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May 1, 2024 · Cocaine in the United States has had a long, bumpy history, and still continues to be a dangerous drug of abuse. In 1993, the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology estimated that 25 percent of Americans—50 million people at the time—were using cocaine, with 6 million snorting or smoking it on a regular basis.33.
1 day ago · North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), representing approximately 16.5% of the Earth 's land area and 4.8% of its total surface area. It is the third-largest continent by size after Asia and Africa, and the fourth-largest continent by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.
3 days ago · Area 201,594 square miles (522,129 square km). Pop. (2006 est.) 40,338,000. Central America, southernmost region of North America, lying between Mexico and South America and comprising Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Belize. It makes up most of the tapering isthmus that separates the Pacific Ocean, to the ...
May 15, 2024 · If you open your copy of Farmers’ Almanac 2024, you’ll see that the earliest sunrise for the year is on June 13 (in the Northern Hemisphere at 40° North Latitude*). Actually, the sunrise times are listed at 5:30 a.m. every day from June 11-16, but the Sun will actually rise a few seconds earlier on the 13th than any other day.
4 days ago · Moreover, by the year 1916 there were at least five "machine brakes" for hemp and it is unlikely that in the 1930s hemp became a new threat for newspapers owners. Mellon was Secretary of the Treasury, as well as the wealthiest man in America, and had invested heavily in nylon, DuPont's new synthetic fiber.
May 15, 2024 · American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights. When antislavery candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected president (1860), the Southern states seceded.
1 day ago · Jews played a prominent role, and were among the pioneers of Oakland in the 1850s. In the early years, the Oakland Hebrew Benevolent Society, founded in 1862, was the religious, social, and charitable center of the community. The first synagogue, the First Hebrew Congregation of Oakland, was founded in 1875.
