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Founded in 1919, the Institute of International Education (IIE) is one of the world's most experienced global higher education and professional exchange organizations. IIE has long worked to implement training programs, particularly through its close relationships with universities, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) dedicated to human capacity development. Susan G. Komen for the Cure's Global Initiative for Breast Cancer is managed by IIE's West Coast center in San Francisco.
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Founded in 1919, Halliburton Company is the world's leading diversified energy services, engineering, construction and maintenance company. In 1998, Halliburton's consolidated revenues were $17.4 billion and it conducted business with a workforce of approximately 100,000 in more than 120 countries. The company's Web site can be accessed at www.halliburton.com.
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Established in 1919, Bentley designs and builds the world’s most exquisite hand-built motorcars. Based in Crewe, Cheshire, England, Bentley has regional offices and global dealer representation to serve Bentley owners around the world. Bentley Motors is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG (XETRA:VOWG.DE), the fourth-largest producer of passenger cars in the world and Europe’s largest. Brands in the Volkswagen Group include Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Bugatti. Bentley can be found online at http://www.bentleymotors.com.
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The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, war-time veterans organization, devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is a not-for-profit community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members, men and women, in nearly 15,000 American Legion posts worldwide.
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This timeline covers all the political and military events that occurred across Europe and the rest of the world during 1919. With World War 1 over, the Allies squable between themselves over the terms of the treaty of versailles, whilst Germany sinks into violence and chaos as the Freikorps puts down various Communists attempts to seize power.
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The Reds won the crooked best-of-nine 1919 World Series five games to three. The most dramatic moments -- seen in retrospect, as the scandal didn't break until the following year -- came in games three and six, when pitcher Dickie Kerr overcame the best efforts of his eight dishonest teammates to win 3-0 and 5-4.
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