Inside the House on the hill: celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Capitol

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Construction on William Thorton's design for a new US Capitol building began in 1793 and it was completed in 1824. Some of the highlights among the 560 room building include its dome, featuring a ceiling fresco by Brumidi; the Congressional Chapel and the President's Room.

Appreciation, Design and construction, United States Capitol, Capitols

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Going public

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The day Hospital Corporation of America returned to public trading on the New York Stock Exchange Inc after a period of private ownership it raised $800 million. 39 million shares were offered and by the end of the day, the price per share was set at $21.50.

Psychiatric hospitals, General medical & surgical hospitals, Management, Hospital management companies, Securities, Going public (Securities), Initial public offerings, HCA Inc., HCA

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End of an Empire

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Political change was swift for the Soviet union in 1991. The mismanaged coup by hardliners set the stage for Boris Yeltsin to seize control from Mikhail Gorbachev. Autonomy movements and unrest have split the union into several independent republics.

Political activity, Political aspects, Yeltsin, Boris, Portrayals, Coups d'etat, Russians, Soviet Union, Gorbachev, Mikhail

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