Irgun
Irgun (Hebrew, in full
Irgun Zvai Leumi, ‘National Military Organization’; byname ETZEL) An underground
ZIONIST terrorist group dedicated to the foundation of a Jewish state, active (1937–48) in Palestine against Arabs and later Britons. Under the leadership of Menachem
BEGIN from 1944, it blew up the King David Hotel in Jerusalem (22 July 1946), with the loss of 91 lives. It was disbanded when its objectives were achieved with the creation of Israel.
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Rachel Louise Carson: 27 May 1907 - 14 April 1964
Magazine article from: Humanities; 1/1/1999; ; 690 words
; Rachel Louise Carson 27 May 1907-14 April 1964 Writer and scientist Carson was fascinated by the ocean and its mysteries...their ability to illuminate and inspire, Carson sought to educate the public about the...
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Rachel Carson.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist; 2/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...rang true to her audience. Rachel Carson didn't preach science or numbers...of both humanity and our earth. Rachel Louise Carson was born on May 27, 1907. Her...financial struggles while raising Rachel and her two siblings in Springdale...
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Spotlight on a Female Environmentalist; Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
Magazine article from: The Hunter Envoy; 4/30/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...of 1907, in Springdale, PA, Rachel Louise Carson, considered one of the single...April 1964 at the age of 56, Carson died of heart disease and cancer...Interior Walter Hickel named the Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge in Maine, and...
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State ready to honor Carson: Biologist detailed pesticides' problems.
Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD); 3/4/2007; 700+ words
; ...Events honor environmentalist Carson One hundred years after her birth...Maryland is preparing to honor Rachel Louise Carson. "She's in the pantheon of...designate her May 27 birthday as Rachel Carson Day. "Of all the Marylanders...
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LOUISIANA CHIEF JUSTICE CELEBRATES HERSTORY FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/21/2009; 700+ words
; ...release: Ellen Richards. Rachel Carson. Grace Thorpe. Anne Milling...spoke of women like Richards, Carson and Thorpe. Ellen Swallow Richards...were established. Born in 1907, Rachel Louise Carson was a champion for the environmental...
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One-Woman Show At GCU Brings Female Role Models To Life
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 2/16/2009; 505 words
; ...following news release: Experience the dreams, frustrations, struggles, and victories of Rachel Carson, the mother of the environmental movement; Louise Arner Boyd, polar explorer; Sacajawea, Native American guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition...
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GOV. KAINE RECOGNIZES HIGH-PERFORMING VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/15/2009; 700+ words
; ...Cooper Middle, Kent Gardens Elementary, Langley High, Laurel Ridge Elementary, Louise Archer Elementary, Mantua Elementary, Oak Hill Elementary, Rachel Carson Middle, Sangster Elementary, Sunrise Valley Elementary, Vienna Elementary, Washington...
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GALLERY QUILTED ART HONORS INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 9/11/2003; 557 words
; ...Graham, social activist and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, sculptor and designer Louise Nevelson, actress Lucille Ball, environmental activist and author Rachel Carson, politician Barbara Jordan, author and anthropologist Margaret Mead, author...
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University of Ulster's Graduations
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 12/16/2008; 700+ words
; ...Sherryl Kerr Claire Lorimer Louise McCloy Anna Rowan Pass...Argaud Emer Boyd Carole Louise Carson Davida Cronin Susan Jennifer...Mairead Sheila Lavery Rachel Mallon Leah McCullough...Finnegan Frank Mongan Janice Louise Iris Mullan William Semple...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Proud moments as hard works pays off.(Graduations)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 6/29/2005; 700+ words
; ...Eimear McClean Nicola Rachel Moffett Sarah Patricia...Natasha Nelson Hannah Louise O'Hagan Roberta Anne...Graeme Robert Smyth Jemma Louise Thompson Miriam Helen...Carrothers Manus Eoghan Carson Andrew David Clarke Rachel Dorothy Cole Dermot...
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Rachel Louise Carson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Rachel Louise Carson Rachel Louise Carson (1907-1964) was an American biologist and writer whose book Silent Spring aroused an apathetic public to the dangers of chemical pesticides. Rachel Carson was born May 27, 1907, in Springdale, Pa...
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Carson, Rachel
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Silver Spring, Maryland American biologist and writer Rachel Carson was an American biologist and writer whose book Silent...environmental movement. Childhood and education Rachel Louise Carson was born May 27, 1907, in Springdale, Pennsylvania...
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Carson, Rachel (1907-1964)
Book article from: World of Earth Science
...these chemicals. The public outcry Carson generated by the book motivated...Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Rachel Louise Carson, the youngest of three children...Carson's mother instilled in Rachel a love of nature, and taught her...
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Carson, Rachel Scientist, Ecologist, Writer of Silent Spring (1907–1964)
Book article from: Pollution A to Z
Carson, Rachel SCIENTIST, ECOLOGIST, WRITER OF SILENT...one book: Silent Spring (1962), by Rachel Louise Carson. This quiet, determined woman not...with communists. Linda Lear writes in Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature (1997...
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Stonyfield Farm, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...that renewed environmental and human health. In 1962 Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, a seminal book in which she...Organic Farmers Association. In 1971, Kaymen and his wife Louise founded The Rural Education Center (TREC) as a nonprofit...
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