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Encyclopedia.com, the Internet's premiere free encyclopedia, provides users with more than 57,000 frequently updated articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Each article is enhanced with links to newspaper and magazine articles as well as pictures and maps - all provided by HighBeam Research.

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HighBeam Research is the comprehensive digital archive for information seekers of all ages. You can search across 35 million documents from full-text newspaper and magazine articles, television and radio transcripts, international newswires, classic books, maps, photographs, as well as major works of literature, art and reference books. You'll find both current and historical events within the diverse HighBeam Research archive. Learn more about how HighBeam Research can work for you.

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