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11/1/18	National Geographic: Top 10 Things to Know About the Day of the Dead    Learn all about this celebration of life and death popular all over Latin America from where it originated to how they celebrate today.
11/2/18	This Day in Music    On this day in music, provides information on musicians who where born on this day, like recordings, gigs, deaths, chart positions and significant events on this day.
11/3/18	AAA: Daily Fuel Gauge Report    The American Automobile Association's media site for retail gas prices. Lists many different urban areas in the United States.
11/4/18	MedlinePlus: Drugs, Herbs, and Supplements    From the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Learn about your prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines. Browse dietary supplements and herbal remedies. Includes side effects, dosage, special precautions, and more.
11/5/18	Pew Research Center: Science Knowledge Quiz    Test your knowledge of science facts and applications of scientific principles by taking their short 12-question quiz. Then see how you did in comparison with a nationally representative group of 3,278 randomly selected U.S. adults surveyed online and by mail between Aug. 11 and Sept. 3, 2014 as members of the Pew Research Centers American Trends Panel. When you finish, you will be able to compare your scores with the average American and compare responses across demographic groups.
11/6/18	ScienceBlogs    Collection of a wide range of science-related blogs including latest developments in Life Science, Physical Science, Environment, Medicine and many others scientific disciplines.
11/7/18	Old Maps Online    Discovering the cartography of the past. Welcome to Old Maps Online, the easy-to-use gateway to historical maps in libraries around the world.
11/8/18	Google Arts and Culture: Iconic Sites and Landmarks    Tour famous sites and landmarks from around the world in the comfort of your own home. Explore iconic sites from every angle, step inside must-see museums around the world, look up and discover spectacular architectures and view amazing natural wonders.
11/9/18	Time and Date: Calculate Duration Between Two Dates    This calculator calculates the duration, which is the day count and the number of days, months and years between two dates. Among other things, it can be used to find how many days old you are and the weekday you were born. Also see the advanced duration calculator which includes time as well.
11/10/18	Wordsmith: A.Word.A.Day    Wordsmith is a worldwide online community of people who share a love for words, wordplay, language, and literature. They hail from more than 170 countries, from Australia to Zimbabwe and almost all other places in between.
11/11/18	U.S. Census Bureau: Veterans Day 2016: November 11    Veterans Day originated as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary marking the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. The day honors military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation and a remembrance ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
11/12/18	U.S. Department of Energy    "The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America's security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions."
11/13/18	U.S. Department of Energy :Office of Scientific and Technical Information    The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), a unit of the Office of Science, fulfills agency-wide responsibilities to collect, preserve, and disseminate both unclassified and classified scientific and technical information (STI) emanating from DOE-funded research and development (R&D) activities at DOE national laboratories and facilities and at universities and other institutions nationwide. OSTI provides access to DOE STI through a suite of web-based, searchable discovery tools and through other commonly used search engines, offering ever-expanding sources of R&D information to DOE, the research community, and the science-attentive public.
11/14/18	Internet Archive    Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 341 billion archived web pages. Like a paper library, they provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. Their mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.
11/15/18	Catalog of U.S. Government Publications    The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive information for historical and current publications as well as direct links to the full document.
11/16/18	Catalog of U.S. Government Publications    The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive information for historical and current publications as well as direct links to the full document.
11/17/18	Encyclopaedia Britannica    Explore the fact-checked online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica with hundreds of thousands of objective articles, biographies, videos, and images.
11/18/18	FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)    Download, graph, and track 528000 economic time series from 87 sources. The Research Division furnishes its working papers to provide insight into current Bank interests and developing theories and to stimulate discussion. This site offers a wealth of economic data and information to promote economic education and enhance economic research.
11/19/18	Google Books    Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books.Here you can read books and magazines, download them, cite them, and even translate them.
11/20/18	Library of Congress    The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. The Library preserves and provides access to a rich, diverse and enduring source of knowledge to inform, inspire and engage you in your intellectual and creative endeavors.
11/21/18	Science.gov    Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results.
11/22/18	Census Bureau: Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 23, 2017    In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims - early settlers of Plymouth Colony - held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest. Many regard this event as the nation's first Thanksgiving. The Wampanoag Indians in attendance played a key role. Historians have recorded ceremonies of thanks among other groups of European settlers in North America. These include the British colonists in Virginia as early as 1619.
11/23/18	Black Friday 2018    Complete Coverage of Black Friday 2018. Find all Black Friday Ads, Black Friday 2018 Sales, Black Friday 2018 Deals and Thanksgiving Sales here.
11/24/18	USGS: US Geological Survey    They provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods; the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on; the health of our ecosystems and environment; and the impacts of climate and land-use change. Their scientists develop new methods and tools to supply timely, relevant, and useful information about the Earth and its processes.
11/25/18	The Online Books Page    The Online Books Page is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all.
11/26/18	The Getty Research Institute    The Getty Research Institute library collections include over one million books, periodicals, study photographs, and auction catalogs as well as extensive special collections of rare and unique materials. Focusing on art history, architecture, and related fields, they begin with the archaeology of prehistory and extend to the contemporary moment.
11/27/18	The Library of Congress    The Law Library of Congress contains the world's largest collection of law books and legal resources, with strong foreign law and comprehensive United States law totaling approximately 2.65 million volumes.
11/28/18	PubMed    The U.S. National Library of Medicine contains over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals reaching all the way back to the 1950's. One of the first, and still one of the best medical databases available online today.
11/29/18	Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: Global Health Policy    Kaiser is a non-profit organization focusing on national health issues, as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. Unlike grant-making foundations, Kaiser develops and runs its own policy analysis, journalism and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with major news organizations.
11/30/18	United States Geological Survey: National Map    As one of the cornerstones of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geospatial Program, The National Map is a collaborative effort among the USGS and other Federal, State, and local partners to improve and deliver topographic information for the Nation. It has many uses ranging from recreation to scientific analysis to emergency response.

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