The naming of the Americas, or America, occurred shortly after Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492. It is generally accepted that... 23 KB (2,783 words) - 15:44, 15 April 2024 |
consensus on naming. Throughout the history of the Americas most of the indigenous people were collectively called "Indians". The distinct people in the Arctic... 58 KB (6,413 words) - 03:01, 19 April 2024 |
The United States has very few laws governing given names. This freedom has given rise to a wide variety of names and naming trends. Naming traditions... 26 KB (3,236 words) - 16:25, 20 April 2024 |
culture, a number of specific naming trends have emerged within African American culture. Black slaves remained nameless from the time of their capture until... 14 KB (1,639 words) - 20:07, 28 April 2024 |
automobile) America (Spanish automobile) Apollo 17 Command/Service Module (callsign "America") American (word) Americas (terminology) Naming of the Americas Air... 9 KB (1,017 words) - 14:56, 8 March 2024 |
The Bridge of the Americas (Spanish: Puente de las Américas; originally known as the Thatcher Ferry Bridge) is a road bridge in Panama which spans the... 13 KB (1,463 words) - 18:15, 11 April 2024 |
During the Age of Discovery, a large scale colonization of the Americas, involving a number of European countries, took place primarily between the late... 98 KB (10,765 words) - 12:30, 30 March 2024 |
was named after the Americas. Europium was named after Europe. Berkelium was named after American city Berkeley. Tennessine and Californium were named after... 19 KB (2,324 words) - 11:00, 26 April 2024 |
The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States)... 41 KB (1,921 words) - 18:43, 21 April 2024 |
2017, at the Wayback Machine). The U.S.-Mexican War. PBS. Valdés, Dennis N. (October 1987). "The Decline of Slavery in Mexico". The Americas. 44 (2):... 201 KB (26,068 words) - 07:54, 27 April 2024 |
American is derived from America, a term originally denoting all of the Americas (also called the Western Hemisphere), ultimately derived from the name... 47 KB (4,927 words) - 04:31, 18 April 2024 |
The history of the Americas begins with people migrating to these areas from Asia during the height of an ice age. These groups are generally believed... 81 KB (6,637 words) - 08:04, 12 April 2024 |
The genetic history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas is divided into two distinct periods: the initial peopling of the Americas during about 20... 129 KB (10,623 words) - 06:16, 20 April 2024 |
Daughters of the Confederacy, 1954. National Park Service Civil War Battle Names Declaration of Causes of the Seceding States Naming of the war Video of veteran... 30 KB (3,367 words) - 17:20, 22 April 2024 |
The spread of Christianity to the Congo basin created a major shift in naming practices. After baptism, converts would adopt a new "Christian name" (nom... 14 KB (1,737 words) - 16:23, 20 April 2024 |
The Indigenous languages of the Americas are the languages that were used by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas before the arrival of non-Indigenous... 108 KB (6,980 words) - 13:39, 28 April 2024 |
The Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1493 on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) after the initial... 134 KB (16,620 words) - 22:07, 11 April 2024 |
The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules. Many... 19 KB (2,560 words) - 21:32, 20 April 2024 |
The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot (229-meter) observation tower-restaurant located in the Hemisfair district on the southeastern portion of Downtown... 9 KB (808 words) - 14:48, 2 February 2024 |