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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GuamGuam - Wikipedia

    22 hours ago · After almost four centuries as part of the Kingdom of Spain, the United States occupied the island following Spain's defeat in the 1898 Spanish–American War, as part of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Guam was transferred to the United States Navy control on December 23, 1898, by Executive Order 108-A from 25th President William McKinley.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mark_TwainMark Twain - Wikipedia

    22 hours ago · Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), [1] known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," [2] with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature ." [3] His novels include The Adventures of Tom ...

    • from 1863
  3. 22 hours ago · Forced to choose between alignment with the United States or Japan, Britain opted not to renew the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and instead signed the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, in which Britain accepted naval parity with the United States. The issue of the empire's security was a serious concern in Britain, as it was vital to the British pride ...

  4. 22 hours ago · Spain's flag once more flew over Puerto Rico with the restoration of the Spanish kingdom in 1874, until 1898, the year that the island became a possession of the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1898) in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War. Current Puerto Rican design Cuban and Puerto Rican solidarity

    • July 24, 1952; 71 years ago
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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › OmbudsmanOmbudsman - Wikipedia

    22 hours ago · Sign in Banjul, capital of The Gambia, giving directions to the ombudsman's office. An ombudsman (/ ˈ ɒ m b ʊ d z m ən / OM-buudz-mən, also US: /-b ə d z-,-b ʌ d z-/-⁠bədz-, -⁠budz-), ombud, ombuds, bud, ombudswoman, ombudsperson, or public advocate is a government employee who investigates and tries to resolve complaints, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation.

  6. May 15, 2024 · Abstract. This introductory chapter gives an overview of the research questions raised in the book as much for historians of science as for anyone working with, or producing editions of, ancient scholarly texts. It highlights the benefits that flow from a worldwide history of textual criticism and editions as well as from a focus on texts ...

  7. 22 hours ago · Upstate New York is a geographic region of New York that lies north and northwest of the New York City metropolitan area of downstate New York. [1] [2] Upstate includes the upper Hudson Valley, the Capital District, the Mohawk Valley region, Central New York, the Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes region, Western New York, and the North Country.

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