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The written history of New York City began with the first European explorer, the Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. European settlement began with the Dutch in 1608 and New Amsterdam was founded in 1624.
The history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has three main periods, described generally as: [1] [2] [3] the early history during the lifetime of Joseph Smith, which is in common with most Latter Day Saint movement churches; the "pioneer era" under the leadership of Brigham Young and his 19th-century successors;
A religious history of the American people (1973), Classic comprehensive coverage of all denominations. Albright, Raymond Wolf. A History of the Protestant Episcopal Church (1964). Bell, James B. A War of Religion: Dissenters, Anglicans, and the American Revolution. (2008). 323 pp. ISBN 978-0-230-54297-6; Bonomi, Patricia U.
International Business Machines (IBM) is a multinational corporation specializing in computer technology and information technology consulting. Headquartered in Armonk, New York, the company originated from the amalgamation of various enterprises dedicated to automating routine business transactions, notably pioneering punched card-based data tabulating machines and time clocks.
The Ottoman Empire was founded c. 1299 by Osman I as a small beylik in northwestern Asia Minor just south of the Byzantine capital Constantinople. In 1326, the Ottomans captured nearby Bursa , cutting off Asia Minor from Byzantine control.
University of Miami, founded in 1925 Miami-Dade County Courthouse, built in 1928, is the tallest building built in the 1920s. Miami River in 1935. Miami experienced a very rapid growth up to World War II. In 1900, 1,681 people lived in Miami; in 1910, there were 5,471 people; and in 1920, there were 29,549 people.
Before the takeover, only 1,000 of the 6,500 KFC outlets sold Pepsi Cola, and PepsiCo switched 1,800 company-owned stores to their own soft drinks with immediate effect. [77] The purchase of KFC by PepsiCo led to some fast food competitors switching from Pepsi to Coca-Cola. [78]
The history of West Virginia stems from the 1861 Wheeling Convention, which was an assembly of northwestern Virginian Southern Unionists, who aimed to repeal the Ordinance of Secession that Virginia made during the American Civil War (1861–1865).