hosted both clark gable's and marilyn monroe's last completed film.
(see: the misfits)
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reno
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nevada
(see: burning man)
(see: lake tahoe)
(see: death valley)
(see: las vegas)
(see: area 51)
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university of nevada, reno
one of two major universities located in nevada, united states. home of the wolf pack. situated in northwest reno, the university boasts high-quality education at pretty low cost. the orvis school of nursing and the reynolds school of journalism are two of the most popular programs in the university and are highly praised.
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googleplex
corporate hq of google and parent company alphabet. located at 1600 amphitheatre parkway in mountain view, california. named as a blend of the words google and complex, and as a tribute to the number of the same name. (see: googolplex)
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reno
the biggest little city in the world. host to hot august nights, a car show event which attracts international visitors.
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dwayne johnson
the most paid hollywood actor for now.
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afaik
as far as i know.
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pennsylvania
the best poor man's country in the world.
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leif erikson
the first european to set foot in north america in about 1000 ce.
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indentured servants
many poor europeans paid for their passage to america by becoming indentured servants. they signed a document called the indenture, which committed them to work for the person who paid their passage for a period of time-usually seven years. indentured servants could be severely punished for breaking their contracts. at the end of the agreed-upon time period, they received land or money to help them start their lives in freedom.
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nat turner
he was born a slave on a virginia plantation. he i was a devout christian, and he preached his visions of freedom to other slaves. in 1831, turner led a group of slaves in a rebellion against local white landowners. fifty-five whites were killed, including turner's master, joseph travis, and travis's family. a militia caught the gang and hanged about 15 slaves. both pro- and anti-slavery forces saw turner's rebellion as a reason to fight for their causes. this and other uprisings led state leaders to toughen their slave codes, laws that prohibited educating slaves and restricted their movement from place to place.
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dred scott case
in 1857, northerners who opposed slavery received another shock when the supreme court ruled against a slave named dred scott who was suing for his freedom. scott's owners had brought him with them from the south to a northern free state to live. the court declared that it did not matter whether scott lived in a slave state or a free state, because slaves were property and owners could take their property wherever they pleased.
most southerners were happy with the ruling, which meant that slavery could be extended into any territory, whether voters approved of it or not.
dred scott and his family, pictured in a newspaper article about the case. image -
dred scott
(see: #643)
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newsies
they were young boys who sold newspapers to earn money - instead of going to school. image
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nationalism
the cancer of today's world.