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Pirate School: 5 Things You Can Shoot from a Cannon

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History of Technology Timeline

Binary Computer Code, Binary Code, Internet, Technology, Password, Data

How Does Wi-Fi Work?

German machine gunners occupy a trench during World War I.

Weapons of World War I

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

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7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

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Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

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Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

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11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

United States Electoral College votes by state

How Many Electoral College Votes Does Each U.S. State Have?

derringer: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Research Guides at Library of Congress - Deringer.	Aakanksha Gaur	Dec 19, 2023
	Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Derringer.	Veenu Setia	Jun 21, 2009
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Sep 15, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998