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  MSN Encarta - Search View - Nevada
In the hottest parts of the state, in the desert areas extending south from Logandale, Las Vegas, and Beatty, the vegetation is composed largely of creosote bush and burroweed, or white bur-sage.
Ranches in Nevada are correspondingly large; the average farm size in the state is 850 hectares (2,100 acres), one of the the highest averages in the country.
Leaders who had begun their careers in mining towns dominated the state for the next 40 years, when Nevada approved businesses (gambling and prostitution) that other states called immoral.
encarta.msn.com /text_761551699__1/Nevada.html   (11480 words)

  
 Greece (08/05)
Under the influence of the "Megali Idea," the expansion of the Greek state to include all areas of Greek population, Greece acquired the Ionian islands in 1864; Thessaly and part of Epirus in 1881; Macedonia, Crete, Epirus, and the Aegean islands in 1913; Western Thrace in 1918; and the Dodecanese islands in 1947.
Mediation efforts by the UN and the United States brokered an interim agreement whereby Greece recognized the country as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in September 1995.
U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3395.htm   (4000 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1820 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prime Minister - Heinrich Ernst, Minister of State of Denmark (1818-1824)
Austria - Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1792*-1835) *Note: Leader of Austria held the title of Archduke prior to 1804
Bavaria - Maximilian I, King of Bavaria (1799*-1825) *Note: Leader of Bavaria held title of Elector prior to 1805
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_state_leaders_in_1820   (590 words)

  
 George Smith Houston
Alabama was eager to fund the railroads, which brought the state to the brink of bankruptcy.
The new constitution was marked by the outlawing of loans by state, county, or municipal governments to private business and by prohibiting the building of railroads by the state government.
Stewart states that by the end of Houston's second term, he managed to reduce taxes and bring state expenditures under control.
www.archives.state.al.us /govs_list/g_housto.html   (779 words)

  
 States Rights, One of the Causes of the Civil War
Their leaders, Jefferson and Madison, arguing that the state legislatures should decide, ably expounded their views in two sets of resolutions, one written (anonymously) by Jefferson and adopted by the Kentucky legislature (1798--1799) and the other drafted by Madison and approved by the Virginia legislature (1798).
The resolutions urged all the states to join in declaring the Alien and Sedition Acts null and void and in demanding their repeal at the next session of Congress, but none of the other states went along with Virginia and Kentucky.
State rights and strict construction were usually the arguments of the party out of power (and so they were to he throughout American history).
www.civilwarhome.com /statesrights.htm   (3802 words)

  
 WPL: The History of Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The governor, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state were appointed and commissioned by the crown to hold office during the pleasure of the sovereign.
The State Library had its beginning in the resolve of the legislature of 1836, which required the Secretary of State to purchase a library, under the direction of the governor, for the use of the legislature and to expend $500 for that purpose.
By a legislative act of 1839 the books belonging to the state by purchase or donation were collected and deposited in the south wing of the State House, and constituted the State Library under the charge of the Secretary of State.
www.waterborolibrary.org /histme.htm   (7488 words)

  
 THE BLACK EXPERIENCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In 1969, the State Department of Education became the Department of Education, and the Commissioner of Education replaced the State Superintendent of Public Instruction as chief educational officer of the state (Ch.
The first state census was authorized by the Constitution of 1838 to commence in 1845 and to be continued at ten year intervals.  The purpose of this census was twofold: to supplement the Federal ten-year census that was carried out at the beginning of each decade and to determine Legislative electoral districts.
The state census was abolished in 1949 and the federal census served as the state’s census record beginning in 1950 (Senate Joint Resolution #46, 1949).
dlis.dos.state.fl.us /barm/BlackExperience/blackexp.html   (12189 words)

  
 Latest News from the Maine Department of the Secretary of State
The Maine Constitution states that the number of signatures required to place a citizen's initiative on the ballot must be at least 10% of the total vote for Governor.
Secretary of State Gwadosky is the chief Driver Licensing official in the state and oversees driver licensing and education, as well as vehicle registrations.
Augusta--Secretary of State Dan A. Gwadosky, the chief election official of the state, is reminding voters that absentee ballots are currently available from their municipal clerks for the November 3, 1998 general election.
www.state.me.us /sos/what98.htm   (15332 words)

  
 Mexico (09/05)
Prominent leaders in this period--some of whom were rivals for power--were Francisco I. Madero, Venustiano Carranza, Pancho Villa, Alvaro Obregon, Victoriano Huerta, and Emiliano Zapata.
In January 1994, insurgents in the state of Chiapas briefly took arms against the government, protesting alleged oppression, neglect of the concerns of Mexico’s indigenous peoples, and governmental indifference to poverty.
The United States and Mexico have a history of cooperation on environmental and natural resource issues, particularly in the border area, where there are serious environmental problems caused by rapid population growth, urbanization, and industrialization.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35749.htm   (5445 words)

  
 Applause for kay Bailey Hutchinson! -- November 18, 1999
The original mission in Somalia, for example, was simply to move food from the ports -- where it was rotting for lack of distribution -- to the people in the countryside who needed it.
This will let us focus our resources where the United States has unique capability; in parts of the world where our interests may be greater or where air power is necessary.
It provides a glimpse at the ethical underpinnings of American engagement by one of our earliest practitioners of foreign policy: "America well knows that by once enlisting under other banners than her own...she would involve herself beyond extrication in all the wars of interest and intrigue....
www.polyconomics.com /searchbase/11-18-99.html   (2925 words)

  
 The 13 Original States
Attempts for statehood started in 1818, but questions concerning slavery in the state were not settled until 1820 with the “Missouri Compromise.” Missouri Territory was split between those who supported slavery and those who opposed it.
Because the number of slave states and states prohibiting slavery were fairly equal, proponents on both sides did not want the balance in Congress to be upset.
It was decisions such as the Missouri Compromise that drew the United States closer and closer to the Constitutional crisis that became the Civil War.
www.teachersfirst.com /share/states/detail-history.cfm?state=mo   (697 words)

  
 Florida Produce Timeline
Still, it is tenth in the state in the number of boxes of citrus grown.
Florida becomes a United States territory, population in north Florida slowly increases, cultivation of orange groves begins.
Worst freeze in state's history, some growers would not recover at all, modern freeze line roughly established by that of the winter of 1894-1895.
www.tampabayhistorycenter.org /citrus.htm   (439 words)

  
 ADAH: Madison Historical Markers
This dashing cavalry leader of the Confederacy was killed at Greeneville, Tenn., Sept. 4, 1864.
In a time when yellow fever, malaria, and cholera threatened, Dr. Thomas Fearn and his brothers Robert and George were drawn by the cool air and medicinal springs to establish a small colony on the northern section of Monte Sano Mountain in 1827.
City was scene of these "firsts" in Alabama: 1811 first town incorporated 1812 first Masonic Lodge chartered 1816 first bank incorporated 1819 first state constitution drafted 1819 first Governor inaugurated 1819 first session of state legislature held 1824 first cotton mill erected.
www.archives.state.al.us /markers/imadison.html   (5829 words)

  
 American Troops Don't Belong in Kosovo -- Phyllis Schlafly February 10, 1999 column.
We are eagerly awaiting any expression of outrage from Republican leaders for this latest Clintonian "wag the dog" ploy, but the silence is deafening.
They are of one mind with Clinton in his desire to be a player on the world stage by a succession of expensive interventionist escapades.
Presidential candidates would do well to listen to the advice of President John Quincy Adams, who as Secretary of State in 1821 rejected the request for U.S. intervention in support of Greek independence.
www.eagleforum.org /column/1999/feb99/99-02-10.html   (783 words)

  
 Russian Settlement at Fort Ross, California, in the 19th Century
In fact, it was several months before the civil and military leaders of Alta California were even aware of the development at Ross, and by then it was too late.
Another Russian, Mikhail Nevodchikov, reached Attu (the westernmost Aleutian island) on September 25, 1745, becoming the first of the flood of fur hunters to reach territory that was later to become part of the United States.
In March 1906, the site was turned over to the State of California for preservation and restoration as a state historic monument.
www.parks.sonoma.net /rosshist.html   (1959 words)

  
 1902 - Biocrawler definition:1902 - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
April 2 - "Electric Theatre", the first movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.
June 2 - The Anthracite Coal Strike begins in the United States.
October 21 - In the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends.
www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/1902   (1381 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: TEJANO
and the establishment of a federal government, the term Coahuiltejano denoted the citizens of the Mexican state of Coahuila and Texas.
Hispanics in Texas identified themselves simply as Tejanos as early as January 1833, when leaders at Goliad used the term.
The Handbook of Texas Online is a joint project of The General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/TT/pft7.html   (591 words)

  
 The Libertarian Party of North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
By now you’ve probably heard that the State Board of Elections voted to decertify the Libertarian Party as an officially recognized party in North Carolina.
The day the State Board of Elections decertified our party was the very same day we reached over 13,000 registered Libertarian voters in NC for the first time in our history.
We have learned from our own experience and that of others who have sued their states that when it comes to legal help, you get what you pay for.
www.lpnc.org   (1073 words)

  
 List of state leaders in 1845   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
1844 state leaders - Events of 1845 - 1846 state leaders - State leaders by year
Prime Minister - Poul Christian Stemann, Minister of State of Denmark (1842-1848)
History of the World History of the United States History of Europe Ancient History History Military History
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-state-leaders-in-1845.htm   (457 words)

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