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- North American peninsula, politically a part of the nation of Mexico. Extending ... deserts, the peninsula is also home to some of the best preserved rock art ...14 KB (2,128 words) - 05:48, 26 August 2023
- The San Juan Archipelago is a group of islands in the Pacific Northwest ... The islands were named by the Spanish Francisco Eliza who explored ...22 KB (3,191 words) - 03:09, 23 December 2022
- and the Meiji period. An inquisitive student of foreign culture, Kaishu made ... escorted the first Japanese delegation to San Francisco, California en route ...16 KB (2,496 words) - 17:15, 5 October 2022
- 1803 – June 18 1880) was a Swiss pioneer of California known as a founder ... The discovery of gold on January 24, 1848, by Sutter's carpenter ...21 KB (3,394 words) - 04:21, 3 May 2024
- England, what emerged later as the House of Commons first met. Recognition ... as a deacon, he was created Cardinal Deacon of San Adriano thus joining the ...11 KB (1,739 words) - 23:29, 17 December 2022
- above sea level in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, in the Rocky ... The Rio Grande serves as a major part of the international border ...17 KB (2,584 words) - 01:41, 15 December 2022
- University Severance Hospital and School of Medicine. In 1887, he accompanied ... appointed on a mission to Korea by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian ...8 KB (1,205 words) - 15:02, 2 February 2024
- 2, 1923) was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving ... presidential campaign, held in the aftermath of World War I, he promised a ...19 KB (2,918 words) - 22:55, 3 May 2023
- and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of ... with popular belief in the Manifest Destiny of the United States ultimately ...28 KB (4,268 words) - 16:30, 9 November 2022
- The Battle of Buena Vista (February 23, 1847), also known as the Battle ... After the Battle of Monterrey in September 1846, most of Major General ...9 KB (1,403 words) - 03:51, 2 January 2022
- end of World War II through the Treaty of San Francisco, but Japan maintains ... The dispute results from an ambiguity over the Treaty of San Francisco ...30 KB (4,467 words) - 04:39, 4 March 2023
- North Korea and the Manchurian region of China. At 2,744 m, it is the ... The Korean name, Baekdu-san, means "white-headed mountain." ...15 KB (2,130 words) - 05:38, 26 August 2023
- The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which straddles part ... its beauty and spectacular cacti. In spite of the harsh climate of this desert ...22 KB (3,316 words) - 01:16, 4 February 2023
- The War of the Pacific, also called the Saltpeter War in reference ... The War of the Pacific grew out of a dispute between Chile and Bolivia ...34 KB (5,333 words) - 22:54, 3 May 2023
- figure who served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Dwight ... One of his policy contributions was what became known as brinkmanship ...14 KB (1,941 words) - 05:09, 3 August 2022
- shaped dynasty in Korea after 1000 years of political influence. Goryeo ... Silla, which had united the Three Kingdoms of Korea in 668, weakened ...19 KB (2,644 words) - 18:12, 26 December 2022
- California is a state on the West Coast of the United States, along ... changed California, sparking a large influx of people and a sustained economic ...42 KB (5,921 words) - 18:24, 25 November 2023
- a turbulent 40-year career. He was President of Mexico eleven non-consecutive ... rule by an wealthy elite while the majority of Mexicans, and especially indigenous ...22 KB (3,432 words) - 05:42, 11 August 2023
- The Great Basin is a huge heart-shaped area that covers parts of six ... square km) intermontane plateau covers most of Nevada and over half of Utah ...18 KB (2,728 words) - 02:26, 19 December 2022
- At the end of the Second World War, a ravaged Japan was occupied by ... efforts in the Korean War, as well as out of a larger overall concern over ...33 KB (4,957 words) - 10:14, 11 March 2023
- The Progressive Movement in Korea began in 1873, just prior to the ... representing the whales. Indeed, the history of Korea is replete with invasions ...29 KB (4,382 words) - 23:06, 30 November 2022
- The War of the Triple Alliance, also known as the Paraguayan War ... The cause of the war has been widely attributed to causes as varied ...35 KB (5,486 words) - 22:55, 3 May 2023
- law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. Marshall was Chief Justice ... played a significant role in the development of the American legal system. ...23 KB (3,437 words) - 06:32, 3 August 2022
- public. Beyond recreation, other functions of zoos include research, education ... observing nature and have a role as stewards of creation, have, in the ideal ...18 KB (2,585 words) - 06:10, 13 June 2023
- The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California ... The effects of the Gold Rush were substantial. Outside of California ...61 KB (8,925 words) - 18:25, 25 November 2023
- John of Montecorvino, or Giovanni Da/di Montecorvino in Italian, also ... In 1294, he finally reached Khanbaliq (Beijing), just after the death ...11 KB (1,769 words) - 14:51, 15 December 2022
- or public even if the consequences of that activity are not conclusively ... appropriate precautions even in the absence of scientific consensus that the ...46 KB (6,708 words) - 18:54, 17 February 2022
- June 15, 1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, serving ... for the largest expansion in total land area of the nation's boundaries ...25 KB (3,708 words) - 21:19, 20 March 2024
- protection and to promote awareness of environmental issues such as ... Earth Day grew out of the recognition by young people that the earth ...28 KB (3,976 words) - 17:35, 12 February 2024
- The Wichita are Native Americans of the United States who speak Wichita ... The Wichita are of Caddoan stock, separating from the Arikara, Caddo ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 18:44, 4 May 2023
- have had vested interest in the outcome of the civil war between North ... In the midst of that awful tension, shrugging off a humiliating experience ...21 KB (3,033 words) - 10:44, 10 November 2023
- activist from the Yankton Sioux tribe of South Dakota. He became one ... scene, Deloria, Jr. made the case that treaty rights, not civil rights ...27 KB (4,084 words) - 20:24, 3 May 2023
- maritime explorer who, at the service of Spain, led the first successful ... sailing westward from Europe, the objective of the voyage of Christopher Columbus ...20 KB (3,084 words) - 17:19, 26 March 2024
- reflecting the contemporary pronunciation of Japanese) ... was a Japanese samurai and retainer of Date Masamune, the daimyo of ...57 KB (8,893 words) - 08:38, 20 January 2024
- who was the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January ... action at the global level. How many of Ban's strong declarations ...31 KB (4,626 words) - 03:25, 17 September 2023
- Perle des Antilles" or "the Pearl of the Caribbean." The island is the second largest island of the West Indies, with an ...21 KB (3,152 words) - 21:45, 31 January 2024
- Bald eagle is the common name for a North American bird of prey, ... The species was on the brink of extirpation in the continental United ...30 KB (4,424 words) - 04:17, 11 January 2023
- ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth ... faith" in Spanish) had a population of 62,203 according to the April ...27 KB (4,083 words) - 01:21, 21 April 2023
- is widely regarded as the premier chemist of the twentieth century. He pioneered ... advocate for greatly increased consumption of vitamin C and other nutrients ...44 KB (6,490 words) - 04:18, 29 October 2022
- The Shōwa period (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai, "period of enlightened ... United States and Japan signed the Treaty of San Francisco, which came into ...23 KB (3,509 words) - 07:56, 7 October 2022
- painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic ... From the first quarter of the seventeenth century, Velázquez's ...37 KB (5,925 words) - 14:27, 29 January 2024
- Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible. It is part of Judaism ... The language of Deuteronomy is often inspiring and poetic, portrayed ...25 KB (3,999 words) - 07:26, 17 November 2023
- The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila ... plant that grew on the marshy shores of the bay. In the sixteenth century ...50 KB (7,354 words) - 02:55, 6 November 2022
- Meiji Restoration, following the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868 ... Firmly believing in the importance of education and the acquisition ...17 KB (2,582 words) - 07:16, 15 April 2024
- The State of Arizona is a state located in the southwestern region ... Arizona is a crossroad of culture and heritage intertwining many different ...21 KB (2,995 words) - 02:46, 15 August 2023
- |image=[[Image:Group of Apaches.jpg|thumb|center|250px|Group of Apaches]] ... Apache is the collective name for several culturally related groups ...37 KB (5,440 words) - 05:56, 11 August 2023
- Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is ... rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore petroleum reserves ...26 KB (3,689 words) - 19:14, 13 February 2024
- or institution; sometimes used as a loan of money. The term derives from ... by an elected governing body. The principles of the charter's function ...19 KB (2,837 words) - 07:42, 13 January 2023
- El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country ... the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military ...41 KB (5,922 words) - 00:08, 13 February 2024
- The Battle of Lepanto took place on October 7, 1571 when a galley ... fought solely between rowing vessels was one of history's most decisive ...28 KB (4,326 words) - 10:04, 22 September 2023
