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- 9/11: 10-Year Anniversary Guide of Facts, Stats and Historic Footnotes
- Osama Bin Laden: A Timeline
- Stats and Facts on Tobacco Control
- Key Dates of U.S. Presence in Iraq
- Key Dates: U.S. Policy in Afghanistan
- Recalling the Cleveland Mafia Wars on Woodland Avenue
- World Series Milestones and Historic Firsts
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- Social Security Fast Facts
- The 112th Congress: By the Numbers
- U.S. Civil War: 150th Anniversary Reference Guide
- 2010: The Year in ``Quotes''
- Publishing Classified Information: A Timeline
- Remembering America's Thanksgiving Traditions
- JFK Assassination: Q & A
- U.S. Veterans: A Historical & Statistical Summary
- Historic Party Shifts: Facts & Figures
- U.S. Mosques: Historic Background Notes
- Christmas Traditions: A Historic Overview
- Female Spies in Motion Pictures
- Recalling a Few New Year's Eve Traditions
- The U.S. Housing Market: A Timeline
- Comparing U.S. Presidents' Love for Baseball
- LeBron Inducted into Cleveland's Hall of Shame
- What Were They Thinking? Historic Blunders
- Remembering How NFL Championships Were Settled
- Baseball Has a Language All Its Own
- A Brief History of Super Bowl Sunday at the White House
- Historic July 4th Events
- How the U.S.'s Health Care Compares With Other Countries
- Historic Blizzards
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Federal Election Commission - Acronym Finder
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U.S. Department of Transportation - American Fact Finder
U.S. Census Bureau - AnyWho
Finding People, Places, and Businesses - Aviation and Incident Accident
FAA - Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Federal Judicial Center - Bullying Statistics
National Institutes of Health - Buying (inexpensive) Used Books
ABE - C-Span Video Archives
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USDA - Campaign Finance Reports and Data
FEC - Canada Online Phone Directory
- Cancer Stat Fact Sheets
National Cancer Institute - Cars.Com
Kelly Blue Book Used Car Values - Cell Phones and Cancer Risk
National Cancer Institute - Charity Navigator
independent charity evaluator - China Background Notes
U.S. State Department - Company Annual Reports (with links to company home pages)
- Contact Elected Officials
- Cost of Food at Home: 1994-Present
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Cost-of-Living Calculator
American Institute of Economic Research - Country Calling Codes
- CPI Inflation Calculator
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Credit Reports and Credit Scores Fact Sheet
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Currency Conversion
Currency Conversion from UnitCoversion.org - Daily Fuel Gauge Report
AAA - Data on American and international religions
Association of Religion Data Archives - Deaths and Mortality Fast Facts
CDC - Dictionary.com
- Doctor Scorecard
Check the status of your doctor’s medical license - Earth Calendar
A daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world - FAA Aircraft Inquiry
- Fatality and Catastrophe Investigation Summaries
OSHA - FDA Approved Drug Database
- Foreign Born Profiles
U.S. Census Bureau - Global Market News
Reuters - Google Books Search
- Guidestar
To search a non-profit or charity - Gun Violence
National Institute of Justice - Hate Crimes: Case Docket
Southern Poverty Law Center - Hispanic Origin-Data on state and county populations for 2010 and 2000
PEW Hispanic Center - Internet Movie Database
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Search N-number for Private Planes - Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities
U.S. Department of the Treasury - Major World Stock Exchanges
University of Chicago Library - Mileage Calculator
Rand McNally - Mine Safety and Health at a Glance
Mine Safety and Health Administration - Money in the 2010 Elections: ``Just the Facts’’
Common Cause - Music Lyrics Database
- National Donor Profiles (U.S. Elections)
Center for Responsive Politics - National Sex Offender Public Website
- National Traffic and Road Closure Information
U.S. Department of Transportation - NBA (Historical Player Search)
- New Credit Card Rules
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - NFL (Team Capsules, Inside the Numbers, Historical Records)
- NHL Player Search
- Nolo’s (Plain English) Legal Dictionary
- Obesity and Overweight Fast Facts
CDC - Obesity Trends in the U.S.
CDC - Player Search (Active and Historical-Major League Baseball)
- Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
Officer Down Memorial Page - Polling Report
independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion - Popular Baby Names
Social Security Administration - Profile of the Economy
Financial Management Service (A Bureau of the U.S. Treasury) - Purchasing Power of Money in the U.S. from 1774 to the present
- Real-Time Retail Fuel Prices
Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) - RealtyTrac
National Real Estate Trends - Reference File Drawer
U.S. House of Representatives - Research Your Vehicle History
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System - Restaurant Reviews/Ratings
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Free online translation service in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, and Japanese. - Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) - Search for OSHA enforcement inspections
- Search for Public Libraries
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - Search for Public Schools
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - Search for Schools, Colleges, Libraries
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - Search Obituaries in U.S. Newspaper Affiliates
Legacy.com - Searching for Quotations
Bartleby - Smoke-Free States and Cities in the United States
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids - Smoking & Tobacco Use Fast Facts
CDC - State & County Quick Facts
U.S. Census Bureau - States that Ban Drivers from Text Messaging
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) - Suicide in the U.S: Statistics and Prevention
National Institute of Mental Health - The American Presidency Project
- The Debt to the Penny and Who Holds It
U.S. Dept of the Treasury - The Weather Channel
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Federal legislative information from The Library of Congress - Top Consumer Complaints (for 2010) filed through the Better Business Bureau
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Search Twitter-``See what's happening-right now'' - U.S. and Coalition Force Casualties (updated daily)
- U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory
1774-Present - U.S. Department of Labor
Economic data updated daily - U.S. Senate Biographies
Senate Historical Office - Ultravoid
Check Reputation of Domains and Sub Domains - Urban Dictionary
- War Powers Resolution: History and Timeline
Library of Congress - What Internet Users Do Online
PewInternet - WhoisNet
Domain Names Search - Workplace Shootings: A Fact Sheet
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - World Population Summary
U.S. Census Bureau - World Time Server
- Worldwide Legal Directories
HG.org - Zip Code Look-Up
U.S. Newspaper History
- ``60 Minutes'' Remembers Don Hewitt
- Abe Rosenthal: A Timeline
- Bob Novak Was `Softer Than Charmin'
- How The N.Y Times Covered Woodstock During the Summer of 69'
- Irish American Journalists
- Journalists Buried At Arlington National Cemetery
- Journalists in which the word ``Retirement'' just isn't in their Vocabulary
- Memories of Plain Dealer Veteran William F. Miller
- Newspapers Have Published Their Share of Hoaxes
- NYT's Op-Ed Page Turns 40
- Publishing Classified Information: A Timeline
- Recalling Newspapers' Migration To the Web
- Seattle-Post Intelligencer Closes
- The New York Times: A Chronology: 1851-2010
- Thomas L. Friedman: ``Bill Safire Was A Mentor and Friend''
- Women in Journalism: Newspaper Milestones
Favorite Websites
- Baseball Savant: Trending MLB Players
- Cots Baseball (MLB team salaries)
- ESPN: Stats & Info
- FanGraphs Baseball: Advanced baseball analysis and stats
- Founders Online: Correspondence/Writings of the Founding Fathers
- Lit Hub
- New Books Network
- Power Outages (U.S.)
- School Shootings Database
- Shakespeare Online
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- The Most Famous People of All-Time (2023)
- The Numbers: Box Office Trends
- Translate words and phrases into different languages
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