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U.S. losses in Iraq in 2003-2010
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A Timeline: 374 Years of Higher Education
Higher education has been part of the United States for 374 years. In that time, a lot has changed. What once started as an institution for rich white males has now become an institution for all Americans despite the race, nationality, gender or economic situation.
Here we will delve deeper into 374 years of higher education.
1636 – In 1636, Harvard College becomes the first U.S. higher education institution.
1791 – The Congress of the new United States passed The Bill of Rights. Education becomes a function of the state.
1848 – Massachusetts School for Idiotic Feebleminded Youth established. It was the first school of its kind in the U.S.
1862 –The Land Grant Act becomes a law. Public lands were donated to the states and sold. The money collected was used for endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college.
1894- Jewel Lutheran College charges twenty seven fifty ($27.50) for a ten-week semester, which includes tuition, room and books!
1905 – The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is founded.
Source: www.realonlinedegrees.com
The Bill Gates Timeline
Here it is, the definitive Bill Gates timeline. It may contain some bugs and lack some features, but it works: from his parents to the last day of his work at Microsoft, the Bill Gates timeline shows his personal and business adventure—on the top—in relation to the tech industry—on the bottom—as his company takes over it all.
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Sony Product Timeline Is a Glorious Gadget History Lesson
They have been in coma lately but, through53 years of history, Sony has created some of the most amazing gadget in history. Some of them changed the world forever. Here you have them all.
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The Analog Cellphone Timeline
As of today, the analog cellphone is no more. Here’s the complete timeline of its development, since Greece in 490BC to February 18, 2008, the day in which networks are no longer obligated to provide with analog cellphone coverage. Click to see the huge, high definition version.
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