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• Iraq War

  Claiming evidence of weapons of mass destruction, President George Bush authorized the invasion of Iraq on March 20, 2003. Although more than 40 countries supported the invasion or the subsequent occupation of Iraq, the United States and Great Britain …

• Marc Harshman

  … began to write as a high school student and published his first poem while a student at Yale. He is a storyteller and children's author, as well as poet. His first book of poetry, <em>Turning Out the Stones</em>, was published in 1983. In …

• Allen Loughry

  … for the "West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/643 as a law clerk. He is the author of a book about West Virginia political corruption, _Don’t Buy Another Vote, I Won’t Pay for a Landslide_, published in …

• Sugar Grove Naval Station

  … network of facilities engaged in monitoring satellite communications, including cell phone traffic. The _Gazette_ also cited research by author Matthew Aid indicating that Sugar Grove’s Timberline was paired with a similar listening station in England to …

• Elk River Chemical Spill

  … the colorless, oil-like chemical or its possible effect on human health. It is not classified as “hazardous” by regulatory authorities but little research has been done. Freedom Industries later notified the DEP that a second chemical, PPH or polyclycol …

• Vulcan Bridge

  … the one-lane bridge was completed, but Vulcan finally got its link to the outside world. _They’ll Cut Off Your Project_, author Huey Perry’s classic 1972 study of the Mingo County poverty wars, devoted several pages to unsuccessful earlier attempts to …

• Secession of Virginia

  … that might save the Union. Once in special session, the Virginia legislature took its own course and on January 14, 1861, authorized a convention to meet in Richmond in February. On January 21, the legislature adopted a joint resolution stating that if …

• Don Blankenship

  … against Massey. _Caperton v. Massey_ was the subject of Laurence Leamer’s 2013 book, _The Price of Justice_, and best-selling author John Grisham said that he modeled _The Appeal_, his 2008 novel, on the Benjamin story. In _The Appeal_, a fictional …

• Katherine Johnson

  … American space flights during her tenure at NASA. Johnson has received many awards, including honorary doctoral degrees. She has authored or co-authored 26 articles in her field. A pioneer for African-American women in science, math, and technical …