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1 day ago · From 2006 to 2016, the Indigenous population has grown by 42.5 percent, four times the national rate. [34] According to the 2011 Canadian census, Indigenous peoples ( First Nations – 851,560, Inuit – 59,445 and Métis – 451,795) numbered at 1,400,685, or 4.3% of the country's total population.
2 days ago · The American Indian Wars, also known as the American Frontier Wars, and the Indian Wars, [note 1] was a conflict initially fought by European colonial empires, and later on by the Confederate States of America, Republic of Texas, Mexico and the United States of America against various American Indian tribes in North America.
6 days ago · 2022. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been the busiest airport in North America since 1998. Mexico City International Airport has remained the busiest airport in North America outside the United States for the third year in a row. Montréal-Trudeau International Airport saw the largest recovery in passenger traffic in ...
2 days ago · The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, [1] [a] abbreviated as CONCACAF ( / ˈkɒŋkəkæf / KONG-kə-kaf; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf ), [2] is one of FIFA 's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories ...
6 days ago · The rapid expansion of education past age 14 set the U.S. apart from Europe for much of the 20th century. [82] From 1910 to 1940, high schools grew in number and size, reaching out to a broader clientele. In 1910, for example, 9% of Americans had a high school diploma; in 1935, the rate was 40%. [190]
4 days ago · Alton, Granite and St. Louis Traction Company [1] Alton, Jacksonville and Peoria Railway [2] Amboy Electric Interurban Railroad. Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company [2] 1972. Earlier Elgin, Aurora and Southern Traction Company; passenger service ended March 31, 1935, converted to diesel in 1947.
3 days ago · Not accounting for inflation, a total of fifteen Atlantic hurricanes have resulted in over US$10 billion in damage, including three each from the 2004, 2005, and 2017 seasons, respectively. The costliest hurricanes were Katrina in 2005 and Harvey in 2017, both with uninflated damage totals amounting to US$125 billion.
