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Minnesota

  Minnesota State Facts Capital: St. Paul Official Name: Minnesota Entered Union (rank): May 11th, 1858 (32nd) Present constitution adopted: 1858. State abbreviation/Postal code: Minn/MN State…

Washington, D.C.

(Encyclopedia) Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, coextensive (since 1878, when Georgetown became a part of Washington) with the District…

Sun Tzu on the Art of War: The Use of Spies

The Attack by Fire [1] The Use of Spies Sun Tzu said: Raising a host of a hundred thousand men and marching them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain…

Famous Buildings and Structures

Prehistorical and Ancient     The megalithic passage tomb at Newgrange in Ireland covers over an acre and was constructed around 3200 B.C. Buried for centuries, the mound was rediscovered in…

Overland east of the Columbia

Chapter 20 Chapter 22 Overland east of the Columbia It was now early in May, and the expedition, travelling eastward along Touchet Creek, were in the country of their friends,…

Fantastic Fables

Contents The Moral Principle and the Material Interest The Crimson Candle The Blotted Escutcheon and the Soiled Ermine The Ingenious Patriot Two Kings An Officer and a Thug The Conscientious…

Montana

  Montana State Information Capital: Helena Official Name: Montana Entered Union (rank): November 8th, 1889 (41st state) Present constitution adopted: 1972 State abbreviation/Postal code: Mon/…