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(Encyclopedia) windsurfing, also called boardsailing or sailboarding, water sport that employs a board-and-sail device and combines elements of sailing and surfing. The sailboard was first developed…van der Waals equation
(Encyclopedia) van der Waals equation: see gas laws.Black History Timeline: 1600s to Present Day
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesBlack history in the United States of America is a story of discrimination, hate, and violence. For centuries, White people enslaved, murdered, and criminalized an…no-fault insurance
(Encyclopedia) no-fault insurance, type of indemnity plan, usually applied to automobile coverage, in which those injured in an accident receive direct payment from the company with which they…Immigration: History, Facts, Statistics, Laws, Biographies and More
A detailed look at immigration in the U.S. from the colonial period to the present Immigrants having an eye exam at Ellis Island.Source: Library of Congress The U.S. is a nation of…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Nature's Law-A Poem
by Robert Burns The CalfSong-Willie ChalmersNature's Law-A Poem Humbly inscribed to Gavin Hamilton, Esq. Great Nature spoke: observant man obey'd-Pope. Let…U.S. News: Arizona Immigration Law Pushes the Limit
Major U.S. news stories, from health-care reform to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Related Links 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of the…Chemistry: Boyle's Law: Why Compressed Gas Is Small
Boyle's Law: Why Compressed Gas Is SmallChemistryGas LawsBoyle's Law: Why Compressed Gas Is SmallCharles's Law: The Incredible Imploding CanGay-Lussac's Law: Spray Paint + Campfire = Bad NewsThe…Charles Blakeslee LAW, Congress, NY (1872-1929)
LAW Charles Blakeslee , a Representative from New York; born in Hannibal, Oswego County, N.Y., February 5, 1872; attended the public schools; was graduated from Colgate Academy, Hamilton, N.Y.,…Gilbert Lafayette LAWS, Congress, NE (1838-1907)
LAWS Gilbert Lafayette , a Representative from Nebraska; born near Olney, Richland County, Ill., March 11, 1838; moved with his parents to Iowa County, Wis., in 1845; attended the common schools…