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California

  California State Information Capital: Sacramento Official Name: State of California Organized as a territory: August 14, 1848 Entered Union (rank): California entered the Union as the 31st…

Arnold Schwarzenegger Biography

Arnold SchwarzeneggerGovernor of California, actor, bodybuilderBorn: 7/30/1947Birthplace: Graz, Austria Hulk-like actor-turned politician, he is best known for his roles in sci-fi action/thrillers…

Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 16

Part 16I am of old and young, of the foolish as much as the wise, Regardless of others, ever regardful of others, Maternal as well as paternal, a child as well as a man, Stuff'd with the…

Walt Whitman: Song of the Broad-Axe, Part 9

Part 9(America! I do not vaunt my love for you, I have what I have.)The axe leaps! The solid forest gives fluid utterances, They tumble forth, they rise and form, Hut, tent, landing, survey,…

April 2020 Current Events: US News

Top of Page Science and Technology News | Disaster News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

Among the worst natural disasters in U.S. history by Chris Frantz San Francisco, California, April 1906 Related Links Almanac: San Francisco San Francisco Census Facts: 1906 Versus…

Names of State Residents

Alabama Alabamian, Alabaman Alaska AlaskanArizona Arizonan, ArizonianArkansas Arkansan California CalifornianColorado Coloradan, ColoradoanConnecticut Connecticuter; NutmeggerDelaware…

November 2004

WorldKarzai Declared Official Winner (Nov. 3): Afghanistan's electoral board announces Hamid Karzai won October's presidential election, taking 55.4% of the vote.Arafat Falls Gravely Ill (Nov…

Lost Islands: Navassa Island

Isle of pristine peauty and the Guano Act of 1856 Where Is It? Columbus managed to find Navassa in 1507, yet today the island remains virtually invisible to the tourists and…