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Rotterdam, city, Netherlands
(Encyclopedia) RotterdamRotterdamrŏtˈərdămˌ, Dutch rôtərdämˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 598,521), South Holland prov., W Netherlands, on the Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse) River near its mouth on the North Sea…erosion
(Encyclopedia) erosionerosionĭrōˈzhən [key], general term for the processes by which the surface of the earth is constantly being worn away. The principal agents are gravity, running water, near-…Travel & Transportation
Cite /**/ The Tobin and Zakim Bridges in Boston, MA. The Zakim was part of the largest intra-state transit project in the U.S.The world is a very big place. The Earth has almost 60 million square…Some World-Famous Cathedrals
CathedralLocationStyleDate builtHeightftmCanterburyCanterbury, Englandvarious1070–1089, 1175–1184,1379–1503235.072.0Chartres (Notre Dame)Chartres, FranceGothic12th–13th centuries375.0350.0114…State of the Union Address: Calvin Coolidge (December 6, 1927)
Calvin Coolidge (December 6, 1927) Members of the Congress: It is gratifying to report that for the fourth consecutive year the state of the Union in general is good. We are at peace. The country as…State of the Union Address: Calvin Coolidge (December 3, 1924)
Calvin Coolidge (December 3, 1924) To the Congress of the United States: The present state of the Union, upon which it is customary for the President to report to the Congress under the provisions…Oil Spills
1910 March 14, Kern County, Caifornia: Called the Lakeview Gusher Number One, this hydrocarbon eruption because the largest accidental oil spill in history. It lasted 18 months and spilled 9…Washington
Capital: Olympia Official Name: The State of Washington Organized as a territory: March 2, 1853 Entered Union (rank): November 11, 1889 (42nd) Present constitution adopted: 1889 State…Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Historical BackgroundThe McCulloch v. Maryland decision in 1819 fanned the flames of controversy over States' rights and national supremacy. By 1824, Chief Justice John Marshall had reached…Trending
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