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United States Senate, Senator Edward Moore Kennedy - Timeline of Public Service

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United States Senate, Senator Edward Moore Kennedy - Timeline of Public Service, United States Senate, 2009

"His energetic adherence to perseverance, his plain dogged determination, his ability to rise from the ashes…always with grace, and usually with a…

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Samuel Johnson Woolfe, Theodore Roosevelt - 26th United States President - Timeline

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Samuel Johnson Woolfe, Theodore Roosevelt - 26th United States President - Timeline, U.S. Library of Congress & American Museum of Natural History, 1919

"There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country. Just as we must conserve our men, women and children, so we must conserve…

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National Weather Service, History of the National Weather Service 1849-2013

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National Weather Service, History of the National Weather Service 1849-2013, NOAA, Circa 1900 - Box Kite

The timeline linked here documents the advancement of the National Weather Service between 1849 - 2013

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U.S. Government, History of the United States Secret Service

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U.S. Government, History of the United States Secret Service, U.S. Government, 2002

The above is linked to the documented history of the United States Secret Service from its creation in 1865, in Washington D.C., to 2008.

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Michael Shane Neal, Senator Robert. C. Byrd (1917-2010) Longest Serving Member of the United States Congress

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Michael Shane Neal, Senator Robert. C. Byrd (1917-2010) Longest Serving Member of the United States Congress, U.S. Senate, 2007

Senator Robert Byrd was U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959 and a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010. Sen. Byrd served over 51 years of continuous…

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Everett Raymond Kinstler, Senator Robert J. Dole Born 1923- Served 45 Years in Public Office

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Everett Raymond Kinstler, Senator Robert J. Dole Born 1923- Served 45 Years in Public Office, United States Senate, 2006

Robert Dole served for 45 years in public office including service in the Kansas state legislature, both houses of the U.S. Congress, as leader of his…

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National Park Service, Fire History Timeline 1804-2004 National Park Service

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National Park Service, Fire History Timeline 1804-2004 National Park Service, National Park Service, No date given

Since the establishment of Yellowstone National Park as the world’s first national park in 1872, the desire to suppress, control, and manage fire has…

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National Law Enforcement Museum, Women in Law Enforcement - Timeline: 1854-2011

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National Law Enforcement Museum, Women in Law Enforcement - Timeline: 1854-2011, National Law Enforcement Museum, Circa 1900

In 1854, the first known police matrons (also called jail matrons) were hired by New York City to search and guard female prisoners, but they were…

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U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI a Centennial History: 1908 - 2008

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U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI a Centennial History: 1908 - 2008, FBI, No date

In 2008 the United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) celebrated its 100th anniversary as a crime fighting and…

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NASA, NASA’s First A- Aeronautics History 1958-2008

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NASA, NASA’s First A- Aeronautics History 1958-2008, NASA, 2013

That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is more than a space agency may come as a surprise to some. Aeronautics, the first A of…

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