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3 days ago · Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde W. Tombaugh, making it by far the first known object in the Kuiper belt.
1 day ago · Many people believed that the distant celestial object Clyde Tombaugh found in 1930 was a planet because it caught the interest of both scientists and the general public. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) controversially decided to modify the criteria for planetary designation, leading to Pluto’s reclassification as a “dwarf planet.”
3 days ago · The American Revolution was an insurrection carried out by 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies that began in 1775 and ended with a peace treaty in 1783. The colonies won political independence and went on to form the United States of America.
- The American Revolution—also called the U.S. War of Independence—was the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britai...
- On the ground, fighting in the American Revolution began with the skirmishes between British regulars and American provincials on April 19, 1775, f...
- The American Revolution was principally caused by colonial opposition to British attempts to impose greater control over the colonies and to make t...
- Until early in 1778, the American Revolution was a civil war within the British Empire, but it became an international war as France (in 1778) and...
- In the early stages of the rebellion by the American colonists, most of them still saw themselves as English subjects who were being denied their r...
5 days ago · In this cohesive narrative, Edward Countryman explores the American Revolution in the context of the African American experience, asking a question that blacks have raised since the Revolution: What does the revolutionary promise of freedom and democracy mean for African Americans?
4 days ago · Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. It was discovered in 1930 by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh and was considered the ninth planet in the solar system until it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
5 days ago · Printed works increased dramatically in the middle of the 18th century, and materials like newspapers, pamphlets, and broadsides were used as tools to shape public opinion, both for and against the war. During the Revolution, newspapers kept the increasingly literate populace of the colonies informed, helped to develop the concept of a free ...
2 days ago · The American Revolution was a rebellion and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated an ultimately successful war for independence against the Kingdom of Great Britain.
