Where mass shootings have occurred in 2016
173 U.S. mass shootings in 2016 (1208 mass shootings since 1/1/2013). 1. 06/12/2016 Orlanda, FL; 51 dead;
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Old maps
The World of Homer
The ‘Homeric question’ raises many conflicting opinions about the person and works of Homer. It is thus impossible to reproduce
Read MoreProportion of whites of Foreign parentage to total population of the U.S. (1900)
Related posts: – U.S. population by race – U.S. White Non-Hispanic population, percent increase by county – U.S. population, percent
Read MoreThe Muslim world (1900)
The world’s Muslim population around 1900
Read MoreChicago, central business section (1916)
Birds-eye view map of downtown Chicago. Via loc.gov
Read MoreNationalities of the German Alliance (1916)
Nationalities of the Central Powers.
Read MoreAfro-American Travel Map (1942)
A guide for negro hotels and guest houses in the eastern USA.
Read MoreOld bird’s-eye-view maps of the Manhattan
The heart of the New York metropolitan area, Manhattan traces its roots to a trading post established by settlers from the Dutch Republic in 1624; the trading post was called New Amsterdam. Historically, Manhattan has been bought by Dutch settlers from Lenape Native Americans for 60 guilders (~$1059 in contemporary terms). The area and its neighborhoods came under the English administration in 1664 and were renamed New York.
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