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The Washington Post offers a comprehensive photo gallery of George W. Bush, from his childhood years through his presidency.
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Average Tuition and Fees by Type of College, School Year 1998 99

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This U.S. Department of Education site explains the cost of attending college, the difference in cost between public and private universities, how to save for college, and how financial aid works.
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Unesco: Hungary: Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma & Its Natural Env

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The first Benedictine monks settled here in 996. They went on to convert the Hungarians, to found the country's first school and, in 1055, to write the first document in Hungarian. From the time of its founding, this monastic community...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Caroline Elizabeth Whitney (1899 1928)

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Caroline Elizabeth Whitney (1899-1928) graduated from Washington University Medical School in 1924 and the following year became the first female intern at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. She taught at Washington University Medical School...
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Bodil Mimi Krogh Schmidt Nielsen (B. 1918) With Her Children

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Bodil Mimi Krogh Schmidt-Nielsen (b. 1918), with her children (left to right) Mimi (age 5), Bent (age 9), and Astrid (age 11). They are shown examining study materials to be taken on an African expedition. The caption provided with the...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Winifred May De Kok (1893 1969) & Her Children

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South African born writer and broadcaster Winifred May de Kok (1893-1969) had attended medical school in England during the 1920s and was in medical practice until 1953, when she became a television broadcaster, engaging in discussions...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Lillien Jane Martin (1851 1943)

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Psychologist Lillien Jane Martin (1851-1943) taught high school science after earning her A.B. from Vassar College. She then studied at the University of Gottingen (1894-1898) and became a professor of psychology at Stanford University,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Edwin v. Sumner

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General Sumner, born in Boston Mass., January 30th, 1797, died in Syracuse, N. Y., March 21st, 1863, was educated at Milton (Mass.) Academy, and entered the army in 1819 as second lieutenant of infantry. In 1838 he was placed in command...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General J. H. Hobart Ward

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General Ward, born in New York city, June 17th, 1823, was educated at Trinity Collegiate School; enlisted at the age of eighteen in the Seventh United States Infantry, and in four years rose through the several grades to that of sergeant...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Rembrandt Van Rhyn

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An eminent painter and etcher, born in Leyden, Holland, July 15, 1607; died in Amsterdam, Oct. 8, 1669. He was the son of a miller of the Rhine, near Leyden, studied in the Latin school of his native city, but in 1630 removed to...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Richard Olney

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A statesman, born in Oxford, Mass., Sept. 15, 1835. In 1856 he completed a course at Brown University, studied three years at the Harvard Law School, and after being admitted to the bar, developed a successful practice in Boston. In 1874...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Wendell Phillips

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An American abolitionist, Native American advocate and orator. After graduating from Harvard in 1831, he went on to attend its law school from which he graduated in 1833. In 1834, Phillips was admitted to the state bar, and in the same...

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