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Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution research and education center, at Washington, D.C.; founded 1846 under the terms of the will of James Smithson of London, who in 1829 bequeathed his fortune to the United States to create an establishment for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." The... Read more
New Nationalism New Nationalism
NEW NATIONALISM NEW NATIONALISM is the term used to describe Theodore Roosevelt's political philosophy that the nation is the best instrument for advancing progressive democracy. In 1910, former President Theodore Roosevelt returned from safari to plunge into the 1910 congressional elections. The... Read more
environmentalism environmentalism
environmentalism movement to protect the quality and continuity of life through conservation of natural resources , prevention of pollution , and control of land use . The philosophical foundations for environmentalism in the United States were established by Thomas Jefferson, Ralph Waldo... Read more
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was officially established under the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1970. It arose from the same reorganization plan that formed the Environmental Protection Agency.... Read more
National League National League
National League, a nationalist organization formed in October 1882 as a replacement for the suppressed Land League. Few of the former controlling members of the Land League were on the executive of the new body, while local branches tended to have a wider social mix than their Land League... Read more
Sit-Down Strikes Sit-Down Strikes
SIT-DOWN STRIKES SIT-DOWN STRIKES of 1936 and 1937 stood at the heart of the social movement that enabled the Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO) to unionize hundreds of thousands of workers in that era's industries. CIO rubber workers briefly deployed the sit-down as part of a recognition... Read more
Third World Third World
Third World the technologically less advanced, or developing, nations of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, generally characterized as poor, having economies distorted by their dependence on the export of primary products to the developed countries in return for finished products. These nations also... Read more
United States. Directorate of Science and Technology. Environmental Measurements Laboratory United States. Directorate of Science and Technology. Environmental Measurements Laboratory
Environmental Measurements Laboratory ¦ K. LEE LERNER The Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML) is a research laboratory located in New York City, first established in 1947, that is operated by the United States government. Research at the facility is coordinated by... Read more
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America cooperative agency of 35 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations. Formed in 1950, with headquarters in New York City, the National Council of Churches is the chief instrument of the ecumenical movement in the... Read more
National Audubon Society National Audubon Society
National Audubon Society 700 BroadwayNew York, New York 10003-9562U.S.A.(212) 979-3000Fax: (212) 979-3188Web site: http://www.audubon.org Nonprofit Company Incorporated: 1905 as National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and AnimalsEmployees: 300Operating... Read more

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