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Banking in the United States

Here are key moments in the history of U.S. banking 1781 The first U.S. commerical bank is incorporated in Philadelphia, the Bank of North America. 1791 The First Bank of the…

prostate cancer

(Encyclopedia) prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men in the United States, second only to skin cancer, and as a…

DK Science: Circulatory System

PARTS OF THE SYSTEM HEART BLOOD VESSELS BLOOD FIND OUT MORE The circulatory system is centred on the HEART, a muscular organ that rhythmically pumps BLOOD around a complex network of BLOOD…

Tsunami Factfile

The Indian Ocean tsunami that occured in December 2004 was the deadliest in history by Borgna Brunner Before and after satellite images of Banda Aceh, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Related Links…

Winter X Games 2003

Rocky Mountain High A guide to the 2003 Winter X Games by John Gettings After two years at Mt. Snow in Vermont, the Winter X Games returned to Colorado in 2002 and will be held there…

Winter X Games 2003

Rocky Mountain High A guide to the 2003 Winter X Games by John Gettings After two years at Mt. Snow in Vermont, the Winter X Games returned to Colorado in 2002 and will be held there…

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by Category Arts and…

Genocide: How is it Defined?

by Borgna Brunner     genocide: from the Greek genos, meaning race; and the Latin suffix -cidium, meaning killing After learning the extent of Nazi atrocities against…