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• Directory:Florida
  ...The name "Florida" holds the distinction of being the oldest non-American Indian place name in the United States; coined by de León on April 2, 1513.
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• December 26
  ...red by the world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years beneath the Indian Ocean
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• Directory:Island of Consciousness
  ..., cannot 'ever' get complete justice in their fight for the British Indian Ocean Territory (read Diego Garcia) nor would their lost livelihood is going to
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• Directory:Long Neck, Delaware
  ...ninsula pokes eastward, splitting [[Rehoboth Bay]] to the north from the [[Indian River Bay]] to the south. ...int of the [[Chesapeake Bay]] had not yet been established. The Nanticoke Indian Tribe has had a significant impact on the Long Neck area, and they first en
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• Directory:Australia
  ...fffff" | Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean ...lsat - 4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean, 2 Inmarsat - Indian and Pacific Ocean regions, 2 Globalstar, 5 other) (2007)
  29 KB (3,853 words) - 17:14, 16 February 2008
• Directory:South Korea
  ...fic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 3 Inmarsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean)
  29 KB (3,713 words) - 16:25, 8 March 2013
• Directory:Mississippi
  ...i valley with the first permanent settlement, Old Biloxi, near present-day Ocean Springs. They saw it as a strategically-located area ripe for settlement an ...s defeated the French in northeast Mississippi. This led to the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The Treaty of Paris, signed after the war, gave England al
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• Directory:Kansas
  ...traveler to Kansas, the Native Americans were the first inhabitants. Eight Indian Tribes lived in Kansas before the coming of the white man. They included th ...excluding the area of Kansas. In 1825, the federal government made Kansas Indian territory. From 1825 to 1840, nearly 30 tribes gave up land and moved to th
  18 KB (2,950 words) - 19:15, 17 January 2013
• Directory:Indiana
  ...hite man to see Indiana. He was searching for a water route to the Pacific Ocean. French fur traders soon followed, establishing trading posts throughout th In 1800 the Indiana Territory was created. Several Indian tribes joined together under chief Tecumseh to fight the new settlers and s
  16 KB (2,515 words) - 19:15, 17 January 2013
• Directory:Netherlands
  ...ean and 2 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2004)
  28 KB (3,655 words) - 20:50, 3 March 2008
• Directory:Minnesota
  ...the region and France continued fur trading. At the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, Great Britain wins claim to what is now eastern North America ...000 men for service in the Union Army for fighting in the Civil War or the Indian Outbreak. During this time, the Indians angry from lack of food went to war
  14 KB (2,250 words) - 19:35, 17 January 2013
• Directory:Burma
  ...urma''' over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it be | bgcolor="#ffffff" | strategic location near major Indian Ocean shipping lanes
  32 KB (4,289 words) - 17:30, 1 February 2008
• Directory:Rhode Island
  ...ted In::Directory:United States of America|United States]] on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in [[Year Admitte * The Cogswell Tower in Central Falls was the site of an Indian observation point in use during King Phillips War in 1676. The tower was bu
  15 KB (2,282 words) - 19:21, 17 January 2013
• Directory:China
  ...), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions) (2007)
  36 KB (4,849 words) - 17:15, 1 February 2008
• Alaska Airlines Flight 261
  Site=Pacific Ocean near [[Anacapa Island, California]] | ...las MD-83]] aircraft, crashed on [[January 31]], [[2000]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]] about 2.7 miles (4.3 km) north of [[Anacapa Island]], [[California]]. The
  29 KB (4,408 words) - 04:06, 15 December 2008
• Directory:Delaware
  ...ted In::Directory:United States of America|United States]] on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as the first of the original Thirteen Colonies in [[Year A ...secure a navigable water route from his new colony of Pennsylvania to the ocean. The three counties of Delaware thus became the Three Lower Counties (or Te
  17 KB (2,646 words) - 19:13, 17 January 2013
• Directory:Norway
  ...#ffffff" | Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden ...utelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Norway shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other No
  29 KB (3,783 words) - 22:33, 30 January 2008
• Directory:South Africa
  ...frikaner and British settlers) as well as an admixture of Javanese, Malay, Indian, Malagasy and other European (such as Portuguese ) and Asian blood (such as
  48 KB (7,765 words) - 18:02, 1 May 2008
• Directory:Sweden
  ...Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Sweden shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other No
  26 KB (3,366 words) - 20:08, 30 January 2008
• Directory:New Hampshire
  ...the time of the signing of the Peace of Paris in 1762, and the end of the Indian fighting under the Rogers Rangers, the entire north country of New Hampshir ...and seasonal temperatures. The variations are affected by proximity to the ocean, mountains, lakes or rivers. The state enjoys all four seasons. Summers are
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