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The following is a list of Unsolved Mysteries episodes and specials. Please note this list contains first-run/broadcast episodes only. A spin-off special court show series titled Final Appeal: From The Files of Unsolved Mysteries, which has cases of accused criminals claiming their innocence, is not inherently considered part of the main Unsolved Mysteries broadcast history, however, these ...
Map of Washington, D.C. 's streetcar lines Streetcars in Washington, D.C. transported people across the city and region from 1862 until 1962. The first streetcars in Washington, D.C., were horse-drawn and carried people short distances on flat terrain. After brief experiments with cable cars, the late-19th-century introduction of electric streetcars opened development of the hilly terrain ...
Areas west of the Park, including virtually the entire portion of the District between the Georgetown and Chevy Chase neighborhoods, include some of the nation's most affluent and notable neighborhoods. During the early 20th century, the U Street Corridor served as an important center for African American culture in the city.
George Soros[a] (born György Schwartz; August 12, 1930) [1][2] is a Hungarian and American [b] investor and philanthropist. [7][8] As of May 2025, he has a net worth of US$7.2 billion, [9][10] having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, [11] of which $15 billion has already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune. In 2020, Forbes called Soros the ...
Kathy Szeliga (born October 10, 1961) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates since January 12, 2011, and as Minority Whip from 2013 to 2021. Szeliga was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 2016 to replace Barbara Mikulski, who retired. [1]
April 12, 1976 (Monday) In elections for municipal government offices in the West Bank in Israel, the Palestine Liberation Organization was successful on a turnout of 72.3% (about 63,000 voters). [64][65] The election was the first in the West Bank, occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967, to allow women to vote. [66]
In American television in 2012, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and rebrandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about controversies and carriage disputes.
Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America [BSA]) was inspired by and modeled on The Boy Scouts Association, established by Robert Baden-Powell in Britain in 1908. In the early 1900s, several youth organizations were active, and many became part of Scouting America (see Scouting in the United States). Scouting America was founded as the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910 at the ...