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  1. History -- Black History Month
    African-Americans have contributed to American society and culture in every walk of life, and one purpose of Black History Month is to call attention to some of those accomplishments which may have escaped notice. We've adapted 10 brief biographies from the Profile America series produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. They are presented in alphabetical order, starting here with Jane Bolin.
  2. Black
    Black Enterprise is the premier business and investment resource for African Americans. Since 1970, it has provided essential business information and advice to professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs and decision- makers. The publication provides 3.7 million readers with monthly information on entrepreneurship, careers and financial management. As the definitive source of information for and about African American business markets and leaders, Black Enterprise is the authority for business news and trends.
  3. The Nine -- Months
    BALTIMORE, Oct. 11 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The Adams Express Company (NYSE: ADX) today announced its performance for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007. The total return on net asset value, with dividends and capital gains reinvested, was 10.4%. Comparable figures for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Lipper Large Cap Core Mutual Fund Average were 9.1% and 9.0%, respectively. The total return on Adams Express' market value was 8.9%.
  4. Black Panther -- Black Panthers
    The Black Panther, whose name predates the use of the October 1966 founding of the Black Panther Party, is not the first Black hero in mainstream comic books. That distinction is split between Waku, Prince of the Bantu, who starred in his own feature in the multiple-character omnibus series Jungle Tales, from Marvel's 1950s predecessor, Atlas Comics; and the Dell Comics Western character Lobo, the first Black and the first character of African descent to star in his own comic book. Previous non-caricatured Black supporting characters in comics include Daily Bugle managing editor Joe Robertson in The Amazing Spider-Man, and U.S. Army infantry private Gabriel Jones of Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos.
  5. Delta Force -- Months
    Totally redesigned for the PS2 utilizing the groundbreaking Azura engine, Delta Force – Black Hawk Down recreates the intense atmosphere of a war-torn country. From tours of duty in the vast Somali countryside, where snipers could lurk on top of any hill -- to the maze-like streets of Mogadishu, where militia and civilians blend seamlessly. To ensure accuracy, NovaLogic spent months researching the history of the conflict, and worked extensively with three former Special Forces Operatives, including two who served in Somalia in 1993.
  6. Lewis Black
    Lewis Black (born August 30, 1948) was the -3rd Prime Minister of the United States of America. The length of his term is unknown. Citizens who were not rich enough to pay for awakeness during his administration were put into stasis, and those who [W]ere rich enough were exterminated once they had allowed Mr. Black's administration to lose to unofficial running mate and Vice President Tony Curtis.
  7. Black Widow
    On April 17th, Black Widow will be on display at the St. Teresa's Parish (Rt 17N) in North Haven CT for the local Cub Scout troop. And finaly NEW updated pictures of the truck are now posted online!
  8. Black Friday -- Thanksgiving Black Friday
    Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the US. The name harkens back to the days when businesses would begin to turn their profit for the year during the holiday shopping season between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It now marks the beginning of the holilday shopping season.
  9. American History
    The 18,200-square-foot "Price of Freedom" exhibition, scheduled to open this Veterans Day, Nov. 11, will survey the history of America's military from the colonial times to the present, exploring ways that wars have been defining episodes in American history. Through hundreds of artifacts and pictures, "The Price of Freedom" will tell the stories of how Americans have fought to establish the nation's independence, determine its borders, shape its values of freedom and opportunity and define its leading role in world affairs. The Huey helicopter will be the largest single artifact in the exhibition.
  10. History of China
    Prior to 1982, the highest party office was that of chairman, held for more than 25 years, through most of the People's Republic's history to that time, by Mao Zedong. In an effort to ensure that the power Mao had enjoyed was never again concentrated in one person, a new party constitution adopted in 1982 abolished the chairmanship and replaced it with the administrative position of general secretary to the Secretariat. The constitution ... established a body called the Central Advisory Commission to assist and advise the Central Committee. One of the objects of the commission was to encourage elderly party leaders to continue to be active in various functions of the Communist party. The commission became an obstacle to reform and was abolished in 1992.
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