, adopting (1787) a new constitution that went into effect after 1789. The nation soon began to expand westward. Growing tensions over the issue of black slavery divided the country along geographic lines, sparking the secession of the South and the Civil War (1861-1865). The remainder of...
1836The Fall of the Alamo, Evacuation, and Executions 1836The Battle of San Jacinto; Texas wins independence 1836The Republic of Texas 1839Austin becomes capital of Texas 1839Texas adopts Lone Star flag 1846Texas annexed to the United States 1846The Beginning of the U.S.-Mexican War 1848The ...
Springfield's State is an unspecified (and possibly fictional) US state where Springfield is located in The Simpsons. The state was founded by circus freaks and was assumed to be the location of New Sodom, due to misinterpreting a passage in the Bible.[1
In 1819 the Adams-Onís Treaty with Spain defined Oklahoma as the southwestern boundary of the United States. After the War of 1812 the U.S. government invited the Cherokee of Georgia and Tennessee to move into the area, and a few had come to settle. Soon intense white pressure for their...
California conservative lawmakers continued this week to support Trump Administration immigration policy, a move that enflamed again the war of words in the state and feud between the America's most populous state and Washington.
Film critic John Mosher was a fan of Disney’s “Silly Symphony” cartoon shorts, which were produced between 1929 and 1939. Animation, and especially color animation, was in its infancy, so these doubtless had an uplifting effect on many moviegoers. DON’T CALL ME TINKERBELL…The Butterfly...
Half Legal Weed: THC and the Effect of Legalization Featured Leave a comment By Erick George Editors Note: This story includes discussions of drug use and may contain foul language. While it has been edited through Associated Press Guidelines, some readers may find this […] News, Online Exc...
Just as wars, depressions, and other upheavals influence the arts when visited upon a country, so the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has profoundly shaped the art of politics in Mexico, according to several recent NAFTA, which took effect on ...
One thing is certain, though. A robot teacher is 8 than no teacher at all. In some parts of the world, there aren’t 9 teachers and 9—16 percent of children under the age of 14 don’t go to school. That problem could be partly 10 by robots, because they can teach anywhere and...
• NV-Gov: Jon Ralston calls it “one of the most brazen schemes in Nevada history” (not just electoral history! and this is Nevada!), while Rory Reid says everything he did was “fully disclosed and complied with the law.” Ralston describes this “scheme” as the formation of “91...