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- Socrates
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Albany ( (listen) ALL-bə-nee) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Albany County. Albany is located on the west bank of the Hudson River approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River and approximately 150 miles (240 km) north of New York City.
Albany is known for its rich history, commerce, culture, architecture, and institutions of higher education. Albany constitutes the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of New York State, which comprises the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With a 2013 Census-estimated population of 1.1 million the Capital District is the third-most populous metropolitan region in the state. As of the 2010 census, the population of Albany was 97,856.
The area that later became Albany was settled by Dutch colonists who in 1614, built Fort Nassau for fur trading and, in 1624, built Fort Orange. In 1664, the English took over the Dutch settlements, renaming the city as Albany, in honor of the then Duke of Albany, the future James II of England and James VII of Scotland. The city was officially chartered in 1686 under English rule. It became the capital of New York in 1797 following formation of the United States. Albany is one of the oldest surviving settlements of the original British thirteen colonies, and is the longest continuously chartered city in the United States.During the late 18th century and throughout most of the 19th, Albany was a center of trade and transportation. The city lies toward the north end of the navigable Hudson River, was the original eastern terminus of the Erie Canal connecting to the Great Lakes, and was home to some of the earliest railroad systems in the world. In the 1920s, a powerful political machine controlled by the Democratic Party arose in Albany. In the latter part of the 20th century, Albany experienced a decline in its population due to urban sprawl and suburbanization; however, the New York State Legislature approved a $234 million building and renovation plan for the City in the 1990s that spurred renovation and building projects around the downtown area. In the early 21st century, Albany has experienced growth in the high-technology industry, with great strides in the nanotechnology sector.
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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Though no longer at the geographic center of the Federal District, the Capitol forms the origin point for the District's street-numbering system and the District's four quadrants.
The original building was completed in 1800 and was subsequently expanded, particularly with the addition of the massive dome, and expanded chambers for the bicameral legislature, the House of Representatives in the south wing and the Senate in the north wing. Like the principal buildings of the executive and judicial branches, the Capitol is built in a distinctive neoclassical style and has a white exterior. Both its east and west elevations are formally referred to as fronts, though only the east front was intended for the reception of visitors and dignitaries.
List of planetariums | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:13 1 Permanent planetariums
00:00:37 1.1 Africa
00:01:21 1.2 Asia
00:06:51 1.3 Europe
00:21:00 1.4 North America
00:21:09 1.4.1 Canada
00:22:56 1.4.2 Costa Rica
00:23:08 1.4.3 Mexico
00:25:50 1.4.4 United States
00:40:49 1.5 Oceania
00:41:41 1.6 South America
00:44:17 2 Planetarium computer software
00:45:02 3 Planetarium manufacturers
00:50:40 4 See also
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This entry is a list of permanent planetariums, including software and manufacturers. In addition, many mobile planetariums exist, touring venues such as schools.
Michigan | Wikipedia audio article
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Michigan
00:03:00 1 History
00:04:26 1.1 17th century
00:05:27 1.2 18th century
00:09:14 1.3 19th century
00:13:10 1.4 20th and 21st centuries
00:18:46 2 Government
00:18:55 2.1 State government
00:23:11 2.2 Law
00:23:47 2.3 Politics
00:28:33 2.4 Administrative divisions
00:30:24 3 Geography
00:37:46 3.1 Climate
00:39:46 3.2 Geology
00:41:10 4 Demographics
00:41:19 4.1 Population
00:45:41 4.2 Birth data
00:46:19 4.3 Languages
00:47:30 4.4 Religion
00:50:26 5 Economy
00:55:27 5.1 Taxation
00:56:52 5.2 Agriculture
00:59:17 5.3 Tourism
01:02:22 6 Transportation
01:02:32 6.1 Canadian international crossings
01:03:37 6.2 Railroads
01:04:20 6.3 Roadways
01:07:27 6.4 Airports
01:08:12 7 Large cities, townships, and metropolitan areas
01:10:02 8 Education
01:11:04 9 Culture
01:11:13 9.1 Arts
01:11:21 9.1.1 Music
01:12:01 9.1.2 Performance arts
01:12:46 9.2 Sports
01:15:23 10 State symbols and nicknames
01:16:19 11 Sister regions
01:16:35 12 See also
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Michigan ( (listen)) is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States.
The state's name, Michigan, originates from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa, meaning large water or large lake. Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area, and is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River. Michigan has a population of about 10 million. Its capital is Lansing and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies.
Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula, to which the name Michigan was originally applied, is often noted as shaped like a mitten. The Upper Peninsula (often called the U.P.) is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile (8 km) channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The Mackinac Bridge connects the peninsulas. The state has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world, being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair. As a result, it is one of the leading U.S. states for recreational boating. Michigan also has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. A person in the state is never more than six miles (9.7 km) from a natural water source or more than 85 miles (137 km) from a Great Lakes shoreline.The area was first settled by Native American tribes, whose successive cultures occupied the territory for thousands of years. Colonized by French explorers in the 17th century, it was claimed as part of New France. After France's defeat in the French and Indian War in 1762, the region came under British rule. Britain ceded this territory to the newly independent United States after Britain's defeat in the American Revolutionary War. The area was part of the larger Northwest Territory until 1800, when western Michigan became part of the Indiana Territory. Michigan Territory was formed in 1805, but some of the northern border with Canada was not agreed upon until after the War of 1812. Michigan was admitted into the Union in 1837 as the 26th state, a free one. It soon became an important center of industry and trade in the Great Lakes region and a popular immigrant destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Although Michigan developed a diverse economy, it is widely known as the center of the U.S. automotive industry, which developed as a major economic force in the early 20th century. It is home to the country's three major automobile companies (whose headquarters are all within the Detroit metropolitan area). While sparsely populated, the Upper Peninsula is important for tourism thanks to its abundance of natural resources, while the Lower Peninsula is a center of manufacturing, forestry, agriculture, services, and high-tech industry.
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Michigan | Wikipedia audio article
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Michigan
00:03:01 1 History
00:04:27 1.1 17th century
00:05:29 1.2 18th century
00:09:17 1.3 19th century
00:13:14 1.4 20th and 21st centuries
00:18:51 2 Government
00:18:59 2.1 State government
00:23:16 2.2 Law
00:23:52 2.3 Politics
00:28:38 2.4 Administrative divisions
00:30:30 3 Geography
00:37:54 3.1 Climate
00:39:54 3.2 Geology
00:41:18 4 Demographics
00:41:27 4.1 Population
00:45:50 4.2 Birth data
00:46:28 4.3 Languages
00:47:41 4.4 Religion
00:50:37 5 Economy
00:55:38 5.1 Taxation
00:57:04 5.2 Agriculture
00:59:30 5.3 Tourism
01:02:36 6 Transportation
01:02:45 6.1 Canadian international crossings
01:03:51 6.2 Railroads
01:04:34 6.3 Roadways
01:07:40 6.4 Airports
01:08:25 7 Large cities, townships, and metropolitan areas
01:10:15 8 Education
01:11:17 9 Culture
01:11:26 9.1 Arts
01:11:34 9.1.1 Music
01:12:14 9.1.2 Performance arts
01:13:00 9.2 Sports
01:15:37 10 State symbols and nicknames
01:16:34 11 Sister regions
01:16:49 12 See also
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Michigan ( (listen)) is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States.
The state's name, Michigan, originates from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa, meaning large water or large lake. Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area, and is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River. Michigan has a population of about 10 million. Its capital is Lansing and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies.
Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula, to which the name Michigan was originally applied, is often noted as shaped like a mitten. The Upper Peninsula (often called the U.P.) is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile (8 km) channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The Mackinac Bridge connects the peninsulas. The state has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world, being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair. As a result, it is one of the leading U.S. states for recreational boating. Michigan also has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. A person in the state is never more than six miles (9.7 km) from a natural water source or more than 85 miles (137 km) from a Great Lakes shoreline.The area was first settled by Native American tribes, whose successive cultures occupied the territory for thousands of years. Colonized by French explorers in the 17th century, it was claimed as part of New France. After France's defeat in the French and Indian War in 1762, the region came under British rule. Britain ceded this territory to the newly independent United States after Britain's defeat in the American Revolutionary War. The area was part of the larger Northwest Territory until 1800, when western Michigan became part of the Indiana Territory. Michigan Territory was formed in 1805, but some of the northern border with Canada was not agreed upon until after the War of 1812. Michigan was admitted into the Union in 1837 as the 26th state, a free one. It soon became an important center of industry and trade in the Great Lakes region and a popular immigrant destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Although Michigan developed a diverse economy, it is widely known as the center of the U.S. automotive industry, which developed as a major economic force in the early 20th century. It is home to the country's three major automobile companies (whose headquarters are all within the Detroit metropolitan area). While sparsely populated, the Upper Peninsula is important for tourism thanks to its abundance of natural resources, while the Lower Peninsula is a center of manufacturing, forestry, agriculture, services, and high-tech industry.
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00:03:01 1 History
00:04:27 1.1 17th century
00:05:29 1.2 18th century
00:09:17 1.3 19th century
00:13:14 1.4 20th and 21st centuries
00:18:50 2 Government
00:18:59 2.1 State government
00:23:15 2.2 Law
00:23:52 2.3 Politics
00:28:38 2.4 Administrative divisions
00:30:30 3 Geography
00:37:54 3.1 Climate
00:39:54 3.2 Geology
00:41:18 4 Demographics
00:41:27 4.1 Population
00:45:50 4.2 Birth data
00:46:27 4.3 Languages
00:47:40 4.4 Religion
00:50:36 5 Economy
00:55:38 5.1 Taxation
00:57:03 5.2 Agriculture
00:59:29 5.3 Tourism
01:02:35 6 Transportation
01:02:44 6.1 Canadian international crossings
01:03:50 6.2 Railroads
01:04:33 6.3 Roadways
01:07:39 6.4 Airports
01:08:24 7 Large cities, townships, and metropolitan areas
01:10:14 8 Education
01:11:16 9 Culture
01:11:25 9.1 Arts
01:11:33 9.1.1 Music
01:12:14 9.1.2 Performance arts
01:12:59 9.2 Sports
01:15:36 10 State symbols and nicknames
01:16:33 11 Sister regions
01:16:48 12 See also
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Michigan ( (listen)) is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States. The state's name, Michigan, originates from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa, meaning large water or large lake. Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area, and is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River. Michigan has a population of about 10 million. Its capital is Lansing and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies.
Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula, to which the name Michigan was originally applied, is often noted as shaped like a mitten. The Upper Peninsula (often called the U.P.) is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile (8 km) channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The Mackinac Bridge connects the peninsulas. The state has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world, being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair. As a result, it is one of the leading U.S. states for recreational boating. Michigan also has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. A person in the state is never more than six miles (9.7 km) from a natural water source or more than 85 miles (137 km) from a Great Lakes shoreline.The area was first settled by Native American tribes, whose successive cultures occupied the territory for thousands of years. Colonized by French explorers in the 17th century, it was claimed as part of New France. After France's defeat in the French and Indian War in 1762, the region came under British rule. Britain ceded this territory to the newly independent United States after Britain's defeat in the American Revolutionary War. The area was part of the larger Northwest Territory until 1800, when western Michigan became part of the Indiana Territory. Michigan Territory was formed in 1805, but some of the northern border with Canada was not agreed upon until after the War of 1812. Michigan was admitted into the Union in 1837 as the 26th state, a free one. It soon became an important center of industry and trade in the Great Lakes region and a popular immigrant destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Although Michigan developed a diverse economy, it is widely known as the center of the U.S. automotive industry, which developed as a major economic force in the early 20th century. It is home to the country's three major automobile companies (whose headquarters are all within the Detroit metropolitan area). While sparsely populated, the Upper Peninsula is important for tourism thanks to its abundance of natural resources, while the Lower Peninsula is a center of manufacturing, forestry, agriculture, services, and high-tech indu ...
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00:03:34 1 History
00:05:14 1.1 17th century
00:06:26 1.2 18th century
00:10:55 1.3 19th century
00:15:35 1.4 20th and 21st centuries
00:22:14 2 Government
00:22:23 2.1 State government
00:27:26 2.2 Law
00:28:07 2.3 Politics
00:33:45 2.4 Administrative divisions
00:35:57 3 Geography
00:44:43 3.1 Climate
00:47:03 3.2 Geology
00:48:41 4 Demographics
00:48:51 4.1 Population
00:53:59 4.2 Birth data
00:54:43 4.3 Languages
00:56:07 4.4 Religion
00:59:33 5 Economy
01:05:31 5.1 Taxation
01:07:11 5.2 Agriculture
01:10:03 5.3 Tourism
01:13:43 6 Transportation
01:13:53 6.1 Canadian international crossings
01:15:09 6.2 Railroads
01:15:58 6.3 Roadways
01:19:39 6.4 Airports
01:20:31 7 Large cities, townships, and metropolitan areas
01:22:39 8 Education
01:23:50 9 Culture
01:23:59 9.1 Arts
01:24:07 9.1.1 Music
01:24:55 9.1.2 Performance arts
01:25:47 9.2 Sports
01:28:54 10 State symbols and nicknames
01:30:00 11 Sister regions
01:30:16 12 See also
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SUMMARY
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Michigan ( (listen)) is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States. The state's name, Michigan, originates from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa, meaning large water or large lake. Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area, and is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River. Michigan has a population of about 10 million. Its capital is Lansing and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies.
Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula, to which the name Michigan was originally applied, is often noted as shaped like a mitten. The Upper Peninsula (often called the U.P.) is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile (8 km) channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The Mackinac Bridge connects the peninsulas. The state has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world, being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair. As a result, it is one of the leading U.S. states for recreational boating. Michigan also has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. A person in the state is never more than six miles (9.7 km) from a natural water source or more than 85 miles (137 km) from a Great Lakes shoreline.The area was first settled by Native American tribes, whose successive cultures occupied the territory for thousands of years. Colonized by French explorers in the 17th century, it was claimed as part of New France. After France's defeat in the French and Indian War in 1762, the region came under British rule. Britain ceded this territory to the newly independent United States after Britain's defeat in the American Revolutionary War. The area was part of the larger Northwest Territory until 1800, when western Michigan became part of the Indiana Territory. Michigan Territory was formed in 1805, but some of the northern border with Canada was not agreed upon until after the War of 1812. Michigan was admitted into the Union in 1837 as the 26th state, a free one. It soon became an important center of industry and trade in the Great Lakes region and a popular immigrant destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Although Michigan developed a diverse economy, it is widely known as the center of the U.S. automotive industry, which developed as a major economic force in the early 20th century. It is home to the country's three major automobile companies (whose headquarters are all within the Detroit metropolitan area). While sparsely populated, the Upper Peninsula is important for tourism thanks to its abundance of natural resources, while the Lower Peninsula is a center of manufa ...
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- Socrates
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Michigan ( (listen)) is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States.
The state's name, Michigan, originates from the Ojibwe word mishigamaa, meaning large water or large lake. Michigan is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States, with the 11th most extensive total area, and is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River. Michigan has a population of about 10 million. Its capital is Lansing and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies.
Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula, to which the name Michigan was originally applied, is often noted as shaped like a mitten. The Upper Peninsula (often called the U.P.) is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile (8 km) channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The Mackinac Bridge connects the peninsulas. The state has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world, being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair. As a result, it is one of the leading U.S. states for recreational boating. Michigan also has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. A person in the state is never more than six miles (9.7 km) from a natural water source or more than 85 miles (137 km) from a Great Lakes shoreline.The area was first settled by Native American tribes, whose successive cultures occupied the territory for thousands of years. Colonized by French explorers in the 17th century, it was claimed as part of New France. After France's defeat in the French and Indian War in 1762, the region came under British rule. Britain ceded this territory to the newly independent United States after Britain's defeat in the American Revolutionary War. The area was part of the larger Northwest Territory until 1800, when western Michigan became part of the Indiana Territory. Michigan Territory was formed in 1805, but some of the northern border with Canada was not agreed upon until after the War of 1812. Michigan was admitted into the Union in 1837 as the 26th state, a free one. It soon became an important center of industry and trade in the Great Lakes region and a popular immigrant destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Although Michigan developed a diverse economy, it is widely known as the center of the U.S. automotive industry, which developed as a major economic force in the early 20th century. It is home to the country's three major automobile companies (whose headquarters are all within the Detroit metropolitan area). While sparsely populated, the Upper Peninsula is important for tourism thanks to its abundance of natural resources, while the Lower Peninsula is a center of manufacturing, forestry, agriculture, services, and high-tech industry.
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00:01:12 1 Etymology
00:01:48 2 Purpose
00:05:18 3 Most visited museums
00:05:52 4 History
00:06:01 4.1 Early museums
00:14:03 4.2 Modern museums
00:19:48 5 Management
00:23:55 5.1 Exhibition histories
00:25:30 6 Museum planning
00:28:55 6.1 Financial uses of museums
00:31:27 6.2 Museum funding
00:32:39 7 Exhibition design
00:38:04 8 Types
00:39:48 8.1 Agricultural museums
00:40:35 8.2 Architecture museums
00:43:40 8.3 Archaeology museums
00:44:19 8.4 Art museums
00:47:15 8.5 Biographical museums
00:48:16 8.6 Automobile museums
00:49:03 8.7 Children's museums
00:54:02 8.8 Design museums
00:54:34 8.9 Encyclopedic museums
00:55:47 8.10 Ethnology or ethnographic museums
00:56:20 8.11 Historic house museums
00:59:32 8.12 History museums
01:02:38 8.13 Living history museums
01:05:06 8.14 Maritime museums
01:05:59 8.15 Medical museums
01:08:21 8.16 Memorial museums
01:10:53 8.17 Military and war museums
01:12:09 8.18 Mobile museums
01:12:52 8.19 Natural history museums
01:13:47 8.20 Open-air museums
01:14:44 8.21 Pop-up museums
01:16:33 8.22 Science museums
01:20:20 8.23 Specialized museums
01:22:55 8.24 Virtual museums
01:23:59 8.25 Zoological parks and botanic gardens
01:24:57 9 See also
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- Socrates
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A museum ( mew-ZEE-əm; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public. The goal of serving researchers is increasingly shifting to serving the general public.
There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. Amongst the world's largest and most visited museums are the Louvre in Paris, the National Museum of China in Beijing, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the British Museum and National Gallery in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and Vatican Museums in Vatican City. According to International Council of Museums, there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 countries.
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the 15th largest city in the United States of America with a population of 809,798 . It is the core city of the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses a ten county area. Under the Metropolitan Statistical Area model, it is the third largest metropolitan area in Ohio, virtually tied with the Cleveland MSA and only slightly behind the Cincinnati MSA .
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