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National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation Celebrating 50 Years 1950-2000, National Science Foundation, No date

The U.S. national Science Foundation promotes the progress of science to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare and to secure the…

Tags: National Defense, National Science Foundation, Nifty50, Science, US

Elmer Wesley Greene, Herbert Hoover Timeline 1874-1964, White House Research, 1956

Hoover, Herbert C. 1874-1964, mining engineer, humanitarian, U.S. secretary of commerce, and 31st president of the United States, was the son of Jesse…

Tags: Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, Humanitarian, Presidents, Secretary of Commerce, Timelines

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol History from 1924, Department of Homeland Security, None

The priority mission of the Border Patrol is preventing terrorists and terrorists weapons, including weapons of mass destruction, from entering the…

Tags: Border Patrol, Borders, CBP, Immigration, Timelines, US

YMCA, YWCA Timeline 1858-2013, Library of Congress, 1917

Established in 1858 as a voice for women's issues, The YWCA opened the first employment bureau for women several years later. That was only the…

Tags: Anti-Racism, Civil Rights, Timelines, VAWA, Women, Women's Suffrage, YWCA