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16 hours ago · Puebla ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweβla] ⓘ English: colony, settlement ), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla ), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is the city of Puebla .
16 hours ago · Albany is the tenth-oldest state capital in the United States and the second-oldest city that is a state capital, after Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1800 to 1942 This 1895 map of Albany shows the gridded block system as it expanded around the former turnpikes. Albany has been a center of transportation for much of its history.
16 hours ago · The national flag of Italy (Italian: bandiera d'Italia, pronounced [banˈdjɛːra diˈtaːlja]), often referred to in Italian as il Tricolore (pronounced [il trikoˈloːre]; English: "the Tricolour"), is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical panels of green, white and red, with the green at the hoist side, as defined by article 12 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic.
16 hours ago · Clockwise from top left: U.S. troops in Manila, Gregorio del Pilar and his troops around 1898, Americans guarding the Pasig River bridge in 1898, the Battle of Santa Cruz, Filipino soldiers at Malolos, the Battle of Quingua. Date. Philippine–American War: February 4, 1899 – July 4, 1902. (3 years, 2 months, 1 week and 5 days) [i] Moro ...
16 hours ago · Etymology Main article: Name of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh was named in 1758, by General John Forbes, in honor of British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. As Forbes was a Scotsman, he probably pronounced the name / ˈ p ɪ t s b ər ə / PITS -bər-ə (similar to Edinburgh). Pittsburgh was incorporated as a borough on April 22, 1794, with the following Act: "Be it enacted by the ...
16 hours ago · Politics portal. v. t. e. The American Revolution was a rebellion and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated an ultimately successful war for independence against the Kingdom of Great Britain.
16 hours ago · Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska (Polish) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" [a] ("Poland Is Not Yet Lost") Show globe Show map of Europe Location of Poland (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) – [Legend] Capital and largest city Warsaw 52°13′N 21°02′E / 52.217°N 21.033°E / 52.217; 21.033 Official language ...
