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To Amend the Older Americans Act of 1965

• Author(s): United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Select Subcommittee on Education

• Categories: Older people

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1972
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• Publisher: Unknown

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List of Lights and Other Marine Aids

• Categories: Aids to navigation

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1939
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• Publisher: Unknown

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List of Legal Investments for Trust Funds in the District of Columbia

• Author(s): United States. District Court (District of Columbia)

• Categories: Investments

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1973
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Historic Landscape Directory

• Categories: Historic gardens

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1991
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Grant Park

• Author(s): Dennis H Cremin

• Categories: History

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2013-05-28
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• Publisher: SIU Press

On November 4, 2008, when president-elect Barack Obama celebrated his victory with more than one hundred thousand supporters in Chicago, everyone knew where to meet. Long considered the showplace and cultural center of Chicago, Grant Park has been the site of tragedy and tension, as well as success and joy. In addition to serving as the staging grounds for Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession through the city, the park has been the setting for civil rights protests and the 1968 Democratic National Convention demonstrations. The faithful attended the open-air mass of Pope John Paul II in Grant Park, and fans gathered there to cheer for the Chicago Bulls after their championship wins. The lo...