Search results for "District of Columbia" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Ellicot to assist in surveying the District of Columbia. ... ===Participation in Surveying of the District of Columbia=== ...14 KB (2,221 words) - 09:16, 27 September 2023
- Galena is the natural mineral form of lead sulfide. It is one of the ... Galena deposits often contain significant amounts (up to one percent ...5 KB (708 words) - 03:50, 18 April 2024
- abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and the passage of ... the slave auctions in the District of Columbia, and enacting a harsh ...12 KB (1,866 words) - 00:22, 8 January 2024
- the Oregon question) arose as a result of competing British and American ... with Russia and Spain. By Article III of the Anglo-American Convention ...14 KB (2,192 words) - 01:12, 18 November 2022
- The Minaret of Jam is located in the Shahrak District, Ghor Province ... , had been built entirely of baked-bricks. Robert Hillenbrand, Islamic ...10 KB (1,495 words) - 18:44, 9 November 2022
- He also served as the first Architect of the Capitol and first Superintendent ... ideas to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and local landholders ...12 KB (1,857 words) - 20:42, 13 May 2023
- Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." is an abbreviation for the District of Columbia, the federal ...39 KB (5,697 words) - 23:11, 3 May 2023
- Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, the westernmost ... added to its reputation as the "City of Gardens." ...26 KB (3,658 words) - 20:09, 3 May 2023
- | District of Columbia || align="right" | 4 ... | District of Columbia || align="right" | 4 ...16 KB (2,208 words) - 00:36, 29 November 2023
- trade would be abolished in the District of Columbia, although slavery ... *Abolish the slave trade in the District of Columbia. Each measure ...15 KB (2,217 words) - 17:59, 9 November 2022
- as Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia by President John ... of justice of the peace in the District of Columbia. Justices of the peace ...23 KB (3,669 words) - 03:04, 6 November 2022
- society, abuse is possible when the motives of those involved in the political ... saloon in the West Bottoms neighborhood of Kansas City. Here, his older ...8 KB (1,233 words) - 22:46, 30 April 2023
- At the end of 1971, forty-five states and the District of Columbia ... from 44 states and the District of Columbia, was named the Streamlined ...25 KB (4,002 words) - 01:49, 23 December 2022
- United States, 86 miles (138 km) west of the state capitol of Columbia ... and is called the Birthplace and Deathbed of the Confederacy, because it ...17 KB (2,385 words) - 04:41, 14 June 2023
- The Snake River is the largest tributary of the Columbia River in ... and its tributaries, mainly for purposes of providing irrigation water ...26 KB (3,775 words) - 15:00, 27 April 2023
- The San Juan Archipelago is a group of islands in the Pacific Northwest ... Part of a submerged mountain chain, the archipelago has more than ...22 KB (3,191 words) - 03:09, 23 December 2022
- Confederate States, border states, District of Columbia, and Indian Territory ... The bureau was put into effect to protect the best interests of former ...13 KB (1,911 words) - 10:37, 11 April 2024
- He thus sought to establish the school of journalism at Columbia University ... His father was a wealthy grain merchant of Magyar-Jewish descent and his ...20 KB (2,955 words) - 07:39, 27 February 2023
- the three electors allocated to the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C. ... three electors itself. Even if the District of Columbia were a state, its ...55 KB (8,357 words) - 11:55, 3 May 2023
- ) are a Christian group of Russian origin. The Doukhobors were one of the sects—later defined as a religious ...38 KB (5,415 words) - 17:30, 30 January 2024
- The Corcoran Gallery of Art is the largest privately supported cultural ... college of art and design in the District of Columbia. The school is a private ...7 KB (1,002 words) - 03:02, 8 January 2024
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Case citation 347 U.S. 483 ... of segregation in the District of Columbia, (not a state and ...25 KB (3,783 words) - 04:40, 22 November 2023
- Hall because of her race. The District of Columbia, then under the control ... the high school auditorium in the District of Columbia. ...14 KB (2,054 words) - 23:31, 1 September 2023
- गाँधीनगर) - the capital of the state of Gujarat in western ... with the peaceful and spiritual teachings of Gandhi. Planned by Indian architects ...12 KB (1,834 words) - 04:23, 18 April 2024
- naturalistic, and mechanistic account of the world and of human beings ... Wang Chong deplored the degeneration of Confucianism and Daoism into ...10 KB (1,654 words) - 22:51, 3 May 2023
- June 6, 1891), was the first Prime Minister of Canada. He was one of the architects ... Helen Shaw, in 1811. After the failure of his father's business ...20 KB (2,893 words) - 22:57, 23 April 2023
- Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States ... The valley of the Willamette River in western Oregon is the most densely ...35 KB (5,141 words) - 10:41, 11 March 2023
- The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region ... The taming of the river for human use, and the industrial waste that ...40 KB (5,864 words) - 22:44, 7 January 2024
- the United States as well as in the District of Columbia. There are also DAR ... at an all white high school. The District of Columbia public school board ...16 KB (2,366 words) - 22:25, 25 January 2024
- justice is usually assigned to the District of Columbia Circuit, the Federal ... States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (2006–2018);White ...40 KB (6,036 words) - 23:51, 26 February 2023
- Cinco de Mayo in Latin America, Spanish for "Fifth of May" ... Mayo has become associated with celebration of Mexican-American culture. ...18 KB (2,441 words) - 22:02, 10 December 2023
- Gypsum is a very soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate ... many practical applications and for works of art. In particular, it is used ...8 KB (1,054 words) - 21:52, 28 July 2023
- rural areas in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the ... all 50 states of the U.S. and the District of Columbia. While Head Start ...18 KB (2,716 words) - 15:08, 25 January 2023
- States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1982 ... United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, August 17 ...35 KB (4,931 words) - 21:10, 16 April 2023
- 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was the wife of President of the United States ... roadside areas. She was also an advocate of the Head Start program. ...20 KB (3,091 words) - 22:46, 21 October 2022
- City. Dewey later was elected the Governor of New York and was the unsuccessful ... Dewey, a leader of the liberal faction of the Republican party, fought ...21 KB (3,285 words) - 21:07, 30 April 2023
- Vancouver is the largest city in the province of British Columbia ... A 2006 study found that Vancouver had the third highest quality of ...51 KB (7,390 words) - 14:18, 3 May 2023
- site in Pakistan containing the ruins of the Gandhāran city of Takshashila ... centre of learning from the sixth century B.C.E."History of Education ...18 KB (2,588 words) - 00:48, 21 April 2023
- Canadian Rockies, the park is 80 miles west of Calgary in the province of ... As Banff is one of the world's most visited national parks, the ...34 KB (5,022 words) - 03:27, 17 September 2023
- Yukon, also known as the "Yukon Territory," is one of Canada ... Disputed evidence of the oldest remains of human inhabitation in North ...24 KB (3,529 words) - 21:38, 4 June 2023
- " or other variations on the theme of "Ethical." Ethical ... Ethical Culture Society initiated a number of projects to improve the lives ...16 KB (2,476 words) - 04:32, 22 March 2024
- |popplace=Canada (British Columbia), United States (Alaska) ... and Prince Rupert, on the north coast of British Columbia and the southernmost ...27 KB (4,093 words) - 18:32, 2 May 2023
- political leader who was the chief architect of the Constitution of India. spent his life fighting against the system of Hindu untouchability and the ...34 KB (5,057 words) - 05:20, 26 August 2023
- state, located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of the city of Seattle. In Pierce ... in the lower 48 states at 35 square miles of snow and glaciers. It also ...24 KB (3,759 words) - 17:43, 10 November 2022
- Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located ... destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. Fifty-seven ...26 KB (4,064 words) - 01:45, 11 March 2023
- writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American ... have a long history and that not all of that history is lost, as many ...18 KB (2,854 words) - 05:12, 17 June 2023
- Founding Father and the third president of the United States. area of the National Mall in the District of Columbia, forming a line with ...9 KB (1,344 words) - 04:39, 31 July 2022
- Afonso I, King of Portugal, more commonly known as Afonso Henriques ... Afonso I left his mark on the map of Europe. The impetus created by ...16 KB (2,347 words) - 19:49, 28 September 2020
- His other major works include The Winds of War and War and Remembrance ... Wouk was born in the Bronx, the second of three children born to Esther ...38 KB (5,130 words) - 23:59, 27 November 2023
- have been rediscovered by a number of literary, feminist, and post ... Tekahionwake Johnson on the encouragement of Sir William Johnson, superintendent ...17 KB (2,573 words) - 01:37, 23 November 2022
