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Hiski Salomaa Hiski Salomaa, born Hiskias Möttö (born May 17, 1891 in Kangasniemi, Finland; died July 7, 1957 in New York City, USA) was a Finnish-American folk singer and song writer. Born in Kangasniemi, Finland, Salomaa moved to the Upper Peninsula, Michigan, in 1908 after the death of his mother.
Hisp HISP is the acronym for the Health Information Systems Programme, which aims to support the improvement of health care systems in the southern hemisphere by increasing the capacity of health care workers to make decisions based on accurate information. HISP provides training and support for users of the open source District Health Information System (DHIS) software, which is under continuous development.
Hispania Hispania was the name given by the Romans to the whole of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal, Spain, Andorra and Gibraltar) and to two provinces created there in the period of the Roman Republic: Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior. During the Principate, Hispania Ulterior was first divided into two other provinces, Baetica and Lusitania, while Hispania Citerior was renamed to Tarraconensis.
Hispania Ulterior During the Roman Republic, Hispania Ulterior was a region of Hispania roughly located in Baetica and in the Guadalquivir valley of modern Spain and extending to all of Lusitania (modern Portugal south of the Minho River) and Gallaecia (modern Northern Portugal and Galicia (Spain)).
Hispanic american center for economic research The Hispanic American Center for Economic Research is a 501(c)(3) organization that is supported entirely through gifts from individuals, philanthropic foundations, and corporations. Its goal is to promote the study of issues pertinent to the countries of Hispanic America as well as Hispanic Americans living in the United States, especially as they relate to the values of personal and economic liberty, limited government under the rule of law, and individual responsibility.
Hispanic and Latino politics in the United States The Hispanic population of the United States is the largest minority ethnic groupHispanic vote anxieties, 22/2/04, Donald Lambro, Washington Times has been seen by some commentators as a growing as a share of the vote. Although historically a heavily Democratic constituency,The Latino challenge, Carlos Munoz Jr, 2 November, 2000, BBC Website it has been claimed that there is a growing diversity in Hispanic political views.
Hispanic culture The term Hispanic culture pertains to cultures found in Spain and to the cultures of any country that was colonized by the early Spanish conquistadors. Mexico and other countries were previously known as New Spain.
Hispanic Day The National Holiday of Spain or Hispanic Day (Fiesta Nacional de España or Día de la Hispanidad, in Spanish) is the national day of Spain. It is held annually on October 12 and is a national holiday which commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set a foot in the Americas.
Hispanic Democratic Organization The Hispanic Democratic Organization (HDO) is a political action committee (PAC) officially started in 1993, to build political power for the Hispanic community in Chicago and throughout Illinois. HDO’s power comes from their ability to raise money for candidates, provide volunteers, and their close alliance with Mayor Daley.
Hispanic Health Council The Hispanic Health Council (HHC), was established in 1978 in response to the health care crisis in the Puerto Rican community. HHC is a nationally recognized community-based research, service, training, and advocacy organization, is committed to developing and providing a comprehensive approach to improving the health and social well-being of Latinos and other low income inner city population.
Hispanic Impressions "Hispanic Impressions" is a song by the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on their eponymous debut album in 1998. An instrumental track, the song is jerky and influent, with abrupt halts and starts.
Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. was established in 1983 as a private non-profit organization to create a network of non-commercial telecommunications facilities to advance the educational, social, cultural, and economic circumstances of Hispanics.
Hispanic MCs The Hispanic MCs are a rap group from the early 1990s, formed by Rocky Padilla, George ESTRADA, Danny Padilla, and producer Brian "Chazz" Padilla. Many of their songs are featured on the Lowrider Soundtrack compilations.
Hispanic National Bar Association The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is a non-profit, nation-wide association representing Hispanic persons in the legal profession — attorneys, judges, law educators and law students — in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Hispanic rhythmic Hispanic Rhythmic, also known as Hispanic Urban or "Hurban", is an American radio and format genre that features a musical mix of Latin Hip-Hop, Mexican Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, Dancehall, Latin Pop, Dance, Tropical and Salsa hits, all geared towards a bilingual Hispanic audience, most of them being third-generation Hispanics. Most Hispanic Rhythmics also incorporate English-language R&B/Hip-Hop product onto their playlists, and uses English-speaking or bilingual DJs to present and play the music on their stations that programs the format.
Hispanic supremacy Hispanic supremacy is a racist ideology that holds that Hispanics are superior to all other races. While there are no groups that publicly espouse such an ideology, Hispanic and Latino individuals and organizations in the United States are often accused of being supremacists by opponents of illegal immigration and nativist and nationalist groups.
Hispanic Student Association On many college campuses, the Hispanic Student Association (HSA) is an umbrella group for all Hispanic/Latino based organizations at the respective university. The main goal is to unite the Latino student body by utilizing the existing organizations to host events together about the Hispanic community and its culture.
Hispanic teleservices corporation Hispanic Teleservices Corporation (HTC) is a five year old company based in Houston, Texas with branches in Monterrey, Nuevo LeĂłn in Mexico and currently opening new offices in Guadalajara. It is the leading provider of outsourced customer support for companies serving the Hispanic market.
Hispanic Television Network Hispanic Television Network (HTVN) is a defunct family-oriented television network that was once the third-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, after Univision and Telemundo. It was the first network to specifically target Hispanics of Mexican origin, the first Spanish-language network to take advantage of digital technology, and the first Spanish-language network to broadcast over the Internet.
Hispanic-Serving Institution A Hispanic-serving institution, or HSI is a college or university that caters to primarily Hispanic students. According to Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, in order for an HSI to receive federal funding it must satisfy the following criteria:Title III, Section 312, HEA
Hispanidad The Hispanidad (literally Spanishness) is the community formed by all the people and nations that share Spanish language and culture. The 24 nations that are included are Spanish-speaking, but the Philippines, and can be classified in four great geographical areas: Spain, Hispanoamerica, Hispanoafrica and Hispanopacific.
Hispaniola The island of Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest island of the Antilles, lying between the islands of Cuba to the west, and Puerto Rico to the east. Christopher Columbus arrived there on December 5, 1492, and on his second voyage in 1493 founded the first Spanish colony in the New World on it.
Hispaniolan Pine The Hispaniolan Pine (Pinus occidentalis) is a pine endemic to the island of Hispaniola, where it is the predominant species in the Hispaniolan pine forests of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Hispaniolan Pines are found mixed with broadleaf trees from 850 meters elevation to 2100 meters elevation, and occur in pure stands above 2100 meters elevation up to the 3087 m summit of Pico Duarte, the highest point on the island.
Hispano Aleman The Hispano Aleman is a Spanish automobile which entered production in 1979. The company has built two sports cars; one is basically a Mallorca with a Ford Fiesta 1300cc engine, while the other is a BMW-powered replica of the BMW 328.
Hispano AviaciĂłn Hispano Aviacion is an old aircraft factory which was located in Seville, Spain, in Triana district. It produced several models, including the Triana Hispano Aviacion Ha 100, the Saeta Hispano Aviacion Ha 200, the Tripala and the Buchon and Hispano Aviacion Ha 1112.
Hispano-Suiza Hispano-Suiza was an originally Spanish and then Spanish-French automotive and engineering firm (actually, from 1923 on, two different companies) best known for their cars, engines (including world famous aviation engines) and weapons designs in the pre-World War II period. Today they are part of the French SAFRAN Group, while the Spanish society in 1946 sold all their automotive assets to Enasa, the maker of Pegaso trucks and sport cars.
Hispano-Suiza 12Y The Hispano-Suiza 12Y was a French aircraft engine in the pre-WWII era. Developed from the earlier, and somewhat smaller, 12X, the 12Y became the primary 1,000 hp (750 kW) class engine and was used in a number of famous aircraft, including the Morane-Saulnier M.
Hispano-Suiza 12Z The 12Z was the final evolution of the series of Hispano-Suiza V-12 aircraft engines, which had just entered production when France fell to the Germans during World War II. A small number were produced during the war but the German occupation government would not allow full-scale production to start.
Hispano-Suiza 8 The Hispano-Suiza 8 was a water-cooled V8 aero engine introduced by Hispano-Suiza in 1914 and used by a number of Allied fighter aircraft during the First World War. The original Hispano-Suiza 8a was rated at 150 hp (112 kW) and the later Hispano-Suiza 8Be reached 220 hp (164 kW).
Hispar Hispar is a village two kilometers below the snout of the 49 kilometer-long Hispar Glacier. It can be reached from the Karakoram Highway by the road that leads south of Hunza towards Nagar (Nagir), Hopar (Hoppar) and Hispar, though in August 2006 this road was washed out at the confluence of the Hispar and Hunza Rivers, eliminating all vehicular access to the valley for a month or two.
Hispar Muztagh Hispar Muztagh is a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range. It is located in the Gojal region of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, north of Hispar Glacier, south of Shimshal Valley, and east of the Hunza Valley.
Hispar River The Hispar River forms from the melt water of the Hispar Glacier - a 49 kilometer-long glacier in the Northern Areas of Pakistan's Karakoram Mountains. The Hispar Glacier and river both flow northwest, passing through Hispar, Hopar and Nagar (Nagir) villages until the confluence with the Hunza River in the Hunza Valley.
Hispid Cotton Rat The Hispid Cotton Rat, Sigmodon hispidus, is a rodent species long thought to occur in parts of South America, Central America, and southern North America. However, recent taxonomic revisions, based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data, have split this widely distributed species into three separate species.
Histadrut The Histadrut ("Federation" [of labour]) or HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael (ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל) (Hebrew: "General Federation of Laborers in the Land of Israel") is the Israeli trade union congress.
Histadrut HaOvdim HaKlalit HaKHadasha Histadrut HaOvdim HaKlalit HaKHadasha (Hebrew writing: הסתדרות העובדים הכללית החדשה) is the largest trade union in Israel. That is the current name of the organization that was established in 1920 and was called many years HaHistadrut HaKlalit SHel HaOvdim HaIvriyim Be'Erets Yisrael (ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים העברים בארץ ישראל).
Histamenon Histamenon In the early ninth century, a three-fourths-weight solidus was issued in parallel with a full-weight solidus, both preserving the standard of fineness, under a failed plan to force the market to accept the underweight coins at the value of the full weight coins. The three-fourths weight coin was called a Tetarteron (Gk, 'fourth-er'), and the full weight solidus was called the Histamenon.
Histamine Histamine is a biogenic amine chemical involved in local immune responses as well as regulating physiological function in the gut and acting as a neurotransmitter. New evidence also indicates that histamine plays a role in chemotaxis of white blood cells.
Histamine receptors There are four known histamine receptors, H1, H2, H3, and H4 with several splice variants of H3 present in various species. Though all of the receptors are 7-transmembrane g protein coupled receptors, H1 and H2 are quite different from H3 and H4 in their activities.
Histiobranchus Histiobranchus (Gill, 1883) is a genus in the family Synaphobranchidae that includes Deepwater arrowtooth eel, Histiobranchus bathybius and Bruun's cutthroat eel, Histiobranchus bruuni (Castle, 1964), as well as the Southern Cut-throat eel Histiobranchus australis (Regan, 1913) .
Histocompatibility Histocompatibility is the property of having the same, or mostly the same, alleles of a set of genes called the major histocompatibility complex. These genes are expressed in most tissues as antigens, to which the immune system makes antibodies.
Histogram In statistics, a histogram is a graphical display of tabulated frequencies. A histogram is the graphical version of a table which shows what proportion of cases fall into each of several or many specified categories.
Histogram sort An efficient 3-pass refinement of a bucket sort algorithm. The first pass counts the number of items for each bucket in an auxiliary array, and then makes a running total so each auxiliary entry is the number of preceding items.
Histoire de l'Inquisition en France Histoire de l'Inquisition en France is a book published in 1829 by Etienne Leon de Lamonthe-Langan, supposedly on the basis of his unprecedented access to Church archives in Toulouse, granted by one Bishop Hyacinthe Sermet. It is now regarded as a forgery.
Histoire de l'oeil Histoire de l'oeil (Story of the Eye) is a novella written by Georges Bataille that details the sexual experimentation of two teenage lovers, and their increasing perversion. It is narrated by the young man looking back on his experiences.
Histoire du soldat Histoire du soldat (sometimes written L'histoire du soldat; translated as The Soldier's Tale or A Soldier's Tale) is a 1918 theatrical work "to be read, played, and danced" ("lue, jouée et dansée") set to music by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto, which is based on a Russian folk tale, was written in French by C.
Histon F.C. Histon Football Club are an English football team based in the village of Impington, near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire currently playing in the Conference South league. They are nicknamed The Stutes and they play their home matches at the Glassworld Stadium, Bridge Road in Impington.
Histone H2A Histone H2A is one of the 5 main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. Featuring a main globular domain and a long N terminal tail H2A is involved with the structure of the nucleosomes of the 'beads on a string' structure.
Histone H2B Histone H2B is one of the 5 main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. Featuring a main globular domain and a long N terminal tail H2B is involved with the structure of the nucleosomes of the 'beads on a string' structure.
Histone H3 Histone H3 is one of the five main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. Featuring a main globular domain and a long N-terminal tail, H3 is involved with the structure of the nucleosomes of the 'beads on a string' structure.
Histone H4 Histone H4 is one of the 5 main histone proteins involved in the structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. Featuring a main globular domain and a long N terminal tail H4 is involved with the structure of the nucleosomes of the 'beads on a string' structure.
Histone methylation Histone methylation is the modification of the primary protein sequence of a histone protein by the addition of one, two, or three methyl groups. This modification alters the properties of the nucleosome and affects its interactions with other proteins.
Histone methyltransferase Histone methyltransferases (HMT) are enzymes, histone-lysine N-methyltransferase and histone-arginine N-methyltransferase, which catalyze the transfer of one to three methyl groups from the cofactor s-adenosylmethionine to lysine and arginine residues of histone proteins. These proteins often contain an SET (Su(var)3-9, Enhancer of Zeste, Trithorax) domain, however the recently discovered HMT Dot1 lacks the characteristic SET domain.
Histopathology Histopathology is a field of pathology which specialises in the histologic study of diseased tissue. It is an important tool of anatomical pathology and is used for accurate diagnosis of cancer and other diseases.
Histoplasma capsulatum Histoplasma capsulatum is a fungus that causes histoplasmosis. It is found throughout the world and is endemic in certain areas of the United States, particularly in states bordering the Ohio River valley and the lower Mississippi River.
Historadiography Historadiography is a technique utilized in the fields of histology and cellular biology to provide semiquantitative information regarding the density of a tissue sample. This is achieved by layering a ground section of mineralized tissue (such as bone) with photographic emulsion on a glass slide and exposing the sample to a beam of X-rays.
Historia Britonum The Historia Britonum, or The History of the Britons, is a historical work that was first written sometime shortly after AD 820, and exists in several recensions of varying difference. (A recension is a critical revision of a text, i.
Historia Calamitatum Historia Calamitatum, also known as Abaelardi ad Amicum Suum Consolatoria, is an autobiographical work in Latin by Pierre Abelard, one of medieval France's most important intellectuals and a pioneer of scholastic philosophy. It is in the form of a letter, and is clearly influenced by Augustine of Hippo's Confessions.
Historia Caroli Magni Historia de vita Caroli Magni et Rolandi (History of the life of Charlemagne and Roland), usually known as Historia Caroli Magni, is a Latin prose narrative of legendary material about Charlemagne and his times. It was traditionally ascribed to Charlemagne's contemporary Turpin, Archbishop of Reims, and is still sometimes known as the "pseudo-Turpin.
Historia Compostelana The anonymous Historia Compostelana is based on the relation of events by a writer in the immediate circle of Diego Gelmírez, second bishop (1100-1120) then first archbishop (1120–1140) of Compostela, one of the major figures of the Middle Ages in Galicia. The narrative of the Historia Compostelana spans the years 1100 – 1139, the years of Gelmírez' tenure, in three books.
Historia de duobus amantibus Historia de duobus amantibus was one of the bestselling books of the fifteenth century, even before its author, Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini, became Pope Pius II. It is one of the earliest examples of an epistolary novel, full of erotic imagery, and hilarious.
Historia de omnibus gothorum sueonumque regibus The Historia de omnibus gothorum sueonumque regibus by Johannes Magnus is a work on Swedish history, which was printed in Rome in 1553, by Johannes' brother Olaus Magnus. Olaus sent it to Sweden with a dedication to the dukes Eric, John, Magnus and Charles.
Historia de un Amor Historia de un Amor (Spanish for "a love story") is a Spanish song about a woman's old love written by Panamanian songwriter Carlos Eleta Almaran. It was written after the death of his brother's wife.
Historia destructionis Troiae Historia destructionis Troiae ("History of the destruction of Troy") or Historia Troiana is a Latin prose narrative written by Guido delle Colonne, a Sicilian author, in the early 13th century. Its main source was the Old French verse romance by Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Roman de Troie.
Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum The Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (in English: Ecclesiastical History of the English People) is a work in Latin by the Venerable Bede on the history of the Church in England, and of England generally; its main focus is on the conflict between Roman and Celtic Christianity.
Historia medicinal de las cosas que se traen de nuestras Indias Occidentales Historia medicinal de las cosas que se traen de nuestras Indias Occidentales ("Medical study of the products imported from our West Indian possessions") is the standard title for a survey by Nicolás Monardes (1493-1588), Spanish physician and botanist. It appeared in successive editions under varying titles, gradually enlarged, in 1565, 1569 and 1574, followed by an unchanged reprint in 1580.
Historia Norwegiæ Historia Norwegiæ is a short history of the Norwegian past written by a monk around the second half of the 12th century. The only extant manuscript, in the private possession of the Earl of Dalhousie and kept at Brechin Castle, Scotland, is fragmentary; what we have of the Historia is found on folios 1r-12r.
Historia Plantarum Historia Plantarum is Latin and literally means History of Plants, although in reality it means something closer to "on plants" or "treatise on plants". There has been more than one book by this title.
Historia Regum Britanniae Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae (English: The History of the Kings of Britain) is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written around 1136. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning with the Trojans of Homer's Iliad founding the British nation and continuing until the Anglo-Saxons assumed control of Britain around the 7th century.
Historia von D. Johann Fausten (opera) Historia von D. Johann Fausten is an opera by the Russian composer Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) in three acts, with introduction and epilogue to the German libretto by Jörg Morgener (Jürgen Köchel) and Alfred Schnittke after the anonymous prose book of the same name (published by Johannes Spies in 1587).
Historiae Ecclesiasticae Tripartitae Epitome Historiae Ecclesiasticae Tripartitae Epitome, the abridged history (in twelve books) of the early Christian Church known as the Tripartite History, was the standard manual of Church history in Medieval Europe.
Historian (medical) "Historian" is a term used by medical professionals (particularly doctors and nurses) to describe a person's ability to "give a good history," that is, to recall and describe details of one's own or one's family or friends' medically relevant background, injuries or illnesses, lists of drugs prescribed and taken, dates and results of surgical operations and procedures, etc. One is a good or poor historian to the degree he can provide this information accurately and if it is of use to the medical professional.
Historian of the United States Senate The Historian of the United States Senate and United States Senate Historical Office were created in 1975 to record and preserve historical information about the United States Senate. The current Historian of the Senate is Richard A.
Historian's fallacy The historian's fallacy is a logical fallacy that occurs when one assumes that decision makers of the past viewed events from the same perspective and having the same information as those subsequently analyzing the decision. It is not to be confused with presentism, a mode of historical analysis in which present-day ideas (such as moral standards) are projected into the past.
Historians Against the War Historians Against the War (HAW) was founded in Chicago, Illinois at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association. A group of historians drafted the following statement which 2209 people subsequently signed:
Historians' History of the World The Historians' History of the World, subtitled A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise and Development of Nations as Recorded by over two thousand of the Great Writers of all Ages, was a 25-volume world history. It was compiled by Henry Smith Williams, and others, and published in New York in 1905 by Encyclopedia Britannica.
Historias de sexo de gente comĂşn Historias de sexo de gente comĂşn ("Sex stories of ordinary people") is a very popular television show about common people's live revolving around sex in Argentina. It can be compared to the United States show Sex and the City.
Historiated initial An historiated initial is an enlarged letter at the beginning of a paragraph or other section of text, common in illuminated manuscripts. The letter typically contains a drawing that relates to the succeeding text.
Historic Adventists “Historic Adventists” is a self-designation used by some within the Seventh-day Adventist church who regard themselves as upholding the traditional theological positions of the church. They are also known as “traditional Adventists”.
Historic American Buildings Survey The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consists of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.
Historic background of the Sunni-Shi'a split The Sunni-Shi'a split in Islam started with the prophet Muhammad's death in 632, which was followed by a dispute over who was to lead the Muslim community, and how the leader was to be chosen. According to Shia tradition, the Prophet Muhammad made claims, most notably in a famous speech delivered at his last pilgrimage, that Ali was to succeed him as leader of the Muslim community.
Historic composition of the Eerste Kamer The Historic composition of the Eerste Kamer gives an overview of the composition of the Higher House of the Dutch parliament. It shows the composition after the indirect elections by the Provincial executives.
Historic counties of Ontario The Canadian province of Ontario has several historic counties, which are past census divisions that no longer exist today. Most historic counties either merged with other counties, or became regional municipalities or single-tier municipalities.
Historic Centre of Macau The Historic Centre of Macao (; ), on Macao Peninsula, is composed of sites that showcase the unique cultural heritage of Macao. In 2005 the group of sites was made into a UNESCO World Heritage Site; the 31st such site in China.
Historic Collinsville Historic Collinsville, located in south Montgomery County, Tennessee near Southside, Tennessee is a recreated village/museum that offers a glimpse into the past. It contains era specific implements of the early European and African American settlers to the area.
Historic Compromise The term Historic Compromise (Italian:"compromesso storico") most commonly refers to the accommodation between the Italian Christian Democrats (DC) and the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in the 1970s, after the latter embraced eurocommunism. The 1978 assassination of DC leader Aldo Moro put an end to it.
Historic Core, Los Angeles, California Downtown Los Angeles' Historic Core consists of the area between Hill and Los Angeles streets on the east and west, and the 101 Freeway and Pico Boulevard on the north and south. It overlaps with the Jewelry District on its western end and Skid Row on its eastern end.
Historic documents written in Visoki The primary function of old town Visoki was defense, but it was also a place where a lot of medieval Bosnian rulers wrote various documents and charters. The first mention of town itself was in a charter written by the young Ban Tvrtko named in castro nosto Visoka vocatum on September 1, 1335.
Historic episcopate The episcopate is either the status of a bishop or the collective body of all bishops of a church. In the Roman Catholic, Anglican (including the Episcopal Church in the United States of America), Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Rite Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, and Old-Catholic churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Lutheran churches of the Porvoo Communion, and Independent Catholic Churches and the Unitas Fratrum or Moravian Church, it is held that only a person in a line of succession of bishops dating back to the Apostles can be a Christian bishop, and only such a person can validly ordain Christian clergy.
Historic eruptions of Mount Fuji Mount Fuji is the tallest volcano in Japan, and also the volcano with the greatest volume. It is believed to have grown greatly in volume in the last 100,000 years, so it can be classified as a "young volcano".
Historic ferries of the Atlanta area There were several historic ferries around the metro Atlanta, Georgia area, for which many of its current-day roads are still named. Most of the ferries date back to the 1820s and 1830s, to carry travelers over the area's rivers, most often the Chattahoochee River.
Historic figures of ancient India This article tries to compile and classify the prominent personalities of ancient India that finds mention in more than one source of Sanskrit/Vedic literature like the two Hindu epics viz the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, the Puranas and the Vedas with their supplement texts. It also tries to clear the ambiguities arising from the names like Rama and Krishna.
Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, California Historic Filipinotown, is a district of Los Angeles, California, located between Westlake and Echo Park. Specifically, the district is bounded by the 101 Freeway to the north, Beverly Boulevard to the south, Hoover Street to the west, and Glendale Boulevard to the east, northwest of Downtown Los Angeles.
Historic garden Historic garden restoration is the professional task of restoring historic gardens to the character they had at a previous point in history. Since the use of old gardens is in flux, this normally involves a consideration of current and future use.
Historic Garden Week A pioneering project of the Garden Club of Virginia, Historic Garden Week in Virginia is a massive house tour that runs for a week each April across the state of Virginia. In its 74th year, the tour is of Virginia's most historic houses, as well as a sampling of other notable private residences.
Historic Governorates of Yemen Before 1990, the Republic of Yemen did not exist. Instead, the northern part existed as North Yemen (or formally as the "Yemen Arab Republic"), and the southern part existed as South Yemen (or formally as the "People's Democratic Republic of Yemen").
Historic house A historic house can be a stately home, the birthplace of a famous person, or a house with an interesting history. Houses were first thought of as historic rather than just old or interesting, during the early nineteenth century.
Historic church of CĂşcuta The Historic church is in the locality of Villa del Rosario (CĂşcuta) where SimĂłn BolĂ­var, Francisco de Paula Santander and other important persons of the indenpendence of Colombia and Venezuela reunited to sign the Constitution of CĂşcuta in August 30 of 1821, which main target was the creation of one republic unifying New Granada (Colombia and Panama) and Venezuela. Later Ecuador was integrated to the unification.
Historic Inns of Annapolis The Historic Inns of Annapolis consist of three historically rich inns dating back to the end of the Revolutionary War. The historical buildings, located in Annapolis, Maryland, include the Maryland Inn, Governor Calvert House, and the Robert Johnson House as well as the Treaty of Paris restaurant and the King of France Tavern, which are the on-site dining facilities.
Historic Jamestowne Historic Jamestowne is the official name used for promotional purposes for the original site of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th century city of Jamestown, located on the James River at Jamestown, Virginia.
Historic Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota Historic Lac qui Parle County (fr:Lake that Talks) was a county located in the state of Minnesota. It was located on the north side of the Minnesota River, across the river from the mouth of the Lac qui Parle River.

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