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  2. Pennsylvania (song) - Wikipedia

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    The song was written and composed by former prison administrator Eddie Khoury [1] and Ronnie Bonner, and serves as the official state song for all public purposes. State Representative Frank L. Oliver introduced the bill for the song, and it was adopted by the Pennsylvanian General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Robert P. Casey on November 29, 1990.

  3. Gerardus Mercator - Wikipedia

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    Gerardus Mercator (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ r ɑːr d ə s m ɜːr ˈ k eɪ t ər /; [a] [b] [c] 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) [d] was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer.He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing (rhumb lines) as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.

  4. List of U.S. state songs - Wikipedia

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    New Mexico has two state songs in Spanish: "Así Es Nuevo México" is the official Spanish state song, while "New Mexico - Mi Lindo Nuevo Mexico" is the state bilingual song. Iowa 's " The Song of Iowa " uses the tune from the song " O Tannenbaum " as its melody. [ 4 ]

  5. The Capitols - Wikipedia

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    Though the song was meant to include a horn accompaniment, the contracted musicians failed to show up for the recording session and their parts were omitted from the track. "Cool Jerk" was released late March 1966 and was a hit, reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Billboard R&B chart.

  6. Category:United States state songs - Wikipedia

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    The Great State of Massachusetts; The Road to Boston; Massachusetts (Arlo Guthrie song) My Michigan; Michigan, My Michigan; Hail! Minnesota; Go, Mississippi; Missouri Waltz; Montana (state song) My Homeland, Tennessee

  7. Mercator projection - Wikipedia

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    For example, a Mercator map printed in a book might have an equatorial width of 13.4 cm corresponding to a globe radius of 2.13 cm and an RF of approximately ⁠ 1 / 300M ⁠ (M is used as an abbreviation for 1,000,000 in writing an RF) whereas Mercator's original 1569 map has a width of 198 cm corresponding to a globe radius of 31.5 cm and an ...

  8. Why Merle Haggard Wrote ‘America First,’ the Song Suddenly ...

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    Country legend Merle Haggard has been brought into the national spotlight again, thanks to vice presidential candidate JD Vance repeatedly using one of the late singer’s anthems as his walk-up ...

  9. Category:Songs about states of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Contact us; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; ... Lists of songs about a state of the United States (3 P) United States state songs (1 C, 83 P) A.