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Cover of Cabbages and Kings (1904 edition). In the 20th century, American writer O. Henry (William Sydney Porter, 1862–1910) coined the term banana republic to describe the fictional Republic of Anchuria in the book Cabbages and Kings (1904), [1] a collection of thematically related short stories inspired by his experiences in Honduras, whose economy was heavily dependent on the export of ...
Milwaukee (locally / m ə ˈ w ɔː k i / ⓘ mə-WAW-kee) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Milwaukee County. [15] With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is the 31st-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous city in the Midwest.
Pages in category "Cities in the Seattle metropolitan area" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
2014 The Barclays, PGA Tour FedEx Cup - Hunter Mahan; 2010 The Barclays, PGA Tour FedEx Cup - Matt Kuchar; 2008 The Barclays, PGA Tour FedEx Cup - Vijay Singh; 2001 Senior PGA Championship - Tom Watson; 1990 U.S. Senior Open - Lee Trevino; 1981 Coca-Cola Classic - Kathy Whitworth; 1974 U.S. Amateur - Jerry Pate; 1957 U.S. Senior Amateur - J ...
Texas rank U.S. rank Metropolitan area Metropolitan division Population (2023 est.) 1 4 Dallas–Fort Worth 8,100,037: 2 5 Houston 7,510,253: 3 24 San Antonio 2,703,999: 4 26 Austin 2,473,275: 5 65 McAllen 898,471: 6 68 El Paso 873,331: 7 110 Killeen-Temple 501,333: 8 121 Corpus Christi 448,323: 9 127 Brownsville-Harlingen 426,710: 10 140 ...
The same effect occurred in the garment industry (Levis and Haggar) along the Texas border area. Laredo lost its only garment-producing company (Barry), costing the jobs of about 300 workers. Laredo's strong job growth rate in retail and transportation services limited the adverse effects of long-term unemployment from the few massive layoffs ...
The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]
On June 1, 1940, the first Douglas R3D-1 for the U.S. Navy, BuNo 1901, crashed at Mines Field, before delivery. The Navy later acquired the privately owned DC-5 prototype, from William E. Boeing as a replacement. [316] On November 20, 1940, the prototype NA-73X Mustang, NX19998, [317] first flown October 26, 1940, by test pilot Vance Breese ...