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TheUnited States of America is afederal republic of 50states,a federal district and 14territories. It is located mostly in centralNorth America. The U.S. has three land borders, two withCanada and one withMexico, and has sea borders withCuba,the Bahamas, theDominican Republic,Bermuda andRussia, and is otherwise bounded by thePacific Ocean, theBering Sea, theArctic Ocean and theAtlantic Ocean. Of the 50 states, onlyAlaska andHawaii are not contiguous with any other state. The U.S. also has a collection ofdistricts, territories, and possessions in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. Each state has a high level of autonomy according to the system of federalism. The U.S. traces its national origin to thedeclaration by 13 British colonies in1776 that they were one free and independent state. They were recognized as such by theTreaty of Paris in 1783. Since then, the nation has grown to become asuperpower and exerts a high level of economic, political, military, and cultural influence.

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A JapaneseKo-hyoteki class midget submarine, believed to be midget No. 14, is raised fromSydney Harbour the day after the attack.

From 31 May to 8 June 1942, duringWorld War II,Imperial Japanese Navy submarines made a series of attacks on the Australian cities ofSydney andNewcastle. On the night of 31 May – 1 June, threeKo-hyoteki-class midget submarines (M-14, M-21 and M-24), each with a two-member crew, enteredSydney Harbour, avoided the partially constructedSydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net, and attempted to sink Allied warships. Two of the midget submarines were detected and attacked before they could engage any Allied vessels. The crew of M-14scuttled their submarine, whilst M-21 was successfully attacked and sunk. The crew of M-21 committedsuicide. These submarines were later recovered by the Allies. The third submarine attempted to torpedo the heavy cruiserUSS Chicago, but instead sank the converted ferryHMAS Kuttabul, killing 21 sailors. This midget submarine's fate was unknown until 2006, when amateur scuba divers discovered the wreck offSydney's northern beaches.

Immediately following the raid, the five Japanese fleet submarines that carried the midget submarines to Australia embarked on a campaign to disrupt merchant shipping in eastern Australian waters. Over the next month, the submarines attacked at least seven merchant vessels, sinking three ships and killing 50 sailors. During this period, between midnight and 02:30 on 8 June, two of the submarines bombarded the ports of Sydney and Newcastle. (Full article...)
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Margaret Sanger, a birth control activist, her sister,Ethel Byrne, andFania Mindell, leaving a courthouse inBrooklyn, New York, on 8 January 1917, during a trial for opening a birth control clinic

Thebirth control movement in the United States was asocial reform campaign beginning in 1914 that aimed to increase the availability ofcontraception in the U.S. through education and legalization. The movement began in 1914 when a group ofpolitical radicals in New York City, led byEmma Goldman,Mary Dennett, andMargaret Sanger, became concerned about the hardships that childbirth and self-inducedabortions brought to low-income women. Since contraception was considered to be obscene at the time, the activists targeted theComstock laws, which prohibited distribution of any "obscene, lewd, and/or lascivious" materials through the mail. Hoping to provoke a favorable legal decision, Sanger deliberately broke the law by distributingThe Woman Rebel, a newsletter containing a discussion of contraception. In 1916, Sanger opened the firstbirth control clinic in the United States, but the clinic was immediately shut down by police, and Sanger was sentenced to 30 days in jail.

A major turning point for the movement came duringWorld War I, when many U.S. servicemen were diagnosed withvenereal diseases. The government's response included an anti-venereal disease campaign that framedsexual intercourse and contraception as issues of public health and legitimate topics of scientific research. This was the first time a U.S. government institution had engaged in a sustained, public discussion ofsexual matters; as a consequence, contraception transformed from an issue of morals to an issue of public health. (Full article...)
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"Pilot" is thepilot episode of the American comedy television seriesParks and Recreation. It originally aired onNBC in the United States on April 9, 2009. The episode was written by series creatorsMichael Schur andGreg Daniels, and directed by Daniels.

The episode introduces the protagonistLeslie Knope, played byAmy Poehler, as well as the other regular characters played by cast membersRashida Jones,Paul Schneider,Aziz Ansari,Aubrey Plaza andNick Offerman. Knope is a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation department in the fictional town ofPawnee, Indiana. In "Pilot", Knope sets out to turn a construction pit into a park after local nurseAnn Perkins (Jones) complains about the dangerous pit during a town meeting. Her anti-government bossRon Swanson (Offerman) reluctantly allows her to form an exploratory committee after her friend and colleagueMark Brendanawicz (Schneider) secretly intervenes on her behalf. (Full article...)
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The home plate entrance

Riders Field, formerly known asDr Pepper/Seven Up Ballpark andDr Pepper Ballpark, is abaseball park inFrisco, Texas, United States. The home of theDouble-A Frisco RoughRiders of theTexas League, it opened on April 3, 2003, and can seat up to 10,216 people. Though primarily a venue forMinor League Baseball games, the facility also hosts high school and college baseball tournaments, and other public and private events throughout the year. It has been the site of three Texas League All-Star Games.

Since its opening, Riders Field has won awards and garnered praise for its unique design, feel, and numerous amenities. In his design, park architectDavid M. Schwarz desired the creation of a village-like "park within a (ball)park". The stadium received the 2003Texas Construction Award for Best Architectural Design. (Full article...)
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Chorioactis geaster

Chorioactis is agenus offungi that contains the single speciesChorioactis geaster. The mushroom iscommonly known as thedevil's cigar or theTexas star in the United States, while in Japan it is calledkirinomitake (キリノミタケ).
This extremely rare mushroom is notable for its unusual appearance anddisjunct distribution; it is found only in select locales inTexas andJapan. Thefruit body, which grows on the stumps or dead roots ofcedar elms (in Texas) or deadoaks (in Japan), somewhat resembles a dark brown or black cigar before it splits open radially into a starlike arrangement of four to seven leathery rays. The interior surface of the fruit body bears thespore-bearing tissue known as thehymenium, and is colored white to brown, depending on its age. The fruit body opening can be accompanied by a distinct hissing sound and the release of a smoky cloud of spores.

Fruit bodies were first collected inAustin, Texas, and the species was namedUrnula geaster in 1893; later, it was found inKyushu in 1937, but the mushroom was not reported again in Japan until 1973. Although the new genusChorioactis was proposed to accommodate the unique species a few years after its original discovery, it was not accepted as a valid genus until 1968. Itsclassification has also been a source of confusion. Historically,Chorioactis was placed in the fungus familySarcosomataceae, despite inconsistencies in the microscopic structure of theascus, the saclike structure in which spores are formed.Phylogenetic analyses of the past decade have clarified the fungus's classification:Chorioactis, along with three other genera, make up the familyChorioactidaceae, a grouping of related fungi formally acknowledged in 2008. In 2009, Japanese researchers reported discovering a form of the fungus missing the sexual stage of itslifecycle; thisasexual state was namedKumanasamuha geaster. (Full article...)
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Gibson in 2008

William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is aspeculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering thescience fiction subgenre known ascyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his early works were noir, near-future stories that explored the effects oftechnology,cybernetics, andcomputer networks on humans, a "combination oflowlife andhigh tech"—and helped to create aniconography for theInformation Age before the ubiquity of the Internet in the 1990s. Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" for "widespread, interconnected digital technology" in his short story "Burning Chrome" (1982), and later popularized the concept in his acclaimed debut novelNeuromancer (1984). These early works of Gibson's have been credited with "renovating" science fiction literature in the 1980s.

After expanding on the story inNeuromancer with two more novels (Count Zero in 1986 andMona Lisa Overdrive in 1988), thus completing thedystopic Sprawl trilogy, Gibson collaborated withBruce Sterling on thealternate history novelThe Difference Engine (1990), which became an important work of the science fiction subgenre known assteampunk. In the 1990s, Gibson composed theBridge trilogy of novels, which explored thesociological developments of near-future urban environments,postindustrial society, andlate capitalism. (Full article...)
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Operation PBFortune, also known asOperation Fortune, was acovert United States operation to overthrow the democratically electedGuatemalan PresidentJacobo Árbenz in 1952. The operation was authorized byU.S. President Harry Truman and planned by theCentral Intelligence Agency. TheUnited Fruit Company had lobbied intensively for the overthrow becauseland reform initiated by Árbenz threatened its economic interests. The US also feared that the government of Árbenz was being influenced by communists.

Thecoup attempt was planned with the support of the United Fruit Company and ofAnastasio Somoza García,Rafael Trujillo andMarcos Pérez Jiménez, the US-backed right-wing dictators ofNicaragua, theDominican Republic, andVenezuela respectively, who felt threatened by the democraticGuatemalan Revolution, and had sought to undermine it. The plan involved providing weapons to the exiled Guatemalan military officerCarlos Castillo Armas, who was to lead an invasion from Nicaragua. (Full article...)
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TheMuseum of Bad Art (MOBA) is a privately owned museum whose stated aim is "to celebrate the labor of artists whose work would be displayed and appreciated in no other forum". It was originally inDedham, Massachusetts, and is currently inBoston, Massachusetts. Its permanent collection includes over 700 pieces of "art too bad to be ignored", 25 to 35 of which are on public display at any one time.

MOBA was founded in 1993, after antique dealer Scott Wilson showed a painting he had recovered from the trash to some friends, who suggested starting a collection. Within a year, receptions held in Wilson's friends' home were so well-attended that the collection needed its own viewing space. The museum then moved to the basement of a theater in Dedham. Explaining the reasoning behind the museum's establishment, co-founder Jerry Reilly said in 1995: "While every city in the world has at least one museum dedicated to the best of art, MOBA is the only museum dedicated to collecting and exhibiting the worst." To be included in MOBA's collection, works must be original and have serious intent, but they must also have significant flaws without being boring; curators are not interested in displaying deliberatekitsch. (Full article...)
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Marcus Alonzo Hanna (September 24, 1837 – February 15, 1904) was an American businessman andRepublican politician who served as aUnited States Senator from Ohio as well as chairman of theRepublican National Committee. A friend and political ally of PresidentWilliam McKinley, Hanna used his wealth and business skills to successfully manage McKinley's presidential campaignsin 1896 andin 1900.

Hanna was born in New Lisbon (todayLisbon), Ohio, in 1837. His family moved to the growing city ofCleveland in his teenage years, where he attended high school withJohn D. Rockefeller, who became a lifelong friend. He was expelled from college, and entered the family mercantile business. He served briefly during theAmerican Civil War and married Charlotte Rhodes. Her father, Daniel Rhodes, took Hanna into his business after the war. Hanna was soon a partner in the firm, which grew to have interests in many areas, especially coal and iron. He was a millionaire by his 40th birthday, and turned his attention to politics. (Full article...)
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Louis Riel (/ˈluːiriˈɛl/;French:[lwiʁjɛl]; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province ofManitoba, and a political leader of theMétis people. He led two resistance movements against theGovernment of Canada and its first prime ministerJohn A. Macdonald. Riel fought to defend Métis rights and identity as theNorthwest Territories came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence.

The first resistance movement led by Riel was theRed River Resistance of 1869–1870. Theprovisional government established by Riel ultimately negotiated the terms under which the new province of Manitoba entered theCanadian Confederation. However, while carrying out the resistance, Riel had a Canadian nationalist,Thomas Scott, executed. Riel soon fled to the United States to escape prosecution. He was elected three times asmember of theHouse of Commons, but, fearing for his life, never took his seat. During these years in exile he came to believe that he was a divinely chosen leader and prophet. He married in 1881 while in exile in theMontana Territory. (Full article...)
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Art Houtteman in 1953 with the Detroit Tigers

Arthur Joseph Houtteman (August 7, 1927 – May 6, 2003) was an American right-handedpitcher inMajor League Baseball who played for 12 seasons in theAmerican League with theDetroit Tigers,Cleveland Indians andBaltimore Orioles. In 325 career games, Houtteman pitched 1,555innings and posted awin–loss record of 87–91, with 78complete games, 14shutouts, and a 4.14earned run average (ERA).

Known on thesandlot for his pitching motion, Houtteman was signed byscout Wish Egan in 1945 at 17 years of age. He was recruited by major league teams, and joined a Tigers pitching staff that had lost players to injuries and World War II. After moving between the major andminor leagues over the next few years, he was nearly killed in an automobile accident just before the 1949 season. Houtteman rebounded from his injuries and went on to win 15 games that season and made his onlyAll-Star appearance in the following year. (Full article...)
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TheMutual Broadcasting System (commonly referred to simply asMutual; sometimes referred to asMBS,Mutual Radio or theMutual Radio Network) was an American commercialradio network in operation from 1934 to 1999. In thegolden age of U.S. radio drama, Mutual was best known as the original network home ofThe Lone Ranger andThe Adventures of Superman and as the long-time radio residence ofThe Shadow. For many years, it was a national broadcaster forMajor League Baseball (including theAll-Star Game andWorld Series), theNational Football League, andNotre Dame Fighting Irish football. From the 1930s until the network's dissolution in 1999, Mutual ran a respected news service along with a variety of lauded news and commentary programs. In the 1970s, Mutual pioneered the nationwide late night call-intalk radio program, introducing the country toLarry King and later,Jim Bohannon.

In the 1970s, acting in much the same style as rivalABC Radio hadsplitting their network in 1968, Mutual launched four sister radio networks:Mutual Black Network (MBN) (initially launched as "Mutual Reports Network" (MRN)), which still exists today asAmerican Urban Radio Networks (AURN);Mutual Cadena Hispánica (MCH, or in English, "Mutual Spanish Network", MSN, abandoned in 1973); regional outlet Mutual Southwest Network (MSWN, retired in 1983); andMutual Progressive Network (MPN; later re-branded "Mutual Lifestyle Radio" (MLR) in 1980, then retired in 1983). (Full article...)
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Long in 1935

Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), nicknamed "The Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40thgovernor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as aUnited States senator from 1932 untilhis assassination in 1935. He was aleft-wing populist member of theDemocratic Party and rose to national prominence during theGreat Depression for his vocal criticism of PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt and hisNew Deal, which Long deemed insufficiently radical. As the political leader ofLouisiana, he commanded wide networks of supporters and often took forceful action. A controversial figure, Long is celebrated as a populist champion of the poor or, conversely, denounced as afascist demagogue.

Long was born in the impoverished north of Louisiana in 1893. After working as a traveling salesman and briefly attending three colleges, he wasadmitted to the bar in Louisiana. Following a short career as an attorney, in which he frequently represented poor plaintiffs, Long was elected to theLouisiana Public Service Commission. As Commissioner, he prosecuted large corporations such asStandard Oil, a lifelong target of his rhetorical attacks. After a hearing in which Long argued before theU.S. Supreme Court,Chief Justice and former presidentWilliam Howard Taft praised him as "the most brilliant lawyer who ever practiced before the United States Supreme Court". (Full article...)
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is a 1989 Americanscience fiction film directed byWilliam Shatner and based on the television seriesStar Trek created byGene Roddenberry. It is the fifth installment in theStar Trek film series, and takes place shortly after the events ofStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). Its plot follows the crew of theUSSEnterprise-A as they confront renegadeVulcan Sybok, who is searching forGod at thecenter of the galaxy.

The film was directed by cast member William Shatner, following two films directed byLeonard Nimoy. Shatner developed the initial storyline, in which Sybok searches for God but instead finds a devil, drawing inspiration from the phenomenon oftelevangelism and the high potential for fraud among its practitioners. Series creator Gene Roddenberry disliked the original script, while Nimoy andDeForest Kelley objected to the premise that their characters,Spock andLeonard McCoy, would betray Shatner'sJames T. Kirk. The script went through multiple revisions to please the cast andParamount Pictures, including cuts in the effects-laden climax of the film. (Full article...)
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Thehistory of American football can be traced to early versions ofrugby football andassociation football. Both games have their origin in multiple varieties offootball played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, in which afootball is kicked at agoal or kicked over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties ofEnglish public school football games descending from medieval ball games.

American football resulted from several major divergences from association football and rugby football. Most notably the rule changes were instituted byWalter Camp, aYale University athlete and coach who is considered to be the "Father of American Football". Among these important changes were the introduction of thehike spot, ofdown-and-distance rules, and of the legalization offorward pass andblocking. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, gameplay developments by college coaches such asEddie Cochems,Amos Alonzo Stagg,Parke H. Davis,Knute Rockne, andGlenn "Pop" Warner helped take advantage of the newly introducedforward pass. The popularity ofcollege football grew as it became the dominant version of the sport in the United States for the first half of the 20th century.Bowl games, a college football tradition, attracted a national audience for college teams. Boosted by fiercerivalries and colorful traditions, college football still holds widespread appeal in the United States (Full article...)
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TheWashington quarter is the presentquarter dollar or 25-cent piece issued by theUnited States Mint. The coin was first struck in 1932; the original version was designed by sculptorJohn Flanagan.

As the United States prepared to celebrate the 1932 bicentennial of the birth of its first president,George Washington, members of the bicentennial committee established byCongress sought a Washingtonhalf dollar. They wanted to displace for that year only the regular issueWalking Liberty half dollar; instead Congress permanently replaced theStanding Liberty quarter, requiring that a depiction of Washington appear on theobverse of the new coin. The committee had engaged sculptorLaura Gardin Fraser to design a commemorative medal, and wanted her to adapt her design for the quarter. Although Fraser's work was supported by theCommission of Fine Arts and its chairman, Charles W. Moore,Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon chose a design by Flanagan, and Mellon's successor,Ogden L. Mills, refused to disturb the decision. (Full article...)
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Martin with the Yankees in 1954

Alfred Manuel "Billy"Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989) was an AmericanMajor League Baseball (MLB)second baseman and manager, who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of theNew York Yankees. First known as a scrappy infielder who made considerable contributions to the championship Yankee teams of the 1950s, he then built a reputation as a manager who would initially make bad teams good, before ultimately being fired amid dysfunction. In each of his stints with the Yankees he managed them to winning records before being fired by team ownerGeorge Steinbrenner or resigning under fire.

Martin was born in a working-class section ofBerkeley, California. His skill as a baseball player gave him a route out of his home town. Signed by thePacific Coast League Oakland Oaks, Martin learned much fromCasey Stengel, the man who would manage him both in Oakland and in New York, with whom he enjoyed a close relationship. Martin's spectacular catch of a wind-blownJackie Robinson popup late in Game Seven of the1952 World Series saved that series for the Yankees, and he was the hitting star of the1953 World Series, earning the Most Valuable Player award in the Yankee victory. He missed most of two seasons, 1954 and 1955, after beingdrafted into the Army, and his abilities never fully returned; the Yankees traded him after a brawl at theCopacabana club in New York during the 1957 season. (Full article...)
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Stone in 2025

Emily Jean "Emma"Stone (born November 6, 1988) is an American actress and film producer.Her accolades include twoAcademy Awards, twoBritish Academy Film Awards, and twoGolden Globe Awards. In 2017, she was theworld's highest-paid actress and named byTime magazine as one of the100 most influential people in the world.

Stone began acting as a child in a theater production ofThe Wind in the Willows in 2000. As a teenager, she relocated to Los Angeles and made her television debut inIn Search of the New Partridge Family (2004), a reality show that produced only an unsold pilot. After small television roles, she appeared in a series of well-received comedy films, such asSuperbad (2007),Zombieland (2009), andEasy A (2010), which was Stone's first leading role. Following this breakthrough, she starred in the romantic comedyCrazy, Stupid, Love (2011) and the period dramaThe Help (2011), and gained wider recognition asGwen Stacy in the 2012 superhero filmThe Amazing Spider-Man andits 2014 sequel. (Full article...)
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Eve is an American televisionsitcom created by Meg DeLoatch that originally aired for three seasons onUPN from September 15, 2003, to May 11, 2006. Featuring anensemble cast consisting ofEve,Jason George,Ali Landry,Natalie Desselle-Reid,Brian Hooks, andSean Maguire, the show revolves around two sets of male and female friends attempting to navigate relationships with the opposite sex. Theexecutive producers wereRobert Greenblatt and David Janollari; the series was produced byThe Greenblatt/Janollari Studio and Mega Diva Inc. in association withWarner Bros. Television for UPN.

The series was developed as avehicle for Eve under the working titleThe Opposite Sex; UPN executives approached the rapper about a television project after the success of fellow musicianBrandy in another of the network's sitcoms,Moesha. Eve's series was created as part of the network's attempt to appeal to a younger demographic. After being picked up, the show was renamedEve to attract the rapper's fans. It was set in Miami, but filmed atSunset Gower Studios inHollywood. Eve has stated that she was intimidated at first by the process of preparing for and filming a sitcom, and she would later regret not fully committing to her character. The show aired on UPN in its original run, and later in syndicated reruns onTV One andCleo TV. UPN had promotedEve as part of its new comedy block, one of four new comedies developed by the network. (Full article...)
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William Jennings Bryan being carried on the shoulders of delegates after giving the speech

TheCross of Gold speech was delivered byWilliam Jennings Bryan, a former United StatesRepresentative fromNebraska, at theDemocratic National Convention inChicago on July 9, 1896. In his address, Bryan supported "free silver" (i.e.bimetallism), which he believed would bring the nation prosperity. He decried thegold standard, concluding the speech, "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold". Bryan's address helped catapult him to theDemocratic Party's presidential nomination and is considered one of the greatest political speeches in American history.

For twenty years, Americans had been bitterly divided over the nation'smonetary standard. The gold standard, which the United States had effectively been on since 1873, limited themoney supply but eased trade with other nations, such as theUnited Kingdom, whose currency was also based on gold. Many Americans, however, believed that bimetallism (making both gold and silverlegal tender) was necessary for the nation's economic health. The financialPanic of 1893 intensified the debates, and when PresidentGrover Cleveland (a Democrat) continued to support the gold standard against the will of much of his party, activists became determined to take over the Democratic Party organization and nominate a silver-supporting candidate in 1896. (Full article...)
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Virginia, officially theCommonwealth of Virginia, is astate in theSoutheastern andMid-Atlantic regions of theUnited States between theAtlantic Coast and theAppalachian Mountains. The state'scapital isRichmond and its most populous city isVirginia Beach. Its most populous subdivision isFairfax County, part ofNorthern Virginia, where slightly over a third of Virginia's population of more than 8.8 million live.

Eastern Virginia is part of theAtlantic Plain, and theMiddle Peninsula forms the mouth of theChesapeake Bay. Central Virginia lies predominantly in thePiedmont, the foothill region of theBlue Ridge Mountains, which cross the western and southwestern parts of the state. The fertileShenandoah Valley fosters the state's most productive agricultural counties, while the economy in Northern Virginia is driven bytechnology companies andU.S. federal government agencies.Hampton Roads is also the site of theregion's main seaport andNaval Station Norfolk, the world's largest naval base. (Full article...)
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1764 map showing western part of theisland of Montreal (Isle de Mont Real), with thegrowing town centred onFortVille Marie in the upper right and the Cedars (overlookingRapide du coteau des Cedres) in the map's lower left corner.

TheBattle of the Cedars (French:Bataille des Cèdres) was a series of military confrontations in the early stages of theAmerican Revolutionary War that occurred during theContinental Army'sinvasion of Quebec, which began in September 1775. These skirmishes, which involved limited combat, occurred in May 1776 at and aroundthe Cedars, 45 km (28 mi) west ofMontreal,Quebec. American troops were opposed by a smallBritish Army detachment leading a larger force ofIroquois warriors andCanadian militiamen.

Brigadier GeneralBenedict Arnold, commanding the American garrison at Montreal, had placed a detachment of his troops at the Cedars in April 1776, after hearing of rumors of British and Indian military preparations to the west of Montreal. The detachment surrendered on May 19 after a confrontation with a combined Anglo-Iroquois force led by Captain George Forster. American reinforcements on their way to the Cedars were also captured after a brief skirmish on May 20. All of the prisoners were eventually released after negotiations between Forster and Arnold, who brought a sizable force into the area. The terms of the agreement required the Americans to release an equal number of British prisoners, but the deal was repudiated by theSecond Continental Congress and no British prisoners were freed. (Full article...)
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PresidentJohn F. Kennedy, his wifeJacqueline, Texas governorJohn Connally, and Connally's wifeNellie in thepresidential limousine minutes before the assassination in Dallas

John F. Kennedy, the 35thpresident of the United States, wasassassinated while riding in a presidentialmotorcade throughDealey Plaza inDallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Kennedy was in the vehicle with his wifeJacqueline, Texas governorJohn Connally, and Connally's wifeNellie, when he was fatally shot from the nearbyTexas School Book Depository byLee Harvey Oswald, a formerU.S. Marine. The motorcade rushed toParkland Memorial Hospital, where Kennedy was pronounced dead about 30 minutes after the shooting; Connally was also wounded in the attack but recovered. Vice PresidentLyndon B. Johnson washastily sworn in as president two hours and eight minutes later aboardAir Force One atDallas Love Field.

After the assassination, Oswald returned home to retrieve a pistol; he shot and killed a lone Dallas policemanJ. D. Tippit shortly afterwards. Around 70 minutes after Kennedy and Connally were shot, Oswald was apprehended by theDallas Police Department and charged under Texas state law with the murders of Kennedy and Tippit. Two days later, as live television cameras covered Oswald being moved through the basement ofDallas Police Headquarters, he was fatally shot by Dallas nightclub operatorJack Ruby. Like Kennedy, Oswald was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he soon died. Ruby was convicted of Oswald's murder, though the decision was overturned on appeal, and Ruby died in prison in 1967 while awaiting a new trial. (Full article...)
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Greed is an American televisiongame show that aired onFox for one season.Chuck Woolery was the show's host whileMark Thompson was its announcer. The series format consisted of a team of contestants who answered a set of up to eightmultiple-choice questions (the first set of four containing one right answer and the second set of four containing four right answers) for a potential prize of up to $2,000,000 (equivalent to $3,775,000 in 2024).

Dick Clark andBob Boden ofDick Clark Productions created the series in response to the success ofABC'sWho Wants to Be a Millionaire. Production was rushed in an effort to launch the show beforeMillionaire's new season, and the show premiered less than two months after it was initially pitched. Apilot episode was omitted, and Fox aired its first episode ofGreed on November 4, 1999. (Full article...)
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TheBattle of Helena was fought on July 4, 1863, nearHelena, Arkansas, during theAmerican Civil War.Union troops captured the city in July 1862, and had been using it as a base of operations. Over 7,500Confederate troops led byLieutenant General Theophilus Holmes attempted to capture Helena in hopes of relieving some of the pressure on the Confederate armybesieged inVicksburg, Mississippi. Helena was defended by about 4,100 Union troops led byMajor General Benjamin Prentiss, manning one fort andfour batteries of artillery.

Differing interpretations of Holmes' order to attack at daylight resulted inBrigadier General James F. Fagan's troops attacking Battery D unsupported, and Major GeneralSterling Price's attack against the Union center was made after Fagan's had largely fizzled out. To the north, Confederatecavalry commanded by Brigadier GeneralsJohn S. Marmaduke andLucius M. Walker failed to act in concert and accomplished little. The assaults failed, and Vicksburg fell the same day. Later in the year, Union troops used Helena as a staging ground for theirsuccessful campaign to captureLittle Rock, Arkansas. (Full article...)

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Lawrence Sullivan Ross (1838–1898) was the 19thGovernor ofTexas, aConfederate States Army general during theAmerican Civil War, and a president of theAgricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. As a teenager, Ross attendedBaylor University andFlorence Wesleyan University. After graduation Ross became aTexas Ranger, and in 1860 led troops in theBattle of Pease River, where he rescuedCynthia Ann Parker, who had been captured by the Comanches as a child. WhenTexas joined theConfederacy, Ross joined theConfederate States Army. He participated in 135 battles and skirmishes and became one of the youngest Confederategenerals. Following the Civil War, Ross briefly served as sheriff ofMcLennan County before resigning to participate in the 1875 Texas Constitutional Convention. With the exception of a two-year term as astate senator, Ross spent the next decade focused on his farm and ranch concerns. In 1887, he became the 19thgovernor of Texas. During his two terms, he oversaw the dedication of the newTexas State Capitol, resolved theJaybird-Woodpecker War, and became the only Texas governor to call a special session to deal with a treasury surplus. Days after leaving office, Ross became president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. After his death, the Texas legislature createdSul Ross State University in his honor.

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John Adams
Engraving credit:Bureau of Engraving and Printing; restored byAndrew Shiva
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, andFounding Father who served as the secondpresident of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of theAmerican Revolution that achieved independence fromGreat Britain, and he served as the firstvice president of the United States. Adams was a dedicated diarist and regularly corresponded with many important figures inearly American history, including his wife and adviser,Abigail. His letters and other papers serve as an important source of historical information about the era.

This picture is aline engraving of Adams, produced around 1902 by theDepartment of the Treasury'sBureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) as part of aBEP presentation album of the first 26 presidents.
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United States PresidentJimmy Carter (right) greeting Egyptian PresidentAnwar Sadat at theWhite House on April 8, 1980, shortly after theCamp David Accords went into effect. The agreements were signed by Sadat and Israeli Prime MinisterMenachem Begin on September 17, 1978, and led directly to theEgypt–Israel peace treaty.
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An 1872lithograph depicting seven earlyAfrican Americans in the United States Congress, (from left to right) SenatorHiram Revels and RepresentativesBenjamin Turner,Robert DeLarge,Josiah Walls,Jefferson Long,Joseph Rainey, andRobert Elliott. During theReconstruction Era following theCivil War, someseveral hundred African-American officeholders were elected – all of whom were members of theRepublican Party.
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Artists producingbanknotes in Colonial America began experimenting with copper plates as an alternative towood engraving in the early 18th century. Applied to the production of paper currency, copper-plate engraving, and latersteel engraving, enabled banknote design and printing to rapidly advance during the 19th century. This engraved vignette appeared on certainUnited States five-dollar bills issued in 1875. Produced for theDepartment of the Treasury'sBureau of Engraving and Printing, the engraving is ofJohn Vanderlyn's paintingLanding of Columbus, which hangs in theUnited States Capitol rotunda. It depictsChristopher Columbus landing onSan Salvador Island on October 12, 1492, on the first ofhis voyages to the New World.
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John Trumbull'sDeclaration of Independence, a 12 by 18 feet (3.7 by 5.5 m)oil painting depicting the presentation of a draft of theUnited States Declaration of Independence to theSecond Continental Congress. While this event did take place, it was not actually in the presence of all the people in the picture. The painting can be found in therotunda of theUnited States Capitol.
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Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13thpresident of the United States, succeeding to the presidency in July 1850 upon the death of the incumbentZachary Taylor. Born into poverty with little formal education, he became a successful attorney and was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1832. Never an advocate of slavery, he felt duty-bound as president to support theCompromise of 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states. He sought election to a full term in 1852, but was passed over by theWhigs in favor ofWinfield Scott. Thisline engraving of Fillmore was produced around 1902 by theDepartment of the Treasury'sBureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) as part of aBEP presentation album of the first 26 presidents.
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A fanciful 1892lithograph of theSalem witch trials. Thetrials, which took place between February 1692 and May 1693 incolonial Massachusetts, involved people accused ofwitchcraft, and have been used as a cautionary tale about the dangers of religiousextremism, false accusations, lapses indue process, and governmental intrusion on individualliberties.
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Asurfer off the coast ofSanta Cruz, California, is performing a "cutback", or very sharp turn. Santa Cruz and the surroundingNorthern California coastline is a popular surfing destination; however, the year-round low temperature of thePacific Ocean in that region (averaging 57 °F or 14 °C) necessitates the use ofwetsuits.
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Bryce Canyon National Park is anational park located in southwesternUtah in theUnited States. Contained within the park is Bryce Canyon, a giant naturalamphitheater created byerosion along the eastern side of thePaunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce Canyon was not formed fromerosion initiated from a centralstream, meaning it technically is not acanyon.
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James A. Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20thpresident of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his deathby assassination six and a half months later. He had been shot at theBaltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., on July 2 that year byCharles J. Guiteau, a disgruntled office seeker. According to some historians, Garfield might have survived his wounds had the doctors attending him had at their disposal today's medical research and techniques. Instead, they probed the wound with unsterilized fingers and equipment, trying to locate the bullet, and the resulting infection was a significant factor in his death.

This picture is aline engraving of Garfield, produced around 1902 by theDepartment of the Treasury'sBureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) as part of aBEP presentation album of the first 26 presidents, which was reportedly given to Treasury SecretaryLyman J. Gage.
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A check from theNational American Woman Suffrage Association, payable toRachel Foster Avery, which was filled out by hand by the Association's treasurerHarriet Taylor Upton and countersigned bySusan B. Anthony as president andAlice Stone Blackwell as recording secretary.

NAWSA, formed on February 18, 1890, to work forwomen's suffrage in the United States, was formally led by Anthony between 1892 and 1900. During her presidency, the small organization focused predominantly on women's rights at the state level—much to Anthony's chagrin. It also sent delegates to theWorld's Congress of Representative Women at theWorld's Columbian Exposition.
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Chester A. Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21stPresident of the United States from 1881 to 1885. Born in Vermont and raised in upstate New York, Arthur practiced law in New York City before serving as aquartermaster general in the Civil War. He became active in the Republican party after the war, was elected vice president on the ticket of PresidentJames A. Garfield, and assumed the presidency upon Garfield'sassassination six months into his presidency. He effected areform of the civil service during his presidency, as well asnavy reform andan act to prohibit immigration by Chinese laborers and deny citizenship to those already in the US. Due to his poor health, Arthur did not seek a second term.
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A campaign poster from theNational Union Party during theUS election of 1864, showing presidential candidateAbraham Lincoln (left) and hisrunning-mate Andrew Johnson. TheRepublican Party changed its name and selected Johnson, a formerDemocrat, to draw support fromWar Democrats during theCivil War.
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David Herold, one of theconspirators in theassassination of U.S. PresidentAbraham Lincoln, photographed at theWashington Navy Yard after his arrest in 1865. Herold assistedJohn Wilkes Booth to the home of Dr.Samuel Mudd, where Booth's broken leg (sustained after jumping from the balcony ofFord's Theatre) was set. He remained with Booth and continually aided him until the authorities caught up with them. Herold surrendered to the police, but Booth refused to lay down his arms and was shot dead. Herold was laterhanged for his role in the plot.
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Liliʻuokalani (September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the onlyqueen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of theHawaiian Kingdom. She ascended to the throne on January 29, 1891, nine days after the death of her brotherKing Kalākaua. During her reign, she attempted to drafta new constitution in 1893 that would restore the power of the monarchy and the voting rights of the economically disenfranchised. Threatened by her attempts to abrogate the 1887Bayonet Constitution, pro-American elements in Hawaiioverthrew the monarchy on January 17, 1893. She was placed under house arrest, was forced to abdicate the Hawaiian throne and lived the rest of her life as a private citizen. This photograph of Liliʻuokalani was signed by the queen herself and addressed toJosephus Daniels,United States Secretary of the Navy.
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Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was anAmerican poet,short-story writer,editor andliterary critic, and is considered part of the AmericanRomantic Movement. Best known for his tales ofmystery and themacabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of thedetective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre ofscience fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.

Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as well as in specialized fields, such ascosmology andcryptography. Poe and his work appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television. A number of his homes are dedicated museums today.

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Youngstown is the eighth largest city in theU.S. state ofOhio. The municipality is situated on theMahoning River, approximately 65 miles (105 km) southeast ofCleveland, Ohio, and 61 miles (100 km) northwest ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Youngstown has its own metropolitan area, but the Pittsburgh Tri-State andGreater Cleveland influence the region. Youngstown lies 10 miles (16 km) west of thePennsylvania state line - midway betweenNew York City andChicago. The2000 census showed that Youngstown had a total population of 82,026.

The city was named forJohn Young, an early settler fromWhitestown, New York, who established the community's first sawmill andgristmill. Youngstown is located in a region of the United States that is often referred to as theRust Belt. Traditionally known as a center of steel production, Youngstown was forced to redefine itself when the U.S. steel industry fell into decline in the 1970s, leaving communities throughout the region without major industry.

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O say, does that star spangled banner yet wave
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—Francis Scott Key,The Star-Spangled Banner,1814

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Thecuisine of theMid-Atlantic states encompasses thecuisines of the states ofNew York,New Jersey,Pennsylvania,Delaware, andMaryland, as well asWashington, D.C. The influences on cuisine in this region of the United States are extremely eclectic, as it has been, and continues to be, a gateway for international culture as well as a gateway for new immigrants. (Full article...)

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New York City from theGE Building atRockefeller Center.

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... thatGlacier Bay(pictured) inAlaska,US, known in the 18th century as theGrand Pacific Glacier, was a single glacier that has now retreated by 65 miles to the head of the bay at Tarr Inlet?
... that theAmerican Delta blues pianist andsinger,Willie Love, never employed hismusician friend,Sonny Boy Williamson II, on any of his ownrecordings?
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