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YMCA, YWCA Timeline 1858-2013

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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…

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol History from 1924

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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…

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Elmer Wesley Greene, Herbert Hoover Timeline 1874-1964

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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…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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