Daily Register video: Portage World War II History Museum
Bret Esse, with his wife Bonnie Esse, explains a carrier pigeon box in their World War II History Museum in downtown Portage, Wis. They opened the museum in the summer of 2009 and offer narrated tours through the collection, which includes helmets, maps, uniforms, a vintage radio, bomber components, aircraft parts and more.
Read the story about the museum at portagedailyregister.com.
For more Columbia County and Marquette County news, please visit portagedailyregister.com.
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DAILY REGISTER VIDEO Gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann
Originally uploaded April 19, 2010
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann, a former U.S. representative, visits the Portage Daily Register on April 19, 2010, after stopping by sites in downtown Portage. Here are excerpts.
Around Chicago (circa 1941-1960)
Around Chicago (circa 1941-1960), film by Marion Kudlick (found in Chicago Film Archives' Marion Kudlick Collection), 16mm., Color, Silent, 1 hour 5 min
Amateur travelogue film filled with scenes from Chicago and the surrounding area. Includes aerial skyline & railway views of Chicago and footage of Lincoln Park, Michigan Avenue, Water Tower, the Art Institute of Chicago, Maxwell Street Market, Field Museum, Baha'i Temple, Portage Park neighborhood, Boy Scouts, ice fishing, Garfield Park Conservatory, a Notre Dame football game, State Street, Lake Michigan, Lake Shore Fishing, a Gordon Tech High School dedication, a horse & beauty competition as well as scenes shot in Crystal Lake (Illinois), Green Bay (Wisconsin) and Mackinaw Island (Michigan). Date estimate of film determined by date codes on film stock.
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DAILY REGISTER VIDEO: Archaeologists examine bone
It could be an elephant bone. Then again, it has some characteristics of a mammoth bone. Oxford resident Ken Lessnau said he found it last year in rural Adams County. On Tuesday, he took it to the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County to let archaeologists examine it.
Archaeologist Jim Theler took one look at what Lessnau carried into an office at the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County, and declared, That is a bone.
But whether the 33-inch, 30-pound object is the bone of a long-extinct mammoth, or whether it came from a modern elephant, is one of many questions that Theler, a senior researcher for the La Crosse-based Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center, wants to explore in more depth.
The structure of the bone, and the appearance of mineralization on parts of it, caused him to speculate, tentatively, that the specimen is the upper humerus from the front leg of a not-quite-mature mammoth.
The growth plate on the bone, he said, suggests that the animal was sub-adult. The shape of the bone suggests that it might have belonged to a mammoth and not a mastodon, another extinct elephant-like mammal whose remains are more common in Wisconsin than those of the mammoth.
But, based partly on a visit Monday to the Adams County site where Lessnau said he found the bone late last fall, Theler was not ready to rule out the possibility that the bone might have come from an elephant.
The site, about two miles of Lessnau's home in Oxford, has railroad tracks nearby. It was not unheard of for circuses to dispose of elephants near the places where they died, Theler said, and it would not be out of the realm of possibility that the bone came from an elephant carcass discarded from a circus train.
I can't write that off, Theler said. It could be a circus elephant.
-- Lyn Jerde and Michael Thompson
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Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Manitowoc (#711)
[Latest Airdate: July 5, 2018]
[Original Airdate: March 8, 2018]
Manitowoc is a city on the eastern shore of Wisconsin, north of Sheboygan and south of Green Bay that John McGivern LOVES! No, we mean it.
Visits to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum and exploration of the SS Badger were the beginning of his enchantment. Then he was introduced to beach glass, reminisced with an Evergleam Christmas tree collector, and explored Jagemann Stamping and Briess Malt and Ingredients Co. He had a Diet Coke with Kathie at the Stage Door Pub, made a belt at Leatherwerks and checked in to Dead by Dawn --- not sure that he would ever check out! But the cherry on the top was provided by Beerntsen's Confectionary and Cedar Crest Ice Cream! Yum! What's not to love?
Fair warning to those in Manitowoc: Don't be surprised if some day there's a Manitowoc mailbox with John's name on it. By being so inviting, you asked for it, Manitowoc!
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WPT University Place: Mexican Migrant Workers in Mid-Century Wisconsin
Sergio González, Doctoral Student in the Department of History at UW-Madison, shares stories of Mexican citizens and Texas-born Mexican Americans who were recruited to work in Wisconsin’s agricultural, industrial and transportation industries in the mid twentieth century.
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Coalwood High School
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Alaska – S.S. Coldbrook
Arizona – The Airplane Graveyard
Arkansas – Dinosaur World
California – Bodie Ghost Town
Colorado – Crystal Mill
Connecticut – Hearthstone Castle
Delaware – Dead Sentinel Lighthouse
Florida – The Dome Houses of Cape Romano
Georgia – The Georgia Lunatic Asylum
Hawaii – The Bus Swallowed Whole
Idaho – Abandoned Bay Horse
Illinois – Chanute Air Force Base
Indiana – The Palace Theater
Iowa – Keokuk Railroad Station
Kansas – Joyland
Kentucky – The Ghost Ship
Louisiana – Six Flags New Orleans
Maine – Abandoned Locomotives
Maryland – The Enchanted Forest
Massachusetts – Plymouth County Hospital
Michigan – The South Manitou Shipwreck
Minnesota – The Old Hamm’s Brewery
Mississippi – Nitta Yuma
Missouri – Abandoned Lebanon Railroad
Montana – Nevada City
Nebraska – Devil’s Nest Ski Resort
Nevada – The Neon Graveyard
New Hampshire – Madame Sherri Castle Ruins
New Jersey – Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
new Mexico – Folsom
New York – Bannerman’s Island
orth Carolina – Wizard of Oz Theme Park
orth Dakota – Thelen
hio – Chippewa Lake Amusement Park
Oklahoma – Skedee
Oregon – The Mary D. Hume Shipwreck
Pennsylvania – St. Peter & Paul Church
Rhode Island – Brenton Point
South Carolina – Cypress Gardens Ruins
South Dakota – Ortley’s Grain Elevator
Tennessee – Tennessee Brewing Co.
Texas – Sea Arama
Utah – Flaming House Ruins
Vermont – Abandoned East Mountain Radar Base
Virginia – Abandoned Renaissance Faire
Washington – Satsop Nuclear Power Plant
West Virginia – Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
Wisconsin – Door County Mushroom House
Wyoming – The Smith Mansion
The Old Taylor Distillery – Millville
Ouerbacker Mansion – Louisville
The Ghost Ship – Petersburg
Hayswood Hospital – Maysville
The Kentucky Lake Building – Kentucky Lake
The Abandoned Coal Mines – Eastern Kentucky
Below The Goatman’s Train Trestle – Pope Lick
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Around the Corner with John McGivern | Program | Sparta (#804)
[Original Airdate: January 24, 2019]
It’s true that Sparta Wisconsin is the bicycling capital of America, but we found lots of things happening here: soldiers marching, shovelmen building, luthiers crafting, quilters quilting, and, of course, bikers biking. Yes, Sparta likes active people and companies: Fast Eddie and FAST Corp fit right in, and so does John Gurda because he is the real life version of Ben Bikin. After all, John G. has literally been bikin’ all over Wisconsin! John McGivern is more like Ben’s friend, Willbee Ridin… As in, he will be ridin’ in his car back to Sparta because he’s coming for a longer visit!
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UW Old Canoe House
The UW was founded more than a 150 years ago. Between thousands of medical and scientific discoveries, contributions to both world wars and the striking beauty of campus, you may be surprised to hear which building holds the honor of being the UW's only nationally recognized historical site.
Ken Howe, head fleet captain and historian, Washington Yacht Club
07/03/2016
GIRL SCOUTS of the USA - WikiVidi Documentary
Girl Scouts of the United States of America , commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized after Low met Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, in 1911. Upon returning to Savannah, Georgia, she telephoned a distant cousin, saying, I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight! Girl Scouts prepares girls to empower themselves and promotes compassion, courage, confidence, character, leadership, entrepreneurship, and active citizenship through activities involving camping, community service, learning first aid, and earning badges by acquiring practical skills. Girl Scouts' achievements are recognized with various special awards, including the Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards. Girl Scout membership is organized according to grade, with activities desig...
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00:04:15: Girl Scouts of the United States
00:07:14: World War II
00:07:45: Desegregation
00:09:33: Wing Scouts
00:10:58: Age levels
00:14:55: Mariner Scouts
00:15:44: Special programs
00:16:28: Organizational structure
00:17:51: Realignment
00:19:48: Promise, Law, Motto, and Slogan
00:21:53: Girl Scout uniforms
00:24:32: Logos
00:25:20: Activities and programs
00:26:20: Girl Scouts and STEM
00:29:05: Destinations
00:29:42: Traditions
00:32:05: Adult recognition
00:33:25: Effect on American life
00:34:47: The American Girl
00:35:09: Sectarianism
00:35:36: To Serve God in the Promise
00:37:48: Chief Executive Officers
00:38:04: 100th Anniversary
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Sloss Furnaces
Leer Tower
The Alabaster Gypsum Plant
Belle Isle Zoo (Detroit)
Squaw Island Lighthouse
Portage Lake Observatory
The Francisco Morazan Shipwreck
Michigan Central Station (Detroit)
Eastown Theater (Detroit)
Prehistoric Forest
Knightridge Observatory (Bloomington)
The Indiana Army Ammunition Plant (Charlestown)
Silverville
City Methodist Church (Gary)
Central State Hospital For The Insane (Indianapolis)
Marble Hill Nuclear Power Facility (Marble Hill)
Union Station (Gary)
Old Cahawba
Leer Tower
Sloss Furnaces
Spectre Ghost Town
Coosa River Ammunition Storage Bunkers
Old Bryce Hospital
The Ice Cream Castle
The Abandoned Train of Andalusia
Strangest Abandoned Places
Alabama – The Abandoned Set of Big Fish
Alaska – S.S. Coldbrook
Arizona – The Airplane Graveyard
Arkansas – Dinosaur World
California – Bodie Ghost Town
Colorado – Crystal Mill
Connecticut – Hearthstone Castle
Delaware – Dead Sentinel Lighthouse
Florida – The Dome Houses of Cape Romano
Georgia – The Georgia Lunatic Asylum
Hawaii – The Bus Swallowed Whole
Idaho – Abandoned Bay Horse
Illinois – Chanute Air Force Base
Indiana – The Palace Theater
Iowa – Keokuk Railroad Station
Kansas – Joyland
Kentucky – The Ghost Ship
Louisiana – Six Flags New Orleans
Maine – Abandoned Locomotives
Maryland – The Enchanted Forest
Massachusetts – Plymouth County Hospital
Michigan – The South Manitou Shipwreck
Minnesota – The Old Hamm’s Brewery
Mississippi – Nitta Yuma
Missouri – Abandoned Lebanon Railroad
Montana – Nevada City
Nebraska – Devil’s Nest Ski Resort
Nevada – The Neon Graveyard
New Hampshire – Madame Sherri Castle Ruins
New Jersey – Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
new Mexico – Folsom
New York – Bannerman’s Island
orth Carolina – Wizard of Oz Theme Park
orth Dakota – Thelen
hio – Chippewa Lake Amusement Park
Oklahoma – Skedee
Oregon – The Mary D. Hume Shipwreck
Pennsylvania – St. Peter & Paul Church
Rhode Island – Brenton Point
South Carolina – Cypress Gardens Ruins
South Dakota – Ortley’s Grain Elevator
Tennessee – Tennessee Brewing Co.
Texas – Sea Arama
Utah – Flaming House Ruins
Vermont – Abandoned East Mountain Radar Base
Virginia – Abandoned Renaissance Faire
Washington – Satsop Nuclear Power Plant
West Virginia – Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
Wisconsin – Door County Mushroom House
Wyoming – The Smith Mansion
The Old Taylor Distillery – Millville
Ouerbacker Mansion – Louisville
The Ghost Ship – Petersburg
Hayswood Hospital – Maysville
The Kentucky Lake Building – Kentucky Lake
The Abandoned Coal Mines – Eastern Kentucky
Below The Goatman’s Train Trestle – Pope Lick
A Deserted Farmhouse – Near Carrolton
Natural Bridge
Harland Sanders Café and Museum
Harland Sanders Café and Museum
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
Mammoth Cave
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History of Minnesota | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
History of Minnesota
00:02:20 1 Native American inhabitation
00:06:12 2 European exploration
00:11:36 3 Territorial foundation and settlement
00:11:46 3.1 Land acquisition
00:13:34 3.2 Fort Snelling and the establishment of Minneapolis and Saint Paul
00:19:16 3.3 Early European settlement and development
00:21:15 3.4 Minnesota Territory
00:22:55 3.5 Statehood
00:26:24 4 Civil War era and Dakota War of 1862
00:29:33 5 Economic and social development
00:29:43 5.1 Farming and railroad development
00:33:51 5.2 Industrial development
00:35:34 5.3 Mayo Clinic
00:36:55 5.4 Urbanization and government
00:38:46 5.5 Great Depression
00:41:52 6 Modern Minnesota
00:42:01 6.1 Arts and culture
00:44:05 6.2 Minnesota in World War II
00:46:21 6.3 Modern economy
00:48:11 6.4 The digital state
00:49:40 6.5 Postwar politics
00:57:59 7 See also
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The history of the U.S. state of Minnesota is shaped by its original Native American residents, European exploration and settlement, and the emergence of industries made possible by the state's natural resources. Minnesota achieved prominence through fur trading, logging, and farming, and later through railroads, and iron mining. While those industries remain important, the state's economy is now driven by banking, computers, and health care.
The earliest known settlers followed herds of large game to the region during the last glacial period. They preceded the Anishinaabe, the Dakota, and other Native American inhabitants. Fur traders from France arrived during the 17th century. Europeans moving west during the 19th century, drove out most of the Native Americans. Fort Snelling, built to protect United States territorial interests, brought early settlers to the area. Early settlers used Saint Anthony Falls for powering sawmills in the area that became Minneapolis, while others settled downriver in the area that became Saint Paul.
Minnesota gained legal existence as the Minnesota Territory in 1849, and became the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858. After the upheaval of the American Civil War and the Dakota War of 1862, the state's economy started to develop when natural resources were tapped for logging and farming. Railroads attracted immigrants, established the farm economy, and brought goods to market. The power provided by St. Anthony Falls spurred the growth of Minneapolis, and the innovative milling methods gave it the title of the milling capital of the world.
New industry came from iron ore, discovered in the north, mined relatively easily from open pits, and shipped to Great Lakes steel mills from the ports at Duluth and Two Harbors. Economic development and social changes led to an expanded role for state government and a population shift from rural areas to cities. The Great Depression brought layoffs in mining and tension in labor relations but New Deal programs helped the state. After World War II, Minnesota became known for technology, fueled by early computer companies Sperry Rand, Control Data and Cray. The Twin Cities also became a regional center for the arts with cultural institutions such as the Guthrie Theater, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Walker Art Center.
Native Report - Season 10 Episode 6
On this Native Report co-host Tadd Johnson takes us on a self-guided tour of the Mashentucket Pequot Museum & Research Center which is billed as the largest museum of its kind in the world. Then we learn about prominent sachems and chiefs and their place in Mohegan history we tour the sculpture garden of the Mohegan Nation Government and Community Center. And as we look back at ten years of Native Report we pay tribute to Navajo Code Talker Chester Nez. We also hear from our Elders and learn something new about Indian Country today on Native Report.
Native Report is hosted by Stacey Thunder and Tadd Johnson. Learn more at
Unsettled Citizens | Citizenship and Its Gatekeepers || Radcliffe Institute
CITIZENSHIP AND ITS GATEKEEPERS
Panelists explore how states, tribes, and other communities regulate belonging.
Featuring:
Jill Doerfler (6:20), department head and professor, Department of American Indian Studies, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Duluth
Pap Ndiaye (24:37), professor of history, Sciences Po (France)
Chia Youyee Vang (44:57), professor of history, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Moderated by Philip J. Deloria, professor of history and chair of the Committee on Degrees in History and Literature, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
PANEL DISCUSSION (1:02:24)
AUDIENCE Q&A (1:13:52)
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
A tribute to the 29 men who died November 10, 1975, aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior.
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Announcer (0:04): An air and sea search is continuing for possible survivors of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 729 foot ore carrier, which apparently broke apart and sunk last night on Lake Superior. The ship and its 29-man crew vanished in a storm with 80 mile-an-hour winds and wave heights up to 25 feet. All that has been found is an oil slick and some debris.
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song begins at 0:17
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Radio Transmission (3:11): We last had contact with 'em, the mate had talked to him ... at about 10 minutes after 7, 19:10, and he said he was going along fine and no problem.
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Radio Transmission (3:21): But it looks from the information that we have that it's, uh, fairly certain that the, uh, Fitzgerald went down.
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Radio Transmission (4:04): Uh, no, I didn't have him, uh, visually, I had him on radar; he was, uh, exactly 10 miles ahead of us. I asked him how he was making out with his problems and he said he was holding his own, but I, uh, lost contact after that.
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The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
when the skies of November turn gloomy
With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more
than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty,
that big ship and true was a bone to be chewed
when the Gales of November came early
The ship was the pride of the American side
coming back from some mill in Wisconsin
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
with a crew and good captain well seasoned,
concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
when they left fully loaded for Cleveland
And later that night when the ship's bell rang,
could it be the north wind they'd been feelin'?
The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
and a wave broke over the railing
And ev'ry man knew, as the captain did too
'twas the witch of November come stealin'
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
when the Gales of November came slashin'
When afternoon came it was freezin' rain
in the face of a hurricane west wind
When suppertime came the old cook came on deck sayin'
Fellas, it's too rough t'feed ya
At seven P.M. a main hatchway caved in; he said,
Fellas, it's bin good t'know ya!
The captain wired in he had water comin' in
and the good ship and crew was in peril
And later that night when 'is lights went outta sight
came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Does any one know where the love of God goes
when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
if they'd put fifteen more miles behind 'er
They might have split up or they might have capsized;
they may have broke deep and took water
And all that remains is the faces and the names
of the wives and the sons and the daughters
Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
in the rooms of her ice-water mansion
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams;
the islands and bays are for sportsmen
And farther below Lake Ontario
takes in what Lake Erie can send her,
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
with the Gales of November remembered
In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed,
in the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times
for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
Superior, they said, never gives up her dead
when the gales of November come early
Seattle | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Seattle
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.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Seattle ( (listen) see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 730,000 residents as of 2018, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area’s population stands at 3.87 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. Seattle is the northernmost large city in the contiguous United States.
The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon, on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named Seattle in 1852, in honor of Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.
Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century, the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. Growth after World War II was partially due to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed into a technology center from the 1980s onwards with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region; Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a Seattleite by birth. Internet retailer Amazon was founded in Seattle in 1994, and major airline Alaska Airlines was founded in SeaTac, Washington, serving Seattle's international airport, Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle has a noteworthy musical history. From 1918 to 1951, nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs existed along Jackson Street, from the current Chinatown/International District to the Central District. The jazz scene nurtured the early careers of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Ernestine Anderson, and others. Seattle is also the birthplace of rock musician Jimi Hendrix, as well as the origin of the bands Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters and the alternative rock movement grunge.
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Seattle ( (listen) see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 730,000 residents as of 2018, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area’s population stands at 3.87 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. Seattle is the northernmost large city in the contiguous United States.
The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon, on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named Seattle in 1852, in honor of Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.
Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century, the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. Growth after World War II was partially due to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed into a technology center from the 1980s onwards with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region; Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a Seattleite by birth. Internet retailer Amazon was founded in Seattle in 1994, and major airline Alaska Airlines was founded in SeaTac, Washington, serving Seattle's international airport, Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle has a noteworthy musical history. From 1918 to 1951, nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs existed along Jackson Street, from the current Chinatown/International District to the Central District. The jazz scene nurtured the early careers of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Ernestine Anderson, and others. Seattle is also the birthplace of rock musician Jimi Hendrix, as well as the origin of the bands Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters and the alternative rock movement grunge.
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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.