History of Ukraine - Independent Ukraine: The population of Ukraine voted overwhelmingly for independence in the referendum of December 1, 1991. (About 84 percent of eligible voters turned out for the referendum, and about 90 percent of them endorsed ind
Mint in Philadelphia with the Coinage Act of 1792. The next year, on March 1, the mint produced the country’s first circulating coins: 11,178 copper cents, or the penny. [42] According to the U.S. Mint, the new coins “caused a bit of a public outcry. They were larger than a ...
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The Internet dates back to before the beginning of the last century, and inventions such as the telegraph system, telex and radio were all precursors of what we all now know, as the modern internet. Read MoreDomain arpa Date: 01/01/1960 The domain arpa was the first Internet top-level...
DVD. Williams-Fleischer Productions, Toei Company, 2006. This 1970 movie covers it from both the Japanese and American perspectives and is historically accurate. This provides an even handed look at both sides without a lot of drama (which was criticized) but the recreation of the attack is ...
Curtis in his seminal and pleasant book “And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails” 2006, “What we know about Morgan’s exploits is chiefly due to a remarkable account published by a Dutchman who wrote under the name of Alexander Exquemelin. He spent eight ...
“By the simple act of ordering spaghetti an American was plunged into a foreign experience,” observes Sermolino. [above, 1916 advertisement from The Greenwich Village Quill; below, 1919 Quill] All meals came with a glass of California claret, which the restaurant bought 40 or 50 barrels at...
Netflixpartners with more consumer electronics companies to allow streaming on PS3, Internet-connected TVs, and other devices. Its member base also expands to an amazing 12 million accounts by the end of the year. The “NetflixPrize” also finds a winner this year. “Bellkor’s Pragmatic Cha...
P: Privacy of Consumer Information (Repealed), which implements theGramm-Leach-Bliley Act Q: Capital Adequacy of Bank Holding Companies, Savings and Loan Holding Companies, and State Member Banks R: Exceptions for Banks from the Definition of Broker in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ...
“Failure to meet the government’s obligations would cause irreparable harm to the U.S. economy, the livelihoods of all Americans, and global financial stability,” she wrote. “I respectfully urge Congress to act promptly to protect the full faith and credit of the United States.”16 Debt ...