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The Oregon Treaty [a] was a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country; the area had been jointly occupied by both Britain and the U.S. since the Treaty of 1818.
The first documented commercial film made in Oregon was a short silent film titled The Fisherman's Bride, shot in Astoria by the Selig Polyscope Company, and released in 1909. [2] Another documentary short, Fast Mail, Northern Pacific Railroad , was shot in Portland in 1897.
On August 14, 1848, Congress passed the Act to Establish the Territorial Government of Oregon, which created what was officially the Territory of Oregon. [9] The Territory of Oregon originally encompassed all of the present-day states of Idaho , Oregon and Washington , as well as those parts of present-day Montana and Wyoming west of the ...
The Seagull is a 2018 American historical drama film directed by Michael Mayer with a screenplay by Stephen Karam, based on the 1896 play of the same name by Anton Chekhov. The film stars Annette Bening , Saoirse Ronan , Corey Stoll , Elisabeth Moss , Mare Winningham , Jon Tenney , Glenn Fleshler , Michael Zegen , Billy Howle and Brian Dennehy .
Rajneesh greeted by followers on one of his daily "drive-bys" in Rajneeshpuram.Circa 1982.. Tensions with the public and threatened punitive action by Indian authorities originally motivated the founders and leaders of the Rajneeshee movement, Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh and Ma Anand Sheela, to leave India and begin a new religious settlement in the United States.
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — "The Oregon Trail," one of the most successful computer games of all time and a staple for children of the '80s and '90s, is currently being developed into a movie project.
Nov. 6—Oregon's arts and culture sector contributed $829 million to Oregon's economy in fiscal year 2022, according to the latest Arts & Economic Prosperity study from Americans for the Arts.
1: January 7, 2018: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle: $37,233,653: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle reached the #1 spot in its third weekend of release. [2] 2: January 14, 2018: $28,101,972: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle became the first film since Hidden Figures to top the box office in its fourth weekend of release. [3] [4] 3: January 21, 2018 ...