1) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the United States outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

2) The Bank of England, established in 1694, is the central bank of the United Kingdom and one of the oldest central banks in the world.

3) The first successful portable MP3 player, the Diamond Rio PMP300, was released in 1998 and could hold up to 60 minutes of music.

4) The word "computer" contains three vowels: O, U, and E.