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21 hours ago · UNICEF (/ ˈ j uː n i ˌ s ɛ f / YOO-nee-SEF), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
- UNICEF
- Active 11 December 1946; 76 years ago (as United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)
21 hours ago · Christianity (/ k r ɪ s tʃ i ˈ æ n ɪ t i / or / k r ɪ s t i ˈ æ n ɪ t i /) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.4 billion followers, comprising around 31.2% of the world population.
21 hours ago · Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, an example of modern church architecture. Built in the 1970s. Usually a Presbyterian church will not have statues of saints, nor the ornate altar more typical of a Catholic church. Instead, there is a "communion table", usually on the same level as the congregation, and sometimes elevated similar to an altar ...
21 hours ago · The National Council is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is funded from private donations, membership dues, corporate sponsors, and special events with total revenues of $237 million. In addition to donations from individuals, the BSA receives extensive donations from major corporations.
- February 8, 1910; 113 years ago
- Irving, Texas
- 1,063,338 youth (2023), 42,822 units (2023)
21 hours ago · The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA / ˈ n oʊ. ə / NOH-ə) is a scientific and regulatory agency within the Washington, D.C.–based United States Department of Commerce, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland.
- October 3, 1970; 53 years ago
- US Department of Commerce
- 321 NOAA Commissioned Corps (2018), 12,000 civilian employees (2021)
21 hours ago · Christianity has had an enduring impact on Australia. At the time of Federation in 1901, 97% of Australians professed to be Christians. The Anglican Church (formerly Church of England) remained the largest denomination until 1986, when it was surpassed by the Roman Catholic Church. Australian Catholics were predominantly of Irish origin until ...
21 hours ago · Bod gives a historic example of scientific textual analysis. In 1440 the Italian philologist Lorenzo Valla exposed the Latin document Donatio Constantini, or The Donation of Constantine – which was used by the Catholic Church to legitimize its claim to lands in the Western Roman Empire – as a forgery.
