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At the time of its acquisition, Flipgrid was used by more than 20 million students across more than 180 countries. [13] Microsoft announced on June 27, 2022 [ 14 ] at the 2022 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference ISTELive, during an event they called FlipFest, [ 15 ] that Flipgrid would be renamed to Flip.
The customary method by which agencies of the United States government are created, abolished, consolidated, or divided is through an act of Congress. [2] The presidential reorganization authority essentially delegates these powers to the president for a defined period of time, permitting the President to take those actions by decree. [3]
Formed 1901. Renamed National Institute of Standards and Technology in 1988. National Ocean Survey Formed 1970. Renamed National Ocean Service in 1983. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (OCIAA) Office of Civil Defense renamed the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency on May 5, 1972, and was abolished on July 20, 1979.
Syria formally agrees to lease its Khmeimim Air Base to Russia with no time limit. [68] 11 December: The Republic of The Gambia changes its name to the Islamic Republic of The Gambia by presidential decree. [69] [70] 16 December: The ICJ cedes 3 km 2 (1.2 sq mi) to Costa Rica, resolving part of the San Juan River border dispute with Nicaragua ...
The remaining of Yugoslavia becomes the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (renamed to Serbia and Montenegro in 2003). 1993 January 1 — Czechoslovakia is dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the "Velvet Divorce". 1999 June 23 — Belgium and The Netherlands make a small border change at the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal. [36] [37]
Cold War: the Ontario Stalin Township was renamed by Ontario legislature in 1986 to Hansen Township. [14] [15] United States: World War I: The German Spitz was renamed the American Eskimo Dog. In 1918, the town of Germania, Iowa, was renamed Lakota, Iowa. In 1918, the town of New Berlin, Ohio, was renamed North Canton, Ohio. [16]
The first actions of the new government did not immediately take place following the Constitution's adoption, as not enough members of Congress had arrived to form a quorum. [10] The electoral votes for president and vice president were counted on April 6, 1789, and George Washington was inaugurated the first president on April 30. [ 11 ]
The New Nation was a weekly newspaper launched in Boston, Massachusetts in January 1891 by the American socialist writer Edward Bellamy. The paper served as a de facto national organ of the nationwide network of Nationalist Clubs and expounded upon their activities and political ideas, which derived from the best-selling 1888 novel Looking ...