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The Caustic Wit of Senator William Maclay

"(Jefferson) had a rambling, vacant look and nothing of that firm, collected deportment which I expected." Between 1789-1791, Senator ...

The American Ebola Outbreak

Ebola is one of the most deadly viruses ever discovered - a hemorrhagic virus that can cause lethal organ failures in seven to 16 days after ...

Government Documents 101, Part 2: How and Why to Use Government Documents

Why Use Government Documents? The reasons for using government documents can be as varied as the possible types and topics of research. As ...

Exploring the World of Government Documents

Government Documents 101 Part I. What, Who and Why The average researcher likely doesn’t think often about government documents. Unless ...

Aldrich Ames: The Saga of a Cold War Spy

When we talk about spies, images of famous fictional representations that range from the exciting and debonair world of James Bond to the goofy but ...

The Story Of The American Supercollider That Almost Was

The discovery of the Higgs Boson particle by CERN's Large Hadron Collider made news around the world. While many people rejoiced in all the ...

Higgs Boson and the Pursuit of Elusive Science

On July 4, 2012, a discovery was announced that rocked the scientific world. It was a discovery with no known practical application and with relevance ...

The Anniversary of the Watergate Break-In

Forty years ago yesterday, the Watergate break-in changed the way many United States citizens viewed American political life and America itself. ...

History of American Discovery: Remembering the Expedition of Lewis and Clark

On April 30, 1803, James Monroe secured an agreement from the French government, then led by Napoleon, to allow purchase of a large section of what we ...

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