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2. www.britannica.com › place › Silicon-Valley-regionSilicon Valley | Tech Hub, California, USA | Britannica

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   May 1, 2024 · Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley, industrial region around the southern shores of San Francisco Bay, California, U.S., with its intellectual centre at Palo Alto, home of Stanford University. Silicon Valley includes northwestern Santa Clara county as far inland as San Jose, as well as the southern bay regions of Alameda and San Mateo counties.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_American_militaryList of American military installations - Wikipedia

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   Apr 6, 2024 · The United States operates a global network of military installations and is by far the largest operator of military bases in the world, with locations in dozens of nations on every continent, with 38 "named bases" having active-duty, US National Guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of 30 September 2014.

4. www.usccb.org › about › bishops-and-diocesesBishops and Dioceses | USCCB - United States Conference of ...

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   May 1, 2024 · The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB’s) mission is to encounter the mercy of Christ and to accompany His people with joy. Bishops and Dioceses within the United States include 194 archdioceses/dioceses. The Archdioceses and Dioceses are further divided into 14 geographic membership regions for USCCB proceedings.

5. www.britannica.com › topic › list-of-state-capitalsList of U.S. State Capitals | Britannica

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   Apr 24, 2024 · Madison. (2020) 269,840. (2021 est.) 269,196. Wyoming. Cheyenne. (2020) 65,132. (2021 est.) 65,051. This is a list of the cities that are state capitals in the United States, ordered alphabetically by state. The list also provides the most recent U.S. census population for each city as well as an estimated population.

6. www.britannica.com › topic › Erie-CanalErie Canal | Definition, Map, Location, Construction, History ...

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   May 2, 2024 · Erie Canal, historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany. The canal, 363 miles (584 km) long, was the first canal in the United States to connect western waterways with the Atlantic Ocean. Learn more about the canal, including its construction.

7. www.britannica.com › event › Battle-of-Fort-SumterBattle of Fort Sumter | Location, Significance, & Map ...

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Jefferson Davis. Battle of Fort Sumter, (April 12–14, 1861), the opening engagement of the American Civil War, at the entrance to the harbour of Charleston, South Carolina. Although Fort Sumter held no strategic value to the North—it was unfinished and its guns faced the sea rather than Confederate shore batteries—it held enormous value ...

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_States_Military_AcademyUnited States Military Academy - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The United States Military Academy ( USMA) ( West Point or Army) [8] is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort during the American Revolutionary War, as it sits on strategic high ground overlooking the Hudson River 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City.