Contributions to the Nation’s Colleges and Universities Reach Historic High of $40.30 Billion Council for Aid to Education Contributions to the Nation’s Colleges and Universities Reach Historic High of $40.30 Billion Charitable contributions to colleges and universities in the United States increased 7.6 percent in 2015, according to the Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) survey, […]
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Contributions to the Nation’s Colleges and Universities Reach Historic High of $40.30 Billion
China’s Nuclear Emergency Preparedness 2016
January 27, 2016
China’s Nuclear Emergency Preparedness 2016 CCTV News China publishes its first nuclear emergency guidelines on Wednesday outlining the actions to be taken in an event of a nuclear accident. The 12,000 Chinese character-long instructions, named “China’s Nuclear Emergency Preparedness”, have introduced the principles, measures, research and cooperation in relation to nuclear emergency management. They specify […]
Remember Yesteryear: When Duke University relocated to Durham, North Carolina
January 17, 2016
When Duke University relocated to Durham, North Carolina We are sharing these newspaper articles looking back on when Duke University (once known as Trinity College) moved to Durham, North Carolina. A schoolhouse in Randolph County, North Carolina opened in 1838 and launched an educational institution that grew to become today’s Duke University, one of the […]
U.S. Media Markets rankings 2015-2016
January 13, 2016
U.S. Media Markets Rankings- Television and Radio Nielsen 2015-2016 Designated Market Area (DMA) Ranks A DMA region is a group of counties that form an exclusive geographic area in which the home market television stations hold a dominance of total hours viewed. There are 210 DMA regions, covering the entire continental United States, Hawaii, and […]
NFL: Rams will return to Los Angeles for 2016 season, history of NFL mergers and Super Bowl
January 13, 2016
NFL: Rams will return to Los Angeles for 2016 season NFL owners voted 30-2 to allow the St. Louis Rams to move to Los Angeles for the 2016 season and to give the San Diego Chargers a one-year option to join the Rams in Inglewood. Source: NFL HOUSTON- NFL owners in Houston voted 30-2 to […]
Rio de Janeiro 2016 to unveil 8 new Olympic venues during 25 test events
January 11, 2016
Rio de Janeiro 2016 to unveil 8 new Olympic venues during 25 test events over next 5 months Source: Rio 2016 It may be more than six months until the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but there will be plenty of Games-related sporting action in the city before then. Starting with basketball […]
Historical Flashback: When Oregon became a state – African descent population
January 4, 2016
Historical Flashback: When Oregon became a state – African descent population Below are historical newspaper articles on Oregon when it was admitted to the Union, as a state, on February 14, 1859. The newspaper articles speak to the issues of the African descent population. The Oregon Constitution was framed by a convention of 60 delegates […]
January 29, 2016
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