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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish) is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico, that ended the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). The treaty provided for the Mexican Cession, in which Mexico ceded 1.36 million km² (525,000 square miles; 55% of its pre-war territory, not including Texas) to the United States in exchange for US$15 million (equivalent to $313 million in 2006 dollars) and the ensured safety of pre-existing property rights of Mexican citizens in the transferred territories. Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo | |
| Effects of cannabis This article focuses upon the effects of cannabis on the human body. Cannabis is considered a psychoactive drug, and its effects on the brain are mediated through cannabinoids, most notably tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). In some areas of the world, medical cannabis is prescribed for nausea, pain, and alleviation of symptoms surrounding chronic illness.Acute effects while under the influence can include euphoria, increased appetite, anxiety, temporary short-term memory loss, Effects_of_cannabis | |
| Kid A Kid A is the fourth album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on in the United Kingdom and on in the United States and Canada. A commercial success worldwide, Kid_A | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a United States holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King's birthday, January 15. It is one of three United States federal holidays to commemorate an individual person.King was the chief spokesman of the nonviolent civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. He was assassinated in 1968. Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day | |
| Harry Von Tilzer Harry Von Tilzer (July 8, 1872 - January 10, 1946) was a very popular United States songwriter. Harry_Von_Tilzer | |
| Albert Von Tilzer Albert Von Tilzer (March 29, 1878 - October 1, 1956) was an American songwriter, the younger brother of fellow songwriter Harry Von Tilzer. He wrote the music to many hit songs, including, most notably, "Take Me Out To The Ball Game".He was born Albert Gumm, in Indianapolis, Indiana; his last name had been shortened by his parents from Gumbinski, or possibly Guminski. Albert_Von_Tilzer | |
| Prescott Bush Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was a Wall Street executive banker, and a United States Senator representing Connecticut from 1952 until January 1963. He was the father of the 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush and the grandfather of 43rd President George W. Bush. Prescott_Bush | |
| United States presidential line of succession United States presidential line of succession defines who may become or act as President of the United States upon the incapacity, death, resignation, or removal from office (by impeachment and subsequent conviction) of a sitting president or a president-elect. United_States_presidential_line_of_succession | |
| Postpartum depression Postpartum depression (PPD), also called postnatal depression, is a form of clinical depression which can affect women, and less frequently men, after childbirth. Studies report prevalence rates among women from 5% to 25%, but methodological differences among the studies make the actual prevalence rate unclear. Postpartum_depression | |
| Navajo language Navajo or Navaho (native name:Diné bizaad) is an Athabaskan language (of Na-Dené stock) spoken in the southwest United States by the Navajo people (Diné). It is geographically and linguistically one of the Southern Athabaskan languages (the majority of Athabaskan languages are spoken in northwest Canada and Alaska). Navajo_language | |
| Victor Talking Machine Company The Victor Talking Machine Company (1901–1929) was an American corporation, the leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph records and one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time. It was headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.The company was founded by Eldridge R. Victor_Talking_Machine_Company | |
| Marie Dressler Marie Dressler (November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was an Academy Award-winning Canadian actress and Depression-era box office hit. Marie_Dressler | |
| Helen Hayes Helen Hayes (October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress, whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theater", and was one of the ten people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. Helen_Hayes | |
| Anthropology of religion Talk:Anthropology_of_religion | |
| Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Those who attain this rank are called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men. Eagle_Scout_(Boy_Scouts_of_America) | |
| G. Gordon Liddy George Gordon Battle Liddy (born November 30, 1930) was the chief operative for the White House Plumbers unit that existed during several years of Richard Nixon's Presidency. Along with E. Howard Hunt, Liddy masterminded the first break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building in 1972. The subsequent cover-up of the Watergate scandal led to Nixon's resignation in 1974; Liddy served four and a half years in prison for his role in the burglary. G._Gordon_Liddy | |
| Berliner Gramophone 1897 Berliner Gramophone Record George W. JohnsonA more detailed description of this recordBerliner Gramophone (also known as E. Berliner's Gramophone) was an early record label, the first company to produce disc "gramophone records" (as opposed to the earlier phonograph cylinder records). Berliner_Gramophone | |
| Davidson Black Davidson Black, FRS (born July 25, 1884, Toronto, Ontario, Canada died March 15, 1934, Beijing, China) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis (now Homo erectus pekinensis). He was Chairman of the Geological Survey of China and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was known as 步達生 (pinyin:China. Davidson_Black | |
| Gallaudet University Gallaudet University is a federally chartered, quasi-governmental university for the education of the deaf and hard-of-hearing, in Washington, D.C. It was the first school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard-of-hearing in the world, and is still the world's only university in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. Gallaudet_University | |
| Frotteurism frotteurism (no longer called frottage, although commonly called toucherism) refers to a specific paraphilia which involves the non-consensual rubbing against another person to achieve sexual arousal. The contact is usually with the hands or the genitals and may involve touching any part of the body including the genital area. Frotteurism | |
| Everglades National Park Everglades National Park is a national park in the U.S. state of Florida. The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, it contains the southern 25Everglades marshland region of southwestern Florida. It is visited by oneDeath Valley National Park and Yellowstone National Park. It has been declared an International Biosphere Reserve, a World Heritage Site, and a Wetland of International Importance. Everglades_National_Park | |
| Bert Williams This is about the Broadway performer Bert Williams. For the English footballer, see Bert Williams (footballer) Bert_Williams | |
| The Haydn Quartet The Haydn Quartet was one of the most popular recording close harmony quartets in the early twentieth century. Originally Samuel Holland Rous (known as S. H. Dudley) formed a vocal quartet in 1896 to record for Edison’s studios. After replacing the two tenor singers the quartet sang as the "Edison Quartet." The_Haydn_Quartet | |
| Sex in advertising Sex in advertising is the use of sexual or erotic imagery (also called "sex appeal") in advertising to draw interest to a particular product, for purpose of sale. A feature of sex in advertising is that the imagery used, such as that of a pretty woman, typically has no connection to the product being advertised. Sex_in_advertising | |
| Giacomo Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 May 2, 1864) was a noted German-born opera composer, and the first great exponent of Grand Opera. At his peak in the 1830s and 1840s, he was the most famous and successful composer and producer of opera in Europe, yet is virtually unknown today. Giacomo_Meyerbeer | |
| Genital wart Genital warts (or Condyloma, Condylomata acuminata, or venereal warts, also anal wart or anogenital wart) is a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection caused by some sub-types of human papillomavirus (HPV). It is spread through direct skin-to-skin contact during oral, genital, or anal sex with an infected partner. Genital_wart | |
| Nuremberg Trials Talk:Nuremberg_Trials | |
| Martin Niemöller Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller (14 January 1892 German anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor. He is best known as the author of the poem First they came.... Although he was a national conservative and initially a supporter of Adolf Hitler, he became one of the founders of the Confessing Church, which opposed the nazification of German Protestant churches. Martin_Niemöller | |
| First they came... "First they came…" is a poem attributed to Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) about the inactivity of German intellectuals following the Nazi rise to power and the purging of their chosen targets, group after group. First_they_came... | |
| Kusunda Kusunda or Ban Raja ("people of the forest"), known to themselves as the Mihaq or Myahq (< *Myahak), are a tribe of former hunter-gatherers of the forests of western Nepal, who are now intermarried with neighboring peoples and settled in villages. The Kusunda are followers of animism, though Hindu overtones may be seen in their religious rituals. Kusunda | |
| Grassland Grasslands (also called greenswards) are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae) and other herbaceous (non-woody) plants (forbs). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica. In temperate latitudes, such as northwest Europe, grasslands are dominated by perennial species, whereas in warmer climates annual species form a greater component of the vegetation. Grassland | |
| Indian Removal Act Indian Removal Act, part of a United States government policy known as Indian removal, was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson (D) on May 26, 1830.The Removal Act was strongly supported in the South, where states were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the "Five Civilized Tribes". Indian_Removal_Act | |
| Bell hooks Gloria Jean Watkins (born September 25, 1952), better known by the pen name bell hooks, is an American author, feminist, and social activist. Her writing has focused on the interconnectivity of race, class, and gender and their ability to produce and perpetuate systems of oppression and domination. Bell_hooks | |
| Walter Lippmann Walter Lippmann (September 23, 1889 - December 14, 1974) was an influential American award-winning writer, journalist, and political commentator. Lippmann was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1958 and 1962 for his syndicated newspaper column, "Today and Tomorrow." Walter_Lippmann | |
| Bioluminescence Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy. Its name is a hybrid word, originating from the Greek bios for "living" and the Latin lumen "light". Bioluminescence | |
| Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej (Royal Institute:Phumiphon Adunyadet; , ; see full title below) (born Monday 5 December 1927), is the current King and Head of the State of Thailand. Publicly acclaimed "the Great" (ThaiMaharaja) , he is also known as Rama IX. Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's longest-serving current head of state and the longest-serving monarch in Thai history.Although King Bhumibol is a constitutional monarch, he has made several decisive interventions in Thai politics when there was bloodshed or when Thailand was in turmoil. Bhumibol_Adulyadej | |
| USS Iowa (BB-61) USS_Iowa_(BB-61) | |
| Executive order (United States) An executive order in the United States is an order issued by the President, the head of the executive branch of the federal government. In other countries, similar edicts may be known as decrees, or orders-in-council. Executive orders may also be issued at the state level by a state's Governor. Executive_order_(United_States) | |
| History of the Jews in the United States Jews have been present in what is today the United States of America as early as the Colonial period of the 17th century, though they were small in numbers. The earliest Jewish communities were almost exclusively Sephardic Jewish immigrants of Spanish and Portuguese ancestry. Until about 1830 the Jewish community of Charleston, South Carolina was the most numerous in North America. Large-scale Jewish immigration commenced in the 19th century, when many History_of_the_Jews_in_the_United_States | |
| XB-70 Valkyrie XB-70_Valkyrie | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a campus in Santa Barbara, California, northwest of Los Angeles. Founded as an independent teachers' college, UCSB joined the University of California system in 1944 and is the fourth-oldest general-education campus in the system. University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara | |
| Quackery Quackery is a derogatory term used to describe unproven or fraudulent medical practices. Random House Dictionary describes a "quack" as a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess; a charlatan." Quackery | |
| Earth's atmosphere Talk:Earth's_atmosphere | |
| Conservation biology Conservation biology is the scientific study of the nature and status of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction. It is an interdisciplinary subject drawing on sciences, economics, and the practice of natural resource management. Conservation_biology | |
| Just-in-time (business) Just-in-time (JIT) is an inventory strategy implemented to improve the return on investment of a business by reducing in-process inventory and its associated carrying costs. In order to achieve JIT the process must have signals of what is going on elsewhere within the process. Just-in-time_(business) | |
| Loyalty Day Loyalty Day is observed on May 1 in the United States. It is a day set aside for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom. Loyalty_Day | |
| Loyalty Day Talk:Loyalty_Day | |
| Mexican American Mexican_American | |
| Michael William Balfe Talk:Michael_William_Balfe | |
| National Industrial Recovery Act National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), officially known as the Act of June 16, 1933 (Ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195, formerly codified at 15 U.S.C. sec. 703), was American statute which authorized the President of the United States to regulate industry and permit cartels and monopolies in an attempt to stimulate economic recovery, and which established a national public works program. National_Industrial_Recovery_Act |
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