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U.S. History Timeline: 1800–1849

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesAs it heads into the 19th century, the United States is a country that is still only 24 years old, the Treat of Paris was signed in 1783. Ahead lies a century of…

Texas Desert: The Chihuahuan Desert

Source: iStockThe Chihuahuan Desert is the largest in North America, covering around 200,000 square miles of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.  Texas is the largest state on the US…

Geronimo

Name at birth: GoyahklaGeronimo, also known as Goyahkla or Goyathlay, was the leader of a band of Chiricahua Apache who fought the United States takeover of their land in the late 19th century.…

Robert Treat PAINE, Congress, NC (1812-1872)

PAINE Robert Treat , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., February 18, 1812; attended private schools and was graduated from Washington (now Trinity) College…

Carlos Castaneda

Carlos Castaneda was the enigmatic author of several best-selling books about the mystical teachings of don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian shaman from Sonora, Mexico, first introduced to audiences in…

Arizona

Colorado State Information Capital: Phoenix, AZ 85007 Official Name: State of Arizona Organized as a territory/republic: February 24, 1863 Entered Union (rank): February 14, 1912 (48th) Present…

PAINE, Robert Treat, Congress, NC (1812-1872)

PAINE, Robert Treat, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., February 18, 1812; attended private schools and was graduated from Washington (now Trinity)…

Double Take

Director/Writer:George GalloTouchstone Pictures; PG-13; 88 minutesRelease:1/01Cast:Orlando Jones, Eddie Griffin, Gary Grubbs On paper, Double Take is a black buddy chase comedy based on a…

John J. Pershing

A school teacher when he went off to West Point military academy in 1882, John Joseph Pershing became the commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I and ended up being…