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Investigation Overview, part 4

In A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Inv…

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United States House of Representatives and United States House Of Representatives

In September 2005, the House of Representatives created the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to H…

The Great Administration, Part 1

In Chronicles of Canada Volume 27 - The Winning of Popular Government: A Chronicle…

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Archibald MacMechan and Archibald Macmechan

In the 1830's, Canada was a ideologically divided country. Political upheaval and even riots occurred over Canada's future. Would it remain …

The Grand Trunk Era, Part 1

In Chronicles of Canada Volume 32 - The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland …

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Oscar D. Skelton

When the pace of railroad construction slackened in 1914, Canada had achieved a remarkable position in the railway world. Only five other co…

Ch 11: Recommendations

In The Columbia Accident Investigation Board Final Report, Volume 1

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Columbia Accident Investigation Board

In 1981, Columbia became the first spacecraft of its type to fly in Earth orbit and successfully completed 27 missions over more than two de…

Colonel A. P. Connolly

In Old Rail Fence Corners

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Lucy Leavenworth Wilder Morris

Old Rail Fence Corners is an historical treasure trove containing the stories of the first significant waves of European-American settlers i…

The Eve of Confederation

In Chronicles of Canada Volume 28 - The Fathers of Confederation: A Chronicle of t…

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A. H. U. Colquhoun

During and after the United States' War of Independence, Canada remained loyal to Great Britain. The upheavals of the 1830's and early 1840'…

Oversight and Oversights in Regulating Deepwater Energy Exploration and Produc…

In Final Report from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill…

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National Comm. on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and National Commission On The Bp Deepwater Horizon Oil Spi

On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men, and beginning a catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drill…