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The city was founded in 1812 and was named by its founder, Hugh McGary, after Col. Robert M. Evans. Because of its position on the river and surrounding natural resources, Evansville grew to become a commercial, industrial and financial hub for the tri-state area .
The 1800 United States presidential election was the fourth quadrennial presidential election. It was held from October 31 to December 3, 1800. It was held from October 31 to December 3, 1800. In what is sometimes called the " Revolution of 1800 ", [ 2 ] the Democratic-Republican Party candidate, Vice President Thomas Jefferson , defeated the ...
Clemson is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Clemson sponsored its first men's basketball team in 1911–12, winning its first conference championship in 1939 and the ACC regular season in 1990. The Tigers have never won the ACC basketball tournament since its inception in 1953.
Fisk Jubilee Singers, circa 1870s. The singers were organized as a fundraising effort for Fisk University. The historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee, was founded by the American Missionary Association and local supporters after the end of the American Civil War to educate freedmen and other young African Americans.
On July 14, 2022, YouTube made a special playlist and video celebrating the 317 music videos to have hit 1 billion views and joined the "Billion Views Club". [ 65 ] [ 66 ] On April 1, 2024, the communications app Discord incorporated a short trailer video into their in-app April Fools' Day prank regarding loot boxes .
For more than 2,000 years, the Hohokam peoples occupied the land that would become Phoenix. [15] [16] Hohokam is a present-day name given to the occupants of central and southern Arizona who lived here between about the year 1 and 1450 CE (current era). It is derived from the Pima Indian (Akimel O'odham) word for "those who have gone" or "all ...
The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. The Republican nominee, Governor George W. Bush of Texas , the eldest son of George H. W. Bush , narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Vice President Al Gore .
The program celebrated a wide collection of exclusively Australian artists and composers from many different backgrounds. There was a focus on contemporary classical composers, such as Elena Kats-Chernin and Chong Lim, film composers such as Bruce Rowland and David Hirschfelder, Jazz artists such as James Morrison, Indigenous songlines arranged by David Page, House music from Peewee Ferris and ...