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  2. Rufus Putnam - Wikipedia

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    Rufus Putnam (April 9, 1738 – May 4, 1824) was an American military officer who fought during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.As an organizer of the Ohio Company of Associates, he was instrumental in the initial colonization by the United States of former Native American, English, and French lands in the Northwest Territory in present-day Ohio following the war.

  3. Educational inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Educational inequalities. K-12. Education at the K-12 level is important in setting students up for future success. However, in the United States there are persisting inequalities in elementary, junior high, and high school that lead to many detrimental effects for low-income students of color.

  4. Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    The Netherlands, [j] informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [13] The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea ...

  5. Henley-Putnam School of Strategic Security - Wikipedia

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    henley-putnam.national.edu. The Henley-Putnam School of Strategic Security, previously Henley-Putnam University, is a school of National American University, a private for-profit online university. It focuses on intelligence management, counterterrorism studies, and protection management. [1] Henley-Putnam offers over 150 courses, 7 degree ...

  6. Olympic Games - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques) [a] [1] are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with ...

  7. Sustainable Development Goals - Wikipedia

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    Website. sdgs .un .org. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations members in 2015, created 17 world Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ). They were created with the aim of " peace and prosperity for people and the planet..." [1] [2] [3] – while tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests.

  8. Putnam Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Putnam Historic District, located in Zanesville, Ohio, was an important center of Underground Railroad traffic and home to a number of abolitionists. The district, with private residences and other key buildings important in the fight against slavery, lies between the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, Van Buren Street, and Muskingum River. [2]

  9. Ernst & Young - Wikipedia

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    www .ey .com. Ernst & Young Global Limited, trade name EY, [7] [8] is a multinational professional services partnership. EY is one of the largest professional services networks in the world. [9] Along with Deloitte, KPMG and PwC, it is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms.