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- Schuyler Colfax (2924 bytes)
8: ... renomination in [[1872]], owing to charges of corruption in connection with the [[Cr餩t Mobilier of ...
13: ...dash; [[March 3]], [[1865]];<br>[[December 4]], [[1865]] – [[March 3]], [[1869]]}} - Henry Wilson (2604 bytes)
3: '''Henry Wilson''' ([[February 16]], [[1812]]–[[November 22]], [[1875]]...
7: ...ates Republican Party|Republican]] in [[1859]], [[1865]] and [[1871]], and served from [[January 31]], [... - Chester A. Arthur (12210 bytes)
18: ... Garfield was shot by [[Charles Guiteau]], a disgruntled office seeker, on July 2, [[1881]]. Garfiel...
20: ...cion of [[bribery]] and [[Political corruption|corruption]]. His notable achievements in office as Pre...
27: ... his eligibility for American public office. The truth, however, was simply that Arthur was born near ...
33: ...he time, and several of Arthur's predecessors had run afoul of the law while serving as Collector. Ho...
35: In 1878 President [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], attempting to reform the Cust... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
31: Cleveland was a hard worker and was scrupulously honest at a time when many politicians we...
36: ...81]], with the slogan "Public Office is a Public Trust" as his trademark of office, and was later elec...
40: ... Although Cleveland never admitted or denied the rumor, he did admit to paying child support to [[Mar...
44: ...in the election of 1888, Republicans spread false rumors that Cleveland beat his wife.
62: ... an [[orthodontist]] fitted Cleveland with a hard rubber prosthesis that corrected his speech and cove... - United States (58223 bytes)
2: ...veral territorial water boundaries with Canada, [[Russia]] and [[The Bahamas]]. It is otherwise bounde...
9: ...([[Latin]]: "Out of Many, One")<br>''[[In God We Trust]]'' ([[1956]]–present) |
52: ...nce|Declaration of Independence]]. However, the structure of the United States was profoundly changed ...
58: ...] (1775–[[1783]]). The original political structure was a [[confederation]] in [[1777]], ratifie...
60: ...ot take place until after the end of the war in [[1865]], the dissolution of the Confederacy, and the [[... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
60: ...rkmenistan. The [[October Revolution]] of 1917 in Russia and subsequent political unrest led to the de...
70: ... controls access to the natural resources. His "[[Ruhnama]]" book has been published by foreign indust...
88: ...ions. Rivers include the [[Amu Darya]] and [[Hari Rud]].
96: ... as well as substantial oil resources. In 1994, [[Russia]]'s refusal to export Turkmen gas to [[hard c...
100: ...ns whilst the people living outside the capital struggle in conditions of poverty. President Niyazov h... - Paraguay (10959 bytes)
23: |'''[[Nicanor Duarte Frutos]]'''
54: ...very limited. It is hampered by the widespread corruption and lack of any democratic political culture...
84: ...plains near the river and dry forest and thorny scrub further west. The highest point is the [[Cerro P...
97: ...ipu]] dam which used to be the largest concrete structure, the largest dam and the largest power plant...
99: ... internal and external debts and deficient infrastructure; it is believed that the factor that most co... - Tuvalu (11893 bytes)
62: ...afuti and Nukulaelae, none of whom returned. In [[1865]], the [[London Missionary Society]], Protestant ...
105: ...nnually from an international [[trust (property)|trust fund]] established in 1987 by [[Australia]], [[...
109: ...e sea level from future climate change. In mid-February 2004, unusually high tides caused seepage that...
133: ... water source is the consequences of airport construction, which has brought a sizable part of island'... - Flag of Michigan (1261 bytes)
10: ...y" on the other side. The second flag, adopted in 1865, displayed the state coat of arms on one side and... - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
13: == Construction ==
15: ... and the current "rough hewn" appearance of the structure is due to the removal of the polished white ...
17: ...t-West directions. These alignments are based on true North, not magnetic North. The sides of the pyra...
22: ...g projects, leaving the underlying step-pyramid structure visible. Most of the limestone casing was re...
24: ...ith optical precision many of which being off of true plane for their entire surface area by as little... - Alabama (10792 bytes)
61: ... the war a provisional government was set up in [[1865]] and Alabama was readmitted to the Union in June...
74: ...puts are paper, lumber and wood products, mining, rubber and plastic products, transportation equipmen...
176: ** [[Trussville, Alabama|Trussville]] - North Carolina (18268 bytes)
37: ...thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. It is bordered ...
44: ...pril [[1776]], the colony became the first to instruct its delegates to the Continental Congress to vo...
46: ...d commercial areas were further connected by construction of a 129 mile (208 km) wooden [[plank]]...
48: ...gest Confederate armies near Durham in late April 1865, weeks after Gen. [[Robert E. Lee]]'s surrender a...
54: ...: This was framed in accordance with the [[Reconstruction]] Acts after North Carolina was readmitted i... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
36: ...thirteen colonies]] that revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]].
56: ...os of [[Southeastern Connecticut]]. Connecticut's rural areas and small towns in the northeast and nor...
79: ...e coastline north of New Haven, with spur service running northwards to cities such as [[Hartford]]. (...
81: ...to I-95 before turning north of [[New Haven]] and running parallel to I-91, finally becoming a surfac...
83: ...lls over to clog the parallel Merritt Parkway. At rush hours, multiple backups tens of miles long are ... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
11: Governor = [[Ruth Ann Minner]] |
46: ...hirteen colonies]] which revolted against British rule in the [[American Revolution]]. After the Revo...
50: ... Civil War. Delaware ratified the amendment on February 12, 1901--40 years after [[Abraham Lincoln|Lin...
56: The present governor of Delaware is [[Ruth Ann Minner]] (Democrat). The lieutenant govern...
150: ...Hercules), banking ([[MBNA]] America, Wilmington Trust Company, First USA / Bank One, JPMorgan Chase, ... - Florida (24937 bytes)
43: ...], [[1861]]. After the fall of the Confederacy in 1865, Florida was readmitted into the Union on [[June ...
74: ... Florida and the [[Florida Keys]] bordering on a true tropical climate. The seasons in Florida often c...
78: ...read snowfall in Florida history happened in [[February]] [[1978]] with snow falling over much of the ...
80: ... 1995. Many other smaller hurricanes have hit or brushed Florida, and many more hurricanes will hit in...
85: ...ax. Other major industries include [[citrus]] [[fruit]] and juice production, banking, and [[phosphat... - Idaho (13962 bytes)
48: ...passed through Idaho during the [[California gold rush]] of [[1849]], few people settled there. The fi...
50: ... ''[[Idaho Statesman]]'', began publication. In [[1865]], [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] replaced [[Lewiston, Id...
83: ...[[Grand Canyon]]. [[Shoshone Falls]] plunges down rugged cliffs from a height greater than that of [[N...
182: * [[Rathdrum, Idaho|Rathdrum]] - Iowa (24205 bytes)
54: ...st, and was marked by a sharp drop in the state's rural population.
67: ...[[Driftless Area]], which in Iowa consists of low rugged hills covered with conifers - a landscape not...
138: ==="Rural flight"===
139: ...alf with college degrees, left the six states. ''"Rural flight"'' as it is called has led to offers of...
185: MusicalInstrument = None | - Utah (29154 bytes)
55: Tree = [[Spruce|Blue Spruce]] |
60: Fossil = [[Allosaurus]] |
64: MusicalInstrument = N/A |
74: ...|Census Bureau]] estimate. The state is generally rugged and arid, and has spectacular natural scenery...
92: ...ning of the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]], [[February 2]], [[1848]]. The Treaty was ratified by the ... - Texas (39610 bytes)
84: ...tm Travis' Appeal for Aid from the Alamo] [[24 February]] [[1836]]
94: ...n the California Republic operated under military rule from [[1848]] until California's admission to t...
100: === Reconstruction Texas ===
116: * [[18 February]] [[1685]]: [[Ren魒obert Cavelier, Sieur de L...
121: ...responded to rising unrest at the policies of the ruling [[Mexico|Mexican]] government. Policies that ... - Tennessee (19096 bytes)
50: ...]] that abolished [[slavery]] ([[February 22]], [[1865]]), ratified the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the Un...
56: ... unemployed during the Depression, the desire for rural electrification, and the desire to control the...
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