Known as: patriarch of Osmond Brothers singing group Patriarch of the Osmond Brothers singing group and the…Medgar Evers Biography
Medgar Everscivil rights leaderBorn: 1925Birthplace: Decatur, Mississippi Dropping out of high school at 17 to join the army, Evers served in World War II. Returning home, he finished high school…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Dutiful Son
179 The Dutiful Son A MILLIONAIRE who had gone to an almshouse to visit his father met a Neighbour there, who was greatly surprised. "What!" said the Neighbour, "you do sometimes visit your…Clement Stone 2002 Deaths
Clement StoneAge: 100 entrepreneur who took $100 in savings and built a multi-billion-dollar insurance empire, now called Aon Corp. He attributed much of his success to positive thinking. He…Trending
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