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1 day ago · Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
1 day ago · The headquarters of the United Nations is a complex of buildings in New York City that serves as the official seat of the global organization. It includes the iconic General Assembly Hall, the Security Council Chamber, and the Secretariat Building. Learn more about the history, design, and functions of the UN headquarters on this Wikipedia page.
1 day ago · Designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee with associate architect Simmons Architects, the building is a 647-foot-tall (197-meter), 37-story office tower with a facade made of pink granite. It was completed in 1984 as the headquarters of AT&T Corp. and later became the American headquarters of Sony. A four-story granite annex to the west was ...
1 day ago · Chicago. / 41.88194°N 87.62778°W / 41.88194; -87.62778. Chicago [a] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388 in the 2020 census, [8] it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.
2 days ago · Kansai International Airport ( Japanese: 関西国際空港, romanized :Kansai Kokusai Kūkō ), commonly known as 関空 (Kankū) ( IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB ), is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is located on an artificial island ...
1 day ago · The Aqsa Mosque ( Arabic: جامع الأقصى, romanized : Jāmiʿ al-Aqṣā, lit. ' congregational mosque of Al-Aqsa '), also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel ( المصلى القبلي, al-muṣallā al-qiblī, lit. 'prayer hall of the qibla (south)' ), [2] is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque ...
1 day ago · The College of William & Mary in Virginia (abbreviated as W&M), is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia.Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world.
