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2 hours ago · Virginia Tech’s got a few tips that could help you hit all of your summer reading goals. Jared Gibbs, senior instructor and assistant chair of Virginia Tech’s English Department, said the ...
1 day ago · History Main article: History of Detroit For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Detroit. Toponymy Detroit and adjacent Windsor, Ontario, Canada separated by the Detroit River Detroit is named after the Detroit River, connecting Lake Huron with Lake Erie. The name comes from the French word détroit meaning ' strait ' as the city was situated on a narrow passage of water linking the two ...
1 day ago · Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, writer, political expert commentator, television host, producer, director, and actor. The long-running host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central from 1999 to 2015, Stewart returned to the satirical news program in 2024. He hosted The Problem with Jon Stewart ...
1 day ago · Etymology Main article: Name of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh was named in 1758, by General John Forbes, in honor of British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. As Forbes was a Scotsman, he probably pronounced the name / ˈ p ɪ t s b ər ə / PITS -bər-ə (similar to Edinburgh). Pittsburgh was incorporated as a borough on April 22, 1794, with the following Act: "Be it enacted by the ...
1 day ago · Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania ( / ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪniə / ⓘ, lit. 'Penn's forest country' ), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] ( Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanie ), [7] is a landlocked state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
1 day ago · House prices are overvalued by thousands of pounds, according to a major property company. The typical property is £20,000 more than is affordable to the average household, says Zoopla.
1 day ago · The state borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, Delaware to its east, the Atlantic Ocean, and the national capital of Washington, D.C. With a total area of 12,407 square miles (32,130 km 2 ), Maryland is the ninth-smallest state by land area , [10] and its population of 6,177,224 ranks it the 18th-most populous state and the fifth-most densely ...
