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(Encyclopedia) exploration, travel to a part of the earth that is relatively unknown to the traveler's culture, historically often motivated by a desire for colonization, conquest, or trade. See also…State of the Union Address: Harry S. Truman (January 7, 1953)
Harry S. Truman (January 7, 1953) To the Congress of the United States: I have the honor to report to the Congress on the state of the Union. This is the eighth such report that, as President, I…State of the Union Address: Martin van Buren (December 3, 1838)
Martin van Buren (December 3, 1838) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: I congratulate you on the favorable circumstances in the condition of our country under which you…Timeline: Taiwan
Key events in Taiwanese history from World War II to the present by John Gettings and Infoplease Staff 1945 1951 1971 1996…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: James Knox Polk
William Henry Harrison Zachary Taylor James Knox Polk Inaugural Address Tuesday, March 4, 1845 Fellow-Citizens: WITHOUT solicitation on my part, I have been chosen by the free and…State of the Union Address: Herbert Hoover (December 2, 1930)
Herbert Hoover (December 2, 1930) To the Senate and House of Representatives: I have the honor to comply with the requirement of the Constitution that I should lay before the Congress information as…Burma Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Burma Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Burmese Relations PEOPLEAlthough Burmese is the most…diamond
(Encyclopedia) diamond, mineral, one of two crystalline forms of the element carbon (see allotropy), the hardest natural substance known, used as a gem and in industry. The discoveries of 1870–71…Rockefeller, John Davison
(Encyclopedia) Rockefeller, John Davison, 1839–1937, American industrialist and philanthropist, b. Richford, N.Y. He moved (1853) with his family to a farm near Cleveland and at age 16 went to work…colonization
(Encyclopedia) colonization, extension of political and economic control over an area by a state whose nationals have occupied the area and usually possess organizational or technological superiority…Trending
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