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  2. List of veterans' organizations - Wikipedia

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    United States Submarine Veterans of World War II (dissolved 2012) Veterans' Alliance for Security and Democracy; Veterans for Common Sense; Veterans for Peace; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Vietnamese American Armed Forces Association; Vietnam Veterans of America

  3. United States territorial acquisitions table - Wikipedia

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    Water Island, by purchase from the East Asiatic Company, a private shipping company based in Denmark (which at the time was under German occupation) 1944: 0.8: 2.0: $10,000 Mariana Islands, United Nations Trust Territory; self-governing as Northern Mariana Islands: 1947: 179: 467-----

  4. Alphabet agencies - Wikipedia

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    The alphabet agencies, or New Deal agencies, were the U.S. federal government agencies created as part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The earliest agencies were created to combat the Great Depression in the United States and were established during Roosevelt's first 100 days in office in 1933.

  5. Veterans' Land Board scandal - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Legislature enacted the Veterans Land Act in November 1946 which created the Texas Veterans Land Board as a division of the General Land Office (GLO). The measure called for issuing $25 million in bonds , the proceeds of which would be used by the state government to purchase land and resell it to veterans of World War II at 3% ...

  6. Defense Plant Corporation - Wikipedia

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    It would also offer oversight that factories were constructed, equipped, and operated. By the time it closed in 1945 it had funded over $9 billion into the wartime factories. The funds went to over 2,300 projects in 46 US states and in foreign countries. In most projects, the government owned factories and leased them to private companies.

  7. Virginia Military District - Wikipedia

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    Map of Ohio showing the Virginia Military District in green. The Virginia Military District was an approximately 4.2 million acre (17,000 km 2) area of land in what is now the state of Ohio that was reserved by Virginia to use as payment in lieu of cash for its veterans of the American Revolutionary War.

  8. AMVETS - Wikipedia

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    American Veterans (AMVETS) is a non-partisan, volunteer-led organization formed by World War II veterans of the United States military. It advocates for its members as well as for causes that its members deem helpful to the nation at large. The group holds a Federal charter under Title 36 of the United States Code. It is a 501(c)19 organization

  9. Gold Coast Historic District (Richland, Washington) - Wikipedia

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    All land and buildings were owned by the government. Residents paid a nominal rent and were assigned their units through waiting lists. Because homes were allocated based on family size and need, there were a number of floor plans available. These were each identified by a letter of the alphabet, and so came to be known as "alphabet" houses. [2]