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Anniversary information added. May 31, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 25, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Feb 15, 2024
Invalidated site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of William Beebe. Feb 10, 2020
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of William Beebe. Oct 04, 2011
Add new Web site: Lemelson-MIT - Biography of Charles William Beebe. Oct 04, 2011
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - The Diaspora. Oct 04, 2011
Article revised. Sep 17, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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