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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Woodrow Wilson: Newton Diehl Baker: Secretary of War
A brief biography of President Wilson's Secretary of the War, Newton Diehl Baker, who served during the course of the United States' participation in World War I.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Jennings Bryan (1913 1915) Secretary of State
A brief biography of William Jennings Bryan, who was Secretary of State in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet before World War I. Read about his presidential campaigns and what he did following his stint in the cabinet.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Woodrow Wilson: Albert S. Burleson, Postmaster General
Interesting facts about the life of Albert S. Burleson before, during, and after his stint as the Postmaster General in the Wilson administration. The first Texan to ever serve in the cabinet, he was unpopular because of his acts to...
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Woodrow Wilson: Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War
A brief biography of Lindley M. Garrison, Wilson's secretary of war prior to World War I.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Fdr: Harry L. Hopkins, Secretary of Commerce
Brief biographical information on Harry L. Hopkins, Secretary of Commerce under Franklin D. Roosevelt, and also director of the Federal Emergency Relief Agency and head of the Lend-Lease Program.
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Uva Physics: Using Vectors to Describe Motion
Background information on vectors and their use in describing motion in two dimensions. A comparison of Aristotle's and Galileo's perspectives on force and motion is given.
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University of Virginia: Projectile Motion
Applet site that allows the user to change various inputs and then see how the object will fly when launched. Applet even allows for air resistance.
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Univ. Of Virginia: Walter Reed and James Carroll
Walter Reed served in the US Army Medical Corps in the late 1800s. James Carroll pursued his medical degree after enlisting in the US Army. This site details the efforts of these men and others who worked to pin down the way Yellow Fever...
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University of Virginia: Rotational Motion
A page describing rotational equilibrium and non-equilibrium situations. Includes graphics, equations, and many examples.
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University of Virginia: Indirect Measurement
This site contains an exercise that teaches about indirect measurements, used in this case to describe objects we cannot see.
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University of Virginia: Absolute Zero
The concept of absolute zero is explained here.
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Univ. Of Virginia: Charles Dudley Warner, "The Story of Uncle Tom's Cabin"
This University of Virginia Library site provides the full text of Charles Dudley Warner's 1896 essay on Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin". It includes the history of the secession crisis.
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University of Virginia: David Crockett
The University of Virginia provides a brief biography of Davy Crockett. Use this site to learn about his successes and the achievements of his life.
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University of Virginia: More on Temperature and Solubility
Lab set up to compare the effect of temperature on the solubility of two solutes (NaCl and KNO3).
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University of Virginia: Lydia Maria Child (1802 to 1880)
Read excerpts from Lydia Maria Child's first book, Hobomok, about a Native American who helped the early New England settlers.
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U Va Library: The Jorge Luis Borges Collection
This resource has a short biography of Borges. The hypertext here includes two copies of his original work including Borges' own drawings.
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Univ. Of Virginia: The New Deal for African Americans
This site from the Virginia center for Digital History of the University of Virginia provides a very brief article which explains how the New Deal affected the African American community.
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Uva: Photograph of Charles Dodgson by Oscar Rejlander
This University of Virginia site provides a photograph of Carroll Lewis (Charles Dodgson).
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University of Virginia: Corliss Steam Engine
This essay from the University of Virginia provides an incredible graphic of the Corliss steam engine as shown at the America's Centennial Exposition, held in Philadelphia in 1876. Includes some descriptive text.