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Symbols of the United States

Symbols that have become American icons by Beth Rowen Great Seal of the U.S. Related Links State Symbols United States Bald Eagle Removed from Endangered Species List…

Brewer's: Filibuster

A piratical adventurer. The most notorious was William Walker, who was shot in 1855. (French, flibustier, a corruption of our “freebooter;” German, freibeuter; Spanish, filibustero; Dutch…

Top Ten Closest U.S. Presidential Elections

Throughout U.S. history, there have been several close presidential races. This top ten closest U.S. presidential elections list is based on the combination of popular vote, electoral vote, and…

Jobs Involving Social Studies

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Homework Helper Fun Facts: Social Studies

Social Studies World Facts How Big is Each Country? Biggest, Smallest, Richest, Poorest Countries World Population World's Most Populous Countries World's Most Populous Cities…

Leeds, University of

(Encyclopedia) Leeds, University of, at Leeds, England; established 1884 by the amalgamation of Yorkshire College (1874) with the Leeds School of Medicine (1831). The school was known as Yorkshire…

Manchester, Victoria University of

(Encyclopedia) Manchester, Victoria University of, at Manchester, England; founded 1880 as Victoria Univ., an outgrowth of Owens College (est. 1851). In 1903 the university was reconstituted and its…

Salamanca, University of

(Encyclopedia) Salamanca, University of, at Salamanca, Spain; founded 1218 by Alfonso IX of León, reorganized 1254 by Alfonso X of Castile and León. It has faculties of philosophy, philology,…

Dublin, University of

(Encyclopedia) Dublin, University of, at Dublin, Ireland; founded 1591 by Queen Elizabeth I of England; also called Trinity College, Dublin. It has faculties of arts (humanities); arts (letters);…