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The Richard Lounsbery Foundation is a philanthropic organization located in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1959, to enhance national strengths in science and technology (in the United States) and to foster strong Franco-American cooperation. To this day, the foundation has stayed true to its roots while expanding to promote science among ...
MacCracken is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and a member of the American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union, the Oceanography Society, and Sigma Xi. He was a publicly elected member of the board of directors of the Livermore (California) Area Recreation and Park District (LARPD) from ...
The World Cocoa Foundation is a non-profit membership organization with more than 90 member companies striving to make the cocoa supply chain more sustainable. WCF and its members are criticized for doing too little to end child labor , deforestation and extreme poverty , [1] with their efforts dismissed as “greenwashing” [2] and “a ...
Kesher Israel ( Hebrew: קשר ישראל, lit. 'Kinship of Israel'), also known as the Georgetown Synagogue, [2] is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The congregation was founded in 1911 and its worshipers have included prominent politicians, diplomats, jurists, journalists, and authors.
The Embassy of Libya in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Libya to the United States. It is located at 1460 Dahlia Street NW Washington, DC 20012. It is located at 1460 Dahlia Street NW Washington, DC 20012.
An aerial photo of Washington, D.C. in 2007. The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United States. The site of the District of Columbia along the Potomac River was first selected by President George Washington. The city came under attack during the War of 1812 in an episode known as the Burning of Washington.
Save America's Treasures is a United States federal government initiative to preserve and protect historic buildings, arts, and published works. It is a public–private partnership between the U.S. National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities ...
Martha B. Briggs. Martha Bailey Briggs (March 31, 1838 – March 28, 1889) was an American educator who was born and educated in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where she taught formerly enslaved men and women to read and write. [1] [2] In 1869, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she taught and served as a principal at Anthony Bowen Elementary ...