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...been launched in the 19th century. She was Baltimore's first new fireboat in 35 years. ...of wood, or other flammable material. Modern cargo is usually transported in a standard sized steel shipping containers, which help prevent the spread o

...t who has studied the [[Algonquin]] language, ''chesapeake'' means ''Great Water'' or perhaps refers to an Algonquin [[village]] at the mouth of the bay. Lo ...s believe that they have found evidence of an [[asteroid]] or comet impact in what is now the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. That would make this impact on

...so containment methods must be instituted to stop outbreaks; it is listed in the [[Select Agent Program]] as a dangerously contagious human pathogen. ...n. An additional strain of Ebola has been identified following an outbreak in [[Uganda]]. Marburg is distinguished by having a slightly different length

...e as the 1930s. The United States had vast stretches of farmland, varying in quality from very good to poor, plus even larger areas of rangelands. ...and two-dozen journals covering the development and history of agriculute in the U.S. The selection of these texts follows the advice of scholars from

...ccessful colonial economies to a small, independent farming economy, which in 1776 became the United States of America, with a population of 3.5 million. ...iron, and oil), and an entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to investing in material and human capital. The economy has maintained high wages, attract

...p, and the Virginia Colony became the richest and largest British colonies in North America. ...lands to form Kentucky and Ohio. After many decades of sectional hostility in 1861 West Virginia broke away as a separate state.

...sh empire, forming a new government specified by the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1789. ...union, may not secede from it. That war also ended up abolishing slavery in the United States and all its territories.

'''Maine''' is a state in the [[New England]] region of the northeastern [[United States of America]] ...it was physically separated from the rest of Massachusetts and was growing in population at a rapid rate, Maine became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820 a

...b|300px|The Fort Pitt Blockhouse, dating to 1764, is the oldest structure in Pittsburgh.<ref name="ftpitt">[http://www.fortpittmuseum.com/History.html " .... Native Americans had populated this region for more than 10,000 years. In 1754, to enforce their territorial claims, the French built [[Fort Duquesne

...rate States of America|Confederacy]], and slavery was abolished everywhere in the U.S.. ...elected [[Abraham Lincoln]] president. With their complete loss of power in the national government to a party hostile to the institution through which

...l.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Depictions of the British Army marching to Concord in April, 1775. This is a hand colored engraving by Amos Doolittle based on a ...ill]], when 2,400 redcoats attacked 1,600 patriots dug in on Breed's Hill (in front of Bunker Hill). Crouching low behind their breastworks, the Yankees