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New Mexico

Official Name: The State of New Mexico; Nuevo México (Spanish); Yootó Hahoodzo (Navajo) Capital: Santa Fe  …

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts State Facts Official Name: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Entered Union: Feb. 6, 1788 (6th State) Present constitution adopted: 1780 (Oldest still in effect today) Fun Facts…

Notable Protestant Religious Leaders

Billy Graham See also Notable African-American Religious Leaders People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Christianity Selected Worldwide Religious Sites…

Iowa, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 IowaIowaīˈəwə [key], midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi River, across which lie Wisconsin and Illinois (E); Missouri (S); Nebraska…

French Revolution

(Encyclopedia) French Revolution, political upheaval of world importance in France that began in 1789. The French Revolution, though it seemed a failure in 1799 and appeared nullified by 1815…

Japanese art

(Encyclopedia) Japanese art, works of art created in the islands that make up the nation of Japan. In the mid-19th cent. a few print designers attained distinction, but no masters appeared…

Ku Klux Klan

(Encyclopedia) Ku Klux KlanKu Klux Klank&oomacr;ˌ klŭks klăn [key], designation mainly given to two distinct secret societies that played a part in American history, although other less important…

rocket, in aeronautics

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Relative positions of the components of the Saturn V rocket, the U.S. space vehicle used in the moon missions rocket, any vehicle propelled by ejection of the gases produced by…