Arkansas Post: Echoes from the Past
This documentary film produced for exhibition in the visitor's center at the Arkansas Post National Memorial in Gillette, Arkansas, chronicles the history of the Arkansas Post. (Robbie Thompson - Director, Editor, Camera)
This Week in Ark. History, Episode 27, Arkansas Post
In Episode 27, Arkansas Post, you'll learn about the state's first capital, which was established near the confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers. It became the site of the westernmost battle of the American Revolution and saw action in the Civil War, as well. Today the site is a state park and museum that demonstrates life on, and the history of, Arkansas's Grand Prairie and Delta. The museum is six miles south of Gillett on U.S. 165 at the junction of Ark. 169. Admission is free.
Each episode of This Week in Arkansas History features notable events, personalities and landmarks that have shaped the state's past. We've adapted these clips for the web to bring you a peek into the Natural State's past that we hope you'll enjoy. Watch for more episodes on our YouTube channel, ArkansasSOS.
Watch Out! History's Coming-Arkansas Post
Join Host Rob Reep in episode one of the first season of Watch Out! History's Coming as he explores how the Arkansas State Capitol was once came to be located at Arkansas Post.
Arkansas's First People
As part of American Experience's We Shall Remain, Arkansas's First People is a 5-part series featuring unique perspectives on American Indian cultural legacy, archaeological data, and interviews with modern tribal representatives of those who had and still have an impact on Arkansas.
U.S. Marshals Museum Groundbreaking Ceremony
September 24, 2014
Welcome: Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders
Posting of the Colors: Color Guard from the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard 9:45
National Anthem: River Valley Community Band
Invocation: Fort Smith Police Department Chaplain Bob Lever 12:40
Introduction of Guests and Speakers: Judge Jim Spears, Chairman, U.S. Marshals Museum Board of Directors 14:29
Special Guests:
John Farrell, President of Forfeiture Support Associates,
Lead Event Sponsor 23:56
U.S. Congressman Steve Womack 25:28
U.S. Senator John Boozman 32:55
U.S. Senator Mark Pryor 35:23
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe 39:56
U.S. Marshals Service Director Stacia Hylton 45:30
Principal Chief George Tiger, Muscogee (Creek) Nation and President, Inter-Tribal Council, Five Civilized Tribes 1:00:02
U.S. Marshals Service Association President Louie McKinney 1:09:23
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Arkansas ( AR-kən-saw) is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2017. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.
Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 33rd most populous of the 50 United States. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state, a hub for transportation, business, culture, and government. The northwestern corner of the state, such as the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers Metropolitan Area and Fort Smith metropolitan area, is a population, education, and economic center. The largest city in the state's eastern part is Jonesboro. The largest city in the state's southeastern part is Pine Bluff.
The Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836. In 1861, Arkansas withdrew from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. On returning to the Union in 1868, the state continued to suffer due to its earlier reliance on slavery and the plantation economy, causing the state to fall behind economically and socially. White rural interests continued to dominate the state's politics until the civil rights movement. Arkansas began to diversify its economy following World War II and relies on its service industry, aircraft, poultry, steel, tourism, cotton, and rice.
The culture of Arkansas is observable in museums, theaters, novels, television shows, restaurants, and athletic venues across the state. Arkansas's enduring image has earned the state a special place in the American consciousness. People such as politician and educational advocate William Fulbright; former President Bill Clinton who served as the 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas; his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; former NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark, Walmart magnate Sam Walton; singer-songwriters Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell; the poet C. D. Wright; and physicist William L. McMillan, who was a pioneer in superconductor research; have all lived in Arkansas.
Arkansas | Wikipedia audio article
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Arkansas
00:02:33 1 Etymology and pronunciation
00:03:35 2 Geography
00:03:44 2.1 Boundaries
00:04:27 2.2 Terrain
00:06:32 2.3 Hydrology
00:08:20 2.4 Flora and fauna
00:10:13 2.5 Climate
00:12:32 3 History
00:12:40 3.1 Early Arkansas
00:17:38 3.2 Purchase by the United States
00:19:27 3.3 Statehood
00:20:06 3.4 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:22:52 3.5 End of the Reconstruction
00:24:58 3.6 Rise of the Jim Crow Laws
00:27:28 3.7 Fall of Segregation
00:28:43 3.8 Prominent American Figures from Arkansas
00:29:06 4 Cities and towns
00:30:40 5 Demographics
00:30:49 5.1 Population
00:32:35 5.2 Ancestry
00:35:32 5.3 Religion
00:36:26 6 Economy
00:38:16 6.1 Industry and commerce
00:40:02 7 Media
00:40:28 8 Culture
00:42:56 8.1 Sports and recreation
00:46:52 9 Health
00:48:33 10 Education
00:49:55 10.1 Educational attainment
00:52:15 10.2 Funding
00:53:50 10.3 Timeline
00:55:39 11 Transportation
00:57:39 12 Law and government
00:58:07 12.1 Executive
00:58:55 12.2 Legislative
01:00:40 12.3 Judicial
01:02:20 12.4 Federal
01:02:48 12.5 Politics
01:06:00 13 Attractions
01:06:46 14 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Arkansas ( AR-kən-saw) is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2017. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.
Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 33rd most populous of the 50 United States. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state, a hub for transportation, business, culture, and government. The northwestern corner of the state, such as the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers Metropolitan Area and Fort Smith metropolitan area, is a population, education, and economic center. The largest city in the state's eastern part is Jonesboro. The largest city in the state's southeastern part is Pine Bluff.
The Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836. In 1861, Arkansas withdrew from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. On returning to the Union in 1868, the state continued to suffer due to its earlier reliance on slavery and the plantation economy, causing the state to fall behind economically and socially. White rural interests continued to dominate the state's politics until the civil rights movement. Arkansas began to diversify its economy following World War II and relies on its service industry, aircraft, poultry, steel, tourism, cotton, and rice.
The culture of Arkansas is observable in museums, theaters, novels, television shows, restaurants, and athletic venues across the state. Arkansas's enduring image has earned the state a special place in the American consciousness. People such as politician and educational advocate William Fulbright; former President Bill Clinton who served as the 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas; his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; former NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark, Walmart magnate Sam Walton; singer-songwriters Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, and Glen Campbell; the poet C. D. Wright; and physicist William L. McMillan, who was a pioneer in superconductor research; have all lived in Arkansas.
Arkansas | Wikipedia audio article
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Arkansas
00:02:32 1 Etymology and pronunciation
00:03:34 2 Geography
00:03:43 2.1 Boundaries
00:04:26 2.2 Terrain
00:06:30 2.3 Hydrology
00:08:18 2.4 Flora and fauna
00:10:10 2.5 Climate
00:12:29 3 History
00:12:37 3.1 Early Arkansas
00:17:33 3.2 Purchase by the United States
00:19:21 3.3 Statehood
00:19:59 3.4 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:22:45 3.5 End of the Reconstruction
00:24:50 3.6 Rise of the Jim Crow Laws
00:27:20 3.7 Fall of Segregation
00:28:34 3.8 Prominent American Figures from Arkansas
00:28:58 4 Cities and towns
00:30:31 5 Demographics
00:30:40 5.1 Population
00:32:26 5.2 Ancestry
00:35:20 5.3 Religion
00:36:14 6 Economy
00:38:04 6.1 Industry and commerce
00:39:51 7 Media
00:40:16 8 Culture
00:42:44 8.1 Sports and recreation
00:46:40 9 Health
00:48:21 10 Education
00:49:43 10.1 Educational attainment
00:52:02 10.2 Funding
00:53:36 10.3 Timeline
00:55:25 11 Transportation
00:57:25 12 Law and government
00:57:53 12.1 Executive
00:58:41 12.2 Legislative
01:00:26 12.3 Judicial
01:02:04 12.4 Federal
01:02:32 12.5 Politics
01:05:45 13 Attractions
01:06:31 14 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Arkansas ( AR-kən-saw) is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2017. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.
Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 33rd most populous of the 50 United States. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state, a hub for transportation, business, culture, and government. The northwestern corner of the state, such as the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers Metropolitan Area and Fort Smith metropolitan area, is a population, education, and economic center. The largest city in the state's eastern part is Jonesboro. The largest city in the state's southeastern part is Pine Bluff.
The Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836. In 1861, Arkansas withdrew from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. On returning to the Union in 1868, the state continued to suffer due to its earlier reliance on slavery and the plantation economy, causing the state to fall behind economically and socially. White rural interests continued to dominate the state's politics until the civil rights movement. Arkansas began to diversify its economy following World War II and relies on its service industry, aircraft, poultry, steel, tourism, cotton, and rice.
The culture of Arkansas is observable in museums, theaters, novels, television shows, restaurants, and athletic venues across the state. Arkansas's enduring image has earned the state a special place in the American consciousness. People such as politician and educational advocate William Fulbright; former President Bill Clinton who served as the 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas; his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; former NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark, Walmart magnate Sam Walton; singer-songwriters Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, and Glen Campbell; the poet C. D. Wright; and physicist William L. McMillan, who was a pioneer in superconductor research; have all lived in Arkansas.
Arkansas | Wikipedia audio article
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Arkansas ( AR-kən-saw) is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2017. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.
Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 33rd most populous of the 50 United States. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state, a hub for transportation, business, culture, and government. The northwestern corner of the state, such as the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers Metropolitan Area and Fort Smith metropolitan area, is a population, education, and economic center. The largest city in the state's eastern part is Jonesboro. The largest city in the state's southeastern part is Pine Bluff.
The Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836. In 1861, Arkansas withdrew from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. On returning to the Union in 1868, the state continued to suffer due to its earlier reliance on slavery and the plantation economy, causing the state to fall behind economically and socially. White rural interests continued to dominate the state's politics until the civil rights movement. Arkansas began to diversify its economy following World War II and relies on its service industry, aircraft, poultry, steel, tourism, cotton, and rice.
The culture of Arkansas is observable in museums, theaters, novels, television shows, restaurants, and athletic venues across the state. Arkansas's enduring image has earned the state a special place in the American consciousness. People such as politician and educational advocate William Fulbright; former President Bill Clinton who served as the 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas; his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; former NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark, Walmart magnate Sam Walton; singer-songwriters Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell; the poet C. D. Wright; and physicist William L. McMillan, who was a pioneer in superconductor research; have all lived in Arkansas.
Panasonic CES 2020 Press Conference
At Panasonic, our latest technology innovations and partnerships are helping move us toward a better life and a better world. Watch the Panasonic CES 2020 press conference to hear from Panasonic executives as they discuss our Team Panasonic Olympic Games partnership as well as the latest in immersive entertainment technologies, intelligent living spaces, and smart mobility.
2012 AMA Supercross Rd8 Atlanta LCQ.
Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, is an off-road motorcycle racing competition, produced inside a stadium that seats no less than 35,000 fans, where dirt is brought in and sculpted using construction equipment. Created from its root, motocross, Monster Energy Supercross is widely regarded as the king of extreme sports/action sports and is considered motorsports' second most popular championship behind NASCAR. Some of the world's greatest athletes compete in what has been described as the most physically demanding sport in existence. Top supercross riders James Stewart, Chad Reed, Ryan Dungey, Ryan Villopoto and more battle it out for the 2012 Monster Energy Supercross crown, the sport's biggest prize.
Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, is the premier off-road motorcycle racing circuit in the world, produced inside the world's most elite stadiums and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). Monster Energy® Supercross tracks are man-made inside the stadium. Some of the sport's marquee names include Chad Reed, James Stewart and former supercross greats Jeremy McGrath and Ricky Carmichael. Regarded as the king of action sports, supercross has been described as one of the most physically demanding sports. Monster Energy® Supercross can be seen on CBS Sports and SPEED Channel. Visit us on our official website at SupercrossOnline.com. Don't forget to purchase your 2012 Monster Energy Supercross tickets today!
Man shoots, kills police wearing body cam
A police officer responding to a domestic abuse call in Flagstaff, Arizona, was shot by the suspect. The exchange was caught by the officer's body cam.
GTA Online: Arena War
Enter Arena War, where ruthless gladiatorial combat meets the bleeding-edge of vehicular modification technology in one spectacular – and highly combustible – competition.
Sign up and embark on an entirely new career under the stratospheric dome of the Maze Bank Arena, one that involves turning your opponent’s brains into pulp on the steering wheel in the name of entertainment, courtesy of Alan Jerome Productions.
Compete in all new vehicle types custom built for the Arena across seven explosive new modes. As your Arena War career progresses, you’ll earn Arena Points and use them to rank up and unlock even more toys to take into the Arena or out onto the streets.
Arena War is now available in GTA Online.
For more information about GTA Online: Arena War, visit the Rockstar Newswire:
Special thanks to our longtime collaborators and one of our favorite bands, HEALTH (Max Payne 3, GTAV) for contributing original music to GTA Online: Arena Wars – including “Slaves of Fear (Remix)” as heard in the trailer above.
Check out the official music video for “Slaves of Fear” by HEALTH:
Lynching | Wikipedia audio article
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Lynching
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Lynching is a premeditated extrajudicial killing by a group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged transgressor, or to intimidate a group. It is an extreme form of informal group social control such as charivari, skimmington, riding the rail, and tarring and feathering, and often conducted with the display of a public spectacle for maximum intimidation. It is to be considered an act of terrorism and punishable by law. Instances of lynchings and similar mob violence can be found in every society.In the United States, lynchings of African Americans, typically by hanging, became frequent in the South during the period after the Reconstruction era and especially during the decades on either side of the turn of the 20th century. At the time, Southern states were passing new constitutions and laws to disenfranchise African Americans and impose legal segregation and Jim Crow rule. Most lynchings were conducted by white mobs against black victims, often suspects taken from jail before they were tried by all-white juries, or even before arrest. The political message—the promotion of white supremacy and black powerlessness—was an important element of the ritual. Lynchings were photographed and published as postcards, which were popular souvenirs in the U.S., to expand the intimidation of the acts. Victims were sometimes shot, burned alive, or otherwise tortured and mutilated in the public events. In some cases the mutilated body parts were taken as mementos by the spectators. Particularly in the West, other minorities—Native Americans, Mexicans and Asians—were also lynched. The South had the states with the highest total numbers of lynchings.
2006 2nd Annual MEAC/SWAC Football Challenge: Hampton Pirates MEAC vs Grambling St SWAC
This is the 2nd Annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge between Hampton Pirates of the MEAC and the Grambling St. Tigers at Legion Field in Birmingham, AL.
Boston | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:34 1 History
00:02:42 1.1 Colonial
00:04:28 1.2 Revolution and the Siege of Boston
00:07:41 1.3 Post-revolution and the War of 1812
00:10:02 1.4 19th century
00:12:41 1.5 20th century
00:14:56 1.6 21st century
00:16:59 2 Geography
00:19:14 2.1 Cityscapes
00:19:22 2.2 Neighborhoods
00:21:09 2.3 Climate
00:25:20 3 Demographics
00:31:17 3.1 Ancestry
00:31:35 3.2 Demographic breakdown by ZIP Code
00:31:45 3.2.1 Income
00:32:00 3.3 Religion
00:33:43 4 Economy
00:37:22 5 Education
00:37:31 5.1 Primary and secondary education
00:38:22 5.2 Higher education
00:42:17 6 Public safety
00:43:22 7 Culture
00:49:16 8 Environment
00:49:25 8.1 Pollution control
00:50:52 8.2 Water purity and availability
00:51:45 9 Sports
00:56:19 10 Parks and recreation
00:57:47 11 Government and politics
01:00:17 12 Media
01:00:26 12.1 Newspapers
01:02:06 12.2 Radio and television
01:04:37 12.3 Film
01:04:55 13 Healthcare
01:06:46 14 Infrastructure
01:06:56 14.1 Transportation
01:11:49 15 Twin towns and sister cities
01:13:21 16 See also
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Boston is the capital and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 685,094 in 2017, making it also the most populous city in the New England region. Boston is the seat of Suffolk County as well, although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country. As a combined statistical area (CSA), this wider commuting region is home to some 8.2 million people, making it the sixth-largest in the United States.Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon gaining U.S. independence from Great Britain, it continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub as well as a center for education and culture. The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), first public or state school (Boston Latin School, 1635) and first subway system (Tremont Street Subway, 1897).The Boston area's many colleges and universities make it an international center of higher education, including law, medicine, engineering, and business, and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation and entrepreneurship, with nearly 2,000 startups. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology, and government activities. Households in the city claim the highest average rate of philanthropy in the United States; businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and investment. The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States as it has undergone gentrification, though it remains high on world livability rankings.
Boston | Wikipedia audio article
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Boston
00:02:33 1 History
00:02:42 1.1 Colonial
00:04:27 1.2 Revolution and the Siege of Boston
00:07:40 1.3 Post-revolution and the War of 1812
00:10:00 1.4 19th century
00:12:38 1.5 20th century
00:14:53 1.6 21st century
00:16:56 2 Geography
00:19:10 2.1 Cityscapes
00:19:18 2.2 Neighborhoods
00:21:05 2.3 Climate
00:25:12 3 Demographics
00:31:08 3.1 Ancestry
00:31:25 3.2 Demographic breakdown by ZIP Code
00:31:35 3.2.1 Income
00:31:50 3.3 Religion
00:33:33 4 Economy
00:37:11 5 Education
00:37:20 5.1 Primary and secondary education
00:38:12 5.2 Higher education
00:42:05 6 Public safety
00:43:11 7 Culture
00:49:04 8 Environment
00:49:13 8.1 Pollution control
00:50:40 8.2 Water purity and availability
00:51:33 9 Sports
00:56:06 10 Parks and recreation
00:57:34 11 Government and politics
01:00:04 12 Media
01:00:13 12.1 Newspapers
01:01:53 12.2 Radio and television
01:04:24 12.3 Film
01:04:41 13 Healthcare
01:06:33 14 Infrastructure
01:06:42 14.1 Transportation
01:11:34 15 Twin towns and sister cities
01:13:05 16 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Boston is the capital and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 685,094 in 2017, making it also the most populous city in the New England region. Boston is the seat of Suffolk County as well, although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country. As a combined statistical area (CSA), this wider commuting region is home to some 8.2 million people, making it the sixth-largest in the United States.Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston. Upon gaining U.S. independence from Great Britain, it continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub as well as a center for education and culture. The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), first public or state school (Boston Latin School, 1635) and first subway system (Tremont Street Subway, 1897).The Boston area's many colleges and universities make it an international center of higher education, including law, medicine, engineering, and business, and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation and entrepreneurship, with nearly 2,000 startups. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology, and government activities. Households in the city claim the highest average rate of philanthropy in the United States; businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and investment. The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States as it has undergone gentrification, though it remains high on world livability rankings.
Willie Mays
Willie Howard Mays, Jr. , nicknamed The Say Hey Kid is a retired American professional baseball player who spent the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a center fielder with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility.
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Colorado State University (also referred to as Colorado State, State, and CSU) is a public research university located in Fort Collins, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.
The current enrollment is approximately 33,877 students, including resident and non-resident instruction students. The university has approximately 2,000 faculty in eight colleges and 55 academic departments. Bachelor's degrees are offered in 65 fields of study, with master's degrees in 55 fields. Colorado State confers doctoral degrees in 40 fields of study, in addition to a professional degree in veterinary medicine.In fiscal year 2012, CSU spent $375.9 million on research and development, ranking 60th in the nation overall and 34th when excluding medical school spending. CSU graduates include Pulitzer Prize winners, astronauts, CEOs, and two former governors of Colorado.
The Groucho Marx Show: American Television Quiz Show - Door / Food Episodes
Contestant teams usually consisted of one male and one female, most selected from the studio audience. More Groucho:
Occasionally, famous or otherwise interesting figures were invited to play (e.g., a Korean-American contestant who was a veteran and had been a prisoner of war during the Korean War).
After his signature introduction of Here he is: the one, the only... by Fenneman and finished by a thunderous GROUCHO! from the audience, Marx would be introduced to the music of Hooray for Captain Spaulding, his signature song. After which, Groucho would be introduced to the contestants and engage in humorous conversation for a lengthy period of time where Groucho both improvised his responses and employed prepared lines written by the show's writers using preshow interviews.
Some show tension revolved around whether a contestant would say the secret word, a common word revealed to the audience at the show's outset. If a contestant said the word, a toy duck resembling Groucho with a mustache and eyeglasses, and with a cigar in its bill, descended from the ceiling to bring a $100 bill. A cartoon of a duck with a cigar was also used in the opening title sequence. In one episode, Groucho's brother Harpo came down instead of the duck, and in another a model came down in a birdcage with the money. Marx sometimes slyly directed conversation to encourage the secret word to come up. The duck was also occasionally replaced with a wooden Indian figure.
After the contestants' introduction and interview, the actual game began. Couples chose from a list of 20 available categories before the show, then tried to answer a series of questions within that category. From 1947--1956, couples were asked four questions.
1947--1953 -- Each couple began with $20, wagering part or all of their bankroll for each question.
1953--1954 -- Each couple now began with $0, but selected values from $10 to $100 (in $10 increments). A correct answer added the value of the question to their bankroll, while an incorrect answer did nothing. According to co-director Robert Dwan in his book As Long As They're Laughing, Guedel changed the scoring format because too many couples were betting, and losing, most or all of their money.
1954--1956 -- The format was slightly altered to start each couple with $100. Incorrect answers now cut their bankroll to that point in half.
1956--1959 -- Two couples (reduced from three) answered questions until they either gave two consecutive incorrect responses or answered four consecutive questions correctly for a prize of $1,000.
1959--1961 -- For the last two seasons, couples picked four questions worth $100, $200, or $300 each, potentially winning up to $1,200. Winning at least $500 qualified the team to go for the jackpot question.
From 1947--1956, if the couple ended with $25 or less, Marx asked an elementary consolation question for a total of $25 (later $100) which did not count toward the scores. The questions were made easy in hopes that nobody would answer incorrectly, and included such examples as Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?, When did the War of 1812 start?, How long do you cook a three-minute egg?, and What color is an orange? The question about Grant's Tomb became such a staple of the show that both Marx and Fenneman were shocked when one man got the question wrong by answering No one. As the contestant then pointed out, Grant's Tomb is an above ground mausoleum.
In all formats, one of the two players on the team could keep their half of the winnings while the other risked their half. In this case, all amounts being played for were divided in half.
1947--1956 -- The highest-scoring couple was given one final question for the jackpot, which began at $1,000 and increased by $500 each week until won (reaching $6,000 at least once, in 1952). In the event of a tie, the tied couples wrote their answers on paper and all couples who answered correctly split the jackpot.
1956--1957 -- For a brief period following the format change, couples who won the front game could wager half on another question worth $2,000.
1957--1959 -- Winning couples now faced a wheel with numbers from 1--10, selecting one number for $10,000. If the number selected was spun, a correct answer to the jackpot question augmented the team's total winnings to that amount; otherwise, the question was worth a total of $2,000.
1959--1961 -- For the last two seasons, the format was slightly altered to eliminate the risk and add a second number for $5,000.