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2. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

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   Jacob Young, William Abrams, and Nancy Clem ran what author Wendy Gamber argues, in her book The Notorious Mrs. Clem: Murder and Money in the Gilded Age, was the first-ever Ponzi scheme.

3. Nixon shock - Wikipedia

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   The Nixon shock was the effect of a series of economic measures, including wage and price freezes, surcharges on imports, and the unilateral cancellation of the direct international convertibility of the United States dollar to gold, taken by United States President Richard Nixon on 15th August 1971 in response to increasing inflation.

4. Summer Olympic Games - Wikipedia

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   He won in 2 hours, 58 minutes and 50 seconds, setting off wild celebrations at the stadium. The most successful competitor was German wrestler and gymnast Carl Schuhmann, who won four gold medals. Greek officials and the public were enthusiastic about the experience of hosting an Olympic Games.

5. Python (programming language) - Wikipedia

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   Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language.Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability with the use of significant indentation. [32]Python is dynamically typed and garbage-collected.

6. Executive Order 10988 - Wikipedia

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   Executive Order 10988 is a United States presidential executive order issued by President John F. Kennedy on January 17, 1962 that granted federal employees the right to collective bargaining. This executive order was a breakthrough for public sector workers, who were not protected under the 1935 Wagner Act.

7. Tungsten - Wikipedia

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   About 50% of tungsten is used in tungsten carbide, with the remaining major use being alloys and steels: less than 10% is used other compounds. [ 20 ] Tungsten is the only metal in the third transition series that is known to occur in biomolecules , being found in a few species of bacteria and archaea .