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(Encyclopedia) public domain, in law, legal availability for public use, free of charge, of materials, processes, devices, skills, and plans that are not protected by copyright or patent, including…General Land Office
(Encyclopedia) General Land Office, established (1812) in the U.S. Treasury Dept. and transferred (1849) to the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Empowered to survey, manage, and dispose of the public…public land
(Encyclopedia) public land, in U.S. history, land owned by the federal government but not reserved for any special purpose, e.g., for a park or a military reservation. Public land is also called land…Geological Survey, United States
(Encyclopedia) Geological Survey, United States, bureau organized in 1879 under the Dept. of the Interior to unify and centralize the work already undertaken by separate surveys under Clarence King,…Recommended Online Poetry Collections
Poetry resources and poetry in the public domain compiled by David Johnson Follow, poet, follow right To the bottom of the night, With your unconstraining voice Still persuade us…The Supreme Court: Finding Marijuana with Thermal-Imaging Devices
Finding Marijuana with Thermal-Imaging DevicesThe Supreme CourtCollecting EvidenceSearching Your Car When You're Stopped for SpeedingUsing the Right Not to KnockFinding Marijuana with Thermal…Wombat Video Activity
Examining a primary source In 2011, scientists in Australia unearthed the nearly complete remains of a “giant wombat,“ or Diprotodon optatum, which roamed the Earth two million years ago.…U.S. News: Trying Times: Three Court Cases Become National Obsessions
Major U.S. news stories, from Occupy Wall Street to Penn State Casey Anthony Mug Shot (Photo Credit: Public Domain) Related Links 2011 Year in Review 2011 News…State of the Union Address: Franklin Pierce (December 5, 1853)
Franklin Pierce (December 5, 1853) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: The interest with which the people of the Republic anticipate the assembling of Congress and the…Trending
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