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- 3111: Ronald Reagan
- ... country. He easily defeated the other nominees for the Republican nomination. He chose Gerald Ford as his vice-president. But when Fords negotiators proposed that the vice-president should share presidential powers, Reagan chose George Bush instead. During the campaign against Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter, the biggest issue was the economy. Reagan blamed Carter for weaknesses in foreign policy and a weak army. During the time of the election Reagan ...
- 3112: Chinese Economic Reform under Communist Rule
- ... 39-61. "Du Pont Plans Increase In Chinese Investment." New York Times: 10 August 1994, D2. Gargan, Edward A. "U.S. May Thwart China's Trade Goal." New York Times: 24 July 1994, 14. Gilder, George. "Let a Billion Flowers Bloom." Economic Reform in China: Problems and Prospects. Ed. James A. Dorn and Wang Xi. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990. 369-374. Hansell, Saul. "Chinese Stock Markets Bounce Back, Rising ...
- 3113: The Welfare System Must Remain
- ... advocates of the system. However, the reforms being considered are beneficial. There really is no reason for concern. The welfare bills do not mean that the Federal Government is giving up the anti-poverty fight. Washington will still continue to spend over $20 billion per year on aid to the poor. The difference, however, will be that the money is going to be distributed to the states. The Federal Government is ...
- 3114: Cutting the National Debt
- ... the year 2005, we will spend at least $250 billion a year on national defense. Social Security is yet a different story. Social Security has become the linchpin of the Federal Government. Every politician in Washington knows that Social Security will eventually fall, but very few will actually propose a budget that cuts out Social Security completely. For those who do, any such plan is shot down immediately. Since its conception ...
- 3115: History Of Computers
- ... pattented by Iowa State College. Dr. Atanasoff tried to interest both IBM and Remington Rand in his machine, but they felty it had no commercial value. In 1942, He joined the Naval Ordnance Laboratories in Washington, D.C. He started his Ordnance Engineering Corporation in 1942 and sold his company to AerojetGeneral in 1952. The work of Atanasoff and Berry remained unknown to the general public until it was disclosedin 1973 ...
- 3116: Charles Lazarus and the History of Toys R Us
- ... and the History of Toys R Us I. Charles Lazarus - Biographical Information Charles Lazarus, one of several children, was born on October 4, 1923. The Lazarus family lived in an apartment above their shop in Washington D.C. His father bought old, broken bicycles, repaired and painted them, and then sold them for a profit. Charles spent a great deal of time in his father's bicycle shop when he was ...
- 3117: History Of The Aircraft Propeller
- ... reached a speed of 14.5 mph. This flight was the birth of the dirigible, a steerable, lighter-than-air ship with adequate propulsion. Another important milestone in aviation, was the understanding of aerodynamics. Sir George Cayley, a British theorist, was acclaimed as the father of aerodynamics. He established a solid foundation of aerodynamic principles that were essential to the success of other pioneers. In 1875, Thomas Moy created a large ...
- 3118: Rosa Parks
- ... money to send her to a private school for black girls. At the age of 11 she began to attend Montgomery Industrial School for Girls. At the age of 13, she started a Booker T. Washington Junior High, a black public school in Montgomery. When she graduated, two years later no public high schools in Montgomery were open to black students, who were then forced to abandon their education. The McCauley ...
- 3119: Aerospace Engineers
- ... 1 out of 7 jobs. Business services, engineering and architectural services, research and testing services, and electrical and electronics manufacturing companies accounted for most of the remaining jobs. States with large aerospace manufacturers, like California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, have the most aerospace engineers. Job Outlook Individuals seeking employment as aerospace engineers are likely to face a great deal of competition. The decrease in demand from the Defense Department for military ...
- 3120: Saddam Hussein
- ... sent thousands of troops to this area, fearing another Iraqi attack. Finally in November of 1994, Hussein formally recognized the independence and boundaries of Kuwait. Hussein has been closely watched from 1996 until today. The Washington Post learned that an anti-Saddam operation by the CIA has cost $100 million dollars without reaching its goal of helping Iraqi resisters overthrow Saddam. The CIA reports that Iraqi armies are half as strong ...
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