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Monowi ( ) is an incorporated village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. In 2010, only one person lived there. It is the only city in the United States with only one person living there. The name "Monowi" means "flower" in an unknown Native American language. Monowi was named after the many wildflowers growing at the original place of the village. History. Monowi was platted in 1902. This was when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. A post office was created in Monowi in 1902. It was used until 1967. Monowi's peak years were in the 1930s, when it had 150 people living there. Like many other small communities in the Great Plains, its younger residents moved to cities that were growing and had better jobs. During the 2000 census, the village had only two people; only one married couple, Rudy and Elsie Eiler, lived there. Rudy died in 2004. This made his wife the only remaining resident. She acts as mayor, giving herself a liquor license and paying taxes to herself. She is required to make a municipal road plan every year in order to get state funding for the village's four streetlights. Geography. The United States Census Bureau says that the village has a total area of . All land of it is land. The village is in the far eastern part of Boyd County, in the northeastern part of Nebraska. It is between the Niobrara River and the bigger Missouri River. The closest community to Monowi is Lynch, which is about away. The village is about from Omaha. People. Census data for Monowi is unique. In 2010:
The Cherokee Strip of Kansas, in the United States, was a disputed strip of land on the southern border of Kansas. History. In 1825 the Osage Nation was given a reservation in eastern Indian territory in what is now Kansas. In the Treaty of New Echota, May 23, 1836, the northern border of the Cherokee Nation's land was set as the southern border of the Osage lands. When Congress passed the Kansas–Nebraska Act on May 30, 1854, it set the southern border of the Kansas Territory as the 37th parallel north. It was thought at the time that the Osage northern border was also the 37th parallel. The Cherokees disagreed. They said that it was not the true boundary. They said that the border of Kansas should be moved north to make room for the actual border of the Cherokee land. The situation happened during the troubles in Kansas leading up to the Civil War. Under terms of Article 17 of the Treaty of 1866, the land was to be sold "at not less than $1.25 an acre [$309/km2]" for the first year. Then, it would be offered for sale at local land offices. In the first year, 156,848.47 acres (635 km2) were sold. 277,830.89 acres (1,124 km2) were given to land offices during the summer of 1879.
Southeast Kansas is a region of the U.S. state of Kansas. It can be generally defined by Woodson County in the northwest, Bourbon County in the northeast, Cherokee County in the southeast, and Montgomery County in the southwest. Geographically it mostly has broad rolling landscape located between the Flint Hills to the west and includes the Ozarks to the southeast. Some notable towns there include Pittsburg, Parsons, Coffeyville, Independence, Chanute, Fort Scott, and Iola. The first people to live there were some Native American tribes. Others included frontier towns that relied on cattle ranching and mining. They were hurt by violence over the issue of slavery. This happened both before and during the American Civil War (see Bleeding Kansas). The most common type of mining in Southeast Kansas was coal mining. This contributed to the amount of coal found. It also contributed to the quality and thickness of coal in Southeast Kansas. Southeast Kansas has one of the well-made recreations of early life in the United States Army at Fort Scott National Historic Site.
East-Central Kansas is a region of Kansas. It is between the Kansas City metropolitan area and Southeast Kansas, and it is on the border with Missouri. The region goes west to the Flint Hills to Lyon County. East-Central Kansas geographically has rolling hills and deep forested river valleys. The main crop of this very agricultural region is corn. The area is more forested and more moist compared to the rest of the state. East-Central Kansas has a lot of history. This is because many places in this region saw battles in Bleeding Kansas. It is also because the abolitionist John Brown and his men fought in Osawatomie. Much of the area is powered by Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station. It is near Burlington. The most populous cities of the region include Emporia, Ottawa, Paola, Osawatomie, Garnett, Osage City, Burlington, and Louisburg. The region includes the following seven counties:
North Central Kansas is a tourism and geographical region of the state of Kansas. It has 15 counties. Over 150,000 people live there. The Salina micropolitan area is part of North Central Kansas. The region goes from the Nebraska border in the north to Russell, Ellsworth, Saline, and Dickinson Counties in the south. Its western border includes Smith, Osborne, and Russell Counties, and its eastern border Dickinson, Clay, Washington, and Marshall Counties. The 15 counties included in the region are:
Jacksboro is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Jack County. Downtown Jacksboro has two major highways that pass through; U.S. Highway 281, and U.S. Highway 380. On the east side of Jacksboro lies Lake Jacksboro, which consists of a natural lake and a man-made lake, separated by a dam. The 2020 census said that Jacksboro had 4,184 people living in it. History. 19th Century. Jacksboro was settled in 1850 by settlers that were attracted by land offers made by the Texas Emigration &amp; Land Office. Jacksboro was originally called Mesquiteville. The town began around Lost Creek, a stream near downtown Jacksboro that emptied into Lake Jacksboro. Jacksboro became the county seat of Jack County in 1859, and was renamed to Jacksboro, in honor of William and Patrick Jack, who fought in the Texas Revolution. Jacksboro was one of the only towns to vote against leaving the United States and joining the Confederacy. Native American raids continued until 1870, after Fort Richardson was built to protect Jacksboro. Jacksboro got national attention in 1871 when the Kiowa chiefs Satana and Big Tree were tried in the Jack County courthouse, the first time any Native American was tried under the United States law. 20th &amp; 21st Century. Jacksboro may have formed the first Texas state 4H club, that was claimed to be formed in the 1910's. On March 24, 2023, an EF3 tornado passed through Jacksboro, causing damage to estimately 80 homes or more and damaging the Elementary and High schools.
Education in Kansas is controlled at the primary and secondary school level by the Kansas State Board of Education. Kansas's public colleges and universities are controlled by the Kansas Board of Regents. Colleges and universities. The Kansas Board of Regents controls thirty-seven public schools. It also allows some private and out-of-state schools to be in Kansas. In Fall 2009, the Kansas's six public universities said they had a total of 93,307 students enrolled. History. The first colleges in Kansas were created by the Kansas Territorial legislature. They were signed by Territorial Governor James W. Denver, on February 9–12, 1858.
Nerd is a noun often used as an insult, to describe people who are seen as being weird, obsessive or introverted. The first ever use of the word "nerd" is in the year 1950 in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss where it is one of the fictional animals the narrator would put in the zoo if he were running it. An article of Newsweek Magazine published in 1951 said that the word "nerd" was used as a synonym for the slang word "square" which was at the time a popular pejorative. By the 1960's the phrase "nerd" started meaning someone who was intelligent but strange and unlikable, especially if this person were interested in science-fiction was used throughout the United States and even in Scotland. In the 1970's it became extremely common to use the phrase "nerd" because it was routinely used in the television sitcom Happy Days. People labeled as nerds tend to be bullied in school more often than others are. In 1984, there was a movie called Revenge of the Nerds as a social commentary. A number of fictional characters such as Dilton Doiley, Peter Parker, Milhouse Van Houten and Hermione Granger are sometimes described as nerds.
Parsons is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 9,600 people lived there. It is the biggest city in Labette County. It is the second biggest city in the southeastern region of Kansas. Geography. Parsons is at (37.339070, -95.269747). The city is at the junction of U.S. Route 59 and U.S. Route 400. Along US-59, the city of Erie (the county seat of Neosho County) is to the north and Oswego (the county seat of Labette County) is south and east. Big Hill Lake is several miles to the west of the city, and Lake Parsons is northwest of Parsons. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 9,600 people, 4,015 households, and 2,251 families living in Parson. Of the households, 58.4% owned their home and 41.6% rented their home. The median age was 37.9 years. Of the people, 75.3% were White, 8.0% were Black, 1.7% were Native American, 0.7% were Asian, 2.1% were from some other race, and 12.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.1% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 10,500 people, 4,351 households, and 2,586 families living in Parson. Education. Library. The first public library building in Parsons was the Carnegie Library. It was created in 1909. The Parsons Public Library moved to a modern building in 1977.
Coffeyville is a city in southeastern Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located along the Verdigris River in the state's southeastern region. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 8,826. It is the most populous city of Montgomery County and with its southeast Kansas location is in the Tulsa, Oklahoma media market. The town of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma is located approximately 1 mile south of the city, existing as a separate political entity immediately south of the state line. History. The city was first incorporated in 1872, but the charter was voided as illegal. The city was re-incorporated in March 1873. Geography. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 8,826 people, 3,587 households, and 2,013 families living in Coffeyville. Of the households, 60.0% owned their home and 40.0% rented their home. The median age was 37.7 years. Of the people, 64.7% were White, 11.2% were Black, 4.2% were Native American, 0.7% were Asian, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 6.5% were from some other race, and 12.7% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.6% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 10,295 people, 4,226 households, and 2,456 families living in Coffeyville. Media. The "Coffeyville Journal" is the local newspaper. They publish twice per week.
Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. In 2020, 9,954 people lived there. Geography. Mission is at (39.026774, -94.656962). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. Population. 2020 census. The 2020 census says there were 9,954 people, 5,295 households, and 2,240 families living in Mission. Of the households, 46.6% owned their home and 53.4% rented their home. The median age was 35.6 years. Of the people, 77.3% were White, 4.8% were Black, 4.0% were Asian, 0.4% were Native American, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 3.2% were from some other race, and 10.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.4% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says there were 9,323 people, 5,000 households, and 2,130 families living in Mission.
Takenoshin Nakai (ja:中井猛之進, November 27, 1882 – December 6, 1952) was a Japanese botanist. He published papers on the plants of Japan and Korea. Work as a Taxonomist. Nakai was the author or co-author of the taxonomy of 4,733 plants.
Harry Osborn is a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko for the "Amazing Spider-Man" #31 in 1965.  Fictional character biography. He is the son of Norman Osborn and his mother died in childbirth. His father blames him for her death and as such is dismissive and impatient with him. Harry constantly tries and fails to win his father's approval.  Harry meets Peter Parker at University and at first can't stand him. He later gets to know him better and becomes his best friend. Harry's father Norman then becomes the supervillain the Green Goblin and Harry starts to use drugs. Green Goblin then kills Spider-Man's girlfriend Gwen Stacy and accidentally kills himself during a battle with Spider-Man. Harry blames Spider-Man for his father's death and wants to get revenge by becoming a supervillain the second Green Goblin. Harry Osborn in film. Harry Osborn is played by James Franco in the 2002 "Spider-Man" movie. In it, Harry Osborn goes to high school with Peter Parker and is the only person aside from Mary-Jane Watson who is nice to him. Harry is Peter's best friend and does not get along well with his father. Harry dates Mary-Jane Watson even though Peter loves her. Harry's father tells him that she is no different from Harry's mother and that all she cares about is his money. Harry defends her. She tells Harry that his father is a creep and Harry defends him. Mary-Jane then breaks up with him. Harry later goes to win her back and realizes she is in love with Peter. Harry's father who is secretly the Green Goblin finds out from Harry that Peter loves Mary-Jane Watson. After he died Norman makes Peter swear not to tell Harry that he is the Green Goblin. Harry swears to kill Spider-Man for revenge. In "Spider-Man 2" Harry is willing to work with Doctor Octopus to kill Spider-Man. At the end of the movie he is horrified to discover that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. In "Spider-Man 3", Harry becomes a supervillain so that he can kill Spider-Man and avenge his father's death.  In the end
Ousmane Tanor Dieng (January 2, 1947 – July 15, 2019) was a Senegalese politician. He was the First Secretary of the Socialist Party of Senegal. He was vice-president of the Socialist International from 1996 until his death. Dieng was born in Nguéniène, Senegal. He was a candidate for President in the February 2007 election. Dieng died on July 15, 2019 from a short-illness in France at the age of 72.
Paul Albert Zipfel (September 22, 1935 – July 14, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota. Zipfel was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Zipfel died on July 14, 2019 in Normandy, Missouri from dementia at the age of 83.
Pernell Whitaker (January 2, 1964 – July 14, 2019) was an American professional boxer. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Whitaker was a four-weight world champion, having won titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight; the undisputed lightweight title; and the lineal lightweight and welterweight titles. He holds the longest unified lightweight championship reign in boxing history at 6 title defenses. Whitaker was seen as one of the greatest defensive boxers of all-time. Whitaker won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1982 World Championships, followed by gold at the 1983 Pan American Games and 1984 Olympics. He retired in 2001. Whitaker was killed after being hit by a car in Virginia Beach, Virginia on July 14, 2019 at the age of 55.
Paul F. Markham (May 22, 1930 – July 13, 2019) was an American attorney. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1966 to 1969. Markham was born in Boston, Massachusetts.  Markham was a key figure in the Chappaquiddick incident as he was with Senator Ted Kennedy during the incident. He played a key defense in Kennedy's favor. Markham died on July 13, 2019 in Peabody, Massachusetts at the age of 89.
Janet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress and painter. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1929, she was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her roles in the movies "7th Heaven" (1927), "" (1927), and "Street Angel" (1928). By 1927, Gaynor was one of Hollywood's leading ladies. Janet Gaynor has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6284 Hollywood Blvd.  Gaynor was known for her role as Esther Blodgett/Vicki Lester in the 1937 movie "A Star Is Born". In September 1982, Gaynor and her husband were seriously injured in a car crash after a drunk driver crashed their car. She died two years after the crash on September 14, 1984 in Palm Springs, California from problems caused by her injuries at the age of 77. Gaynor is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery next to her second husband, Adrian.
Simone Signoret (; 25 March 192130 September 1985) was a French actress. She became the second French person to win an Academy Award, for her role in "Room at the Top" (1959). Signoret won two Césars, three BAFTAs, an Emmy, a Cannes Film Festival Award, the Silver Bear for Best Actress awards, an NBR Award and a Golden Globe nomination.
Roberto Remigio Benigni (; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He is known for writing, directing, producing and starring in "Life Is Beautiful", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a German actor. He won the first Academy Award for Best Actor at the 1st Academy Awards for his roles as Duke Sergius Alexander in "The Last Command" and as August Schilling in "The Way of All Flesh". During World War II, he starred in many Nazi propaganda movies. After the fall for the Third Reich, he was unemployed and retired.
Jorge Rubén Aguado (6 November 1925 – 12 July 2019) was an Argentine politician. He was born in Buenos Aires. Aguado was the "de facto" Governor of Buenos Aires Province from 1982 through 1983 and Minister of Agriculture and Livestock in 1981. Aguado died on 12 July 2019 in Buenos Aires at the age of 93.
Wilhelm Werner Müller (1 June 1946 – 15 July 2019) was a German politician and businessman. He was Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy from 1998 to 2002. Müller was born in Essen, Germany. Müller died on 15 July 2019 in Essen from cancer at the age of 73.
Rommel Roberts (2 December 1949–17 May 2024) was a South African human rights activist. He was an expert in the study of religion, director of the Hilltop Empowerment Centre, consultant, lecturer and author. Life. Rommel Roberts was born on 2 December 1949, in Durban, South Africa. He grew up in Mafeking (today: Mahikeng, North-West Province, South Africa), where he was confronted with the effects of apartheid as a child. His father was white, and his mother Maureen Roberts, a qualified nurse and the only medical specialist for the surrounding townships, was of Indian descent and thus classified as non-white according to the categories of apartheid, so the family was exposed to diverse discrimination. Rommel grew up with seven siblings. Roberts graduated from High School in Cape Town and then studied theology and philosophy at St. Joseph's Theological Institute near Pietermaritzburg. After his studies he returned to Cape Town, and in the following years committed himself against apartheid working in various human rights groups and organising non-violent actions. He worked alongside for many years. Roberts was married to Celeste Santos, also a human rights activist, and they had a son and a daughter. They were divorced later. In the years after Nelson Mandela's release, Roberts was involved in various projects to build up democratic and economic structures and take care of returning exiles. In 1994 he was called to Mafeking to prepare and monitor the first general free elections, and also to resolve conflicts in the then ‘Homeland’  From 1995 Roberts was director of the Hilltop Empowerment Centre in the Eastern Cape. He lived there with his wife Robin, with whom he was married since 2002. They organized numerous projects aimed at education issues and improving the living conditions of people in rural areas. He was involved in consultancy work with South African municipalities and government departments as well as occasionally guest lecturing at universities, his topics being community development including IT literacy, communication and conflict resolution. Rommel Roberts criticised corruption and lack of services as well as the unequal living conditions in South Africa. He died in Cape Town on 17
The temperance movement is a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the temperance movement became very big in many countries. It led to Prohibition in the United States, which lasted from 1920 to 1933. Role of Women. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) started from a movement against saloons and liquor stores. It began in Ohio. It spread throughout the Midwestern United States during the winter of 1873-1874. The movement had over 32,000 women who went into saloons and liquor stores. They did this to disrupt business and stop the sales of alcohol. The WCTU was officially started in late November 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is an active international temperance organization. It was one of the first organizations of women who wanted social reform. They did this with a program that "linked the religious and the secular through concerted and far-reaching reform strategies based on applied Christianity." It was influential in the temperance movement, and supported the 18th Amendment. It was also influential in social reform issues that became big in the progressive era.  The WCTU started on December 23, 1873, in Hillsboro, Ohio. It officially had a national convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1874.
Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, the 8,548 people lived there. It was named after the Declaration of Independence. Geography. Independence is along the Verdigris River. It is just south of its confluence with the Elk River. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. Climate. Independence has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen "Cfa"). It has hot and humid summers, and it has cold winters. People. 2020 census. The 2020 census says that there were 8,548 people, 3,627 households, and 2,088 families living in Independence. Of the households, 61.6% owned their home and 38.4% rented their home. The median age was 38.9 years. Of the people, 79.1% were White, 5.5% were Black, 1.7% were Native American, 0.9% were Asian, 2.6% were from some other race, and 10.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.2% of the people. 2010 census. The 2010 census says that there were 9,483 people, 3,950 households, and 2,430 families living in Independence. Education. Community college. The Independence Community College (ICC) main campus is two miles south of Independence. ICC West Campus is one mile west of downtown. Each semester, over 1000 students go to ICC.