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WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) THURSDAY, MARCH 14: FBI'S MOST WANTED Profile America -- Thursday, March 14th. One of the most noted crime-fighting tools started because of a conversation at a card game between J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI and a newspaper reporter. The reporter wanted to profile some of the most wanted...
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) MONDAY, MARCH 11: DEADLY INFLUENZA Profile America -- Monday, March 11th. One of the most devastating public health crises in history hit the U.S. on this date 95 years ago -- and experts are still studying it, hoping to head off a similar global pandemic. The first cases were reported...
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) SUNDAY, MARCH 10: FIRST PHONE CALL Profile America -- Sunday, March 10th.( )For many Americans, trying to envision life without our various telephones would be like trying to live without indoor plumbing. The telephone is 137 years old today. That's when Alexander Graham Bell made the...
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) FRIDAY, MARCH 8: INVENTIVE SOCIETY LADY Profile America -- Friday, March 8th.( )The inventor of the first practical automatic dishwasher was born on this date in 1839 and was perhaps an unlikely candidate for the distinction. Josephine Cochrane was a socialite and devised the dishwasher...
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) FRIDAY, MARCH 1: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH Profile America -- Friday, March 1st. This is Women's History Month -- a time to recognize the often overlooked vision, courage, and accomplishments of the nation's women. One example is Mary Harris Jones, who brought the evils of child labor to...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three decades worth of statistics about America's people, places and economy are now available for use on the U.S. Census Bureau's application programming interface, which makes the information available for Web and mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. In addition, 2011 American Community Survey estimates for the new districts formed for the 113th Congress are also now available in the API. (Logo:...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19: JAPANESE INTERNMENT Profile America -- Tuesday, February 19th. On this date in 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order requiring Japanese Americans living along the Pacific Coast to be relocated inland. This order, affected some 77,000 citizens...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14: VALENTINES' AND WEDDINGS Profile America -- Thursday, February 14th.( )While today may not be an official holiday, Valentine's Day is one of the most popular in the year's calendar. Its origins are a mix of legends involving two Christian martyrs, a Roman fertility...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12: NAACP Profile America -- Tuesday, February 12th. One of the nation's major civil rights organizations is 104 years old today -- the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Founded to combat lynching, and segregation, the NAACP continues to work...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9: MEDICARE Profile America --Saturday, February 9th.( )On this date in 1961, newly inaugurated President John Kennedy asked Congress to approve a health insurance program for 14.2 million Americans 65 or older, financed by an increase in social security taxes. The...
