Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2]1743– July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). He was elected the second Vice President of the United States (1797–1801) and the third President (1801–09). Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, which motivated American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation. He produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level.
Litksy, Frank (August 9, 1984). "Lewis Wins 3rd Gold in U.S. 200-meter Sweep". The New York Times. Lewis, Kirk Baptiste and Thomas Jefferson finished first, second and third in the men's 200-meter final … Jefferson of Moreland, Ohio, a Kent State University senior
Thomas Jefferson was laid down as the United States Navy hydrographic survey vessel USNS Littlehales (T-AGS-52) on October 25, 1989, by Halter Marine, Inc., at Moss Point, Mississippi. Launched on February 14, 1991, she was delivered to the Navy on January 10, 1992. She served in non-commissioned status in the Military Sealift Command and was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on February 27, 2003.
Littlehales was transferred to NOAA on March 3, 2003. She was commissioned into the NOAA Atlantic Fleet as NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (S 222) on July 8, 2003 at Norfolk, Virginia, as a replacement for the NOAA survey ship NOAAS Whiting (S 329). Thomas Jefferson's home port is Norfolk.
Characteristics and capabilities
Thomas Jefferson is designed to collect hydrographic data from depths of between 10 meters (33 feet) and 4,000 meters (13,123 feet). She has 700 square feet (65m2) of laboratory space and 2,300 square feet (214m2) of scientific storage space. She carries Global Positioning System and Loran-C receivers and a computerized data-collection system. She has a roll stabilization tank and a collision avoidance system.
Karl Bitter's statue, which overlooks the football and track fields on the north side of Jefferson High School, depicts Thomas Jefferson seated on a draped chair with his arm resting on its back. His right arm rests in his lap and holds a pen and papers. The bronze measures 5 feet (1.5m) x 2.5 feet (0.76m) x 3.5 feet (1.1m) and sits on a stone base that measures 5 feet (1.5m) x 3.5 feet (1.1m) x 4 feet (1.2m). One description displays: KARL BITTER ROMAN BRONZE WORKS NEW YORK, NY. The front of the plinth reads: THE GIFT OF THE ALUMNI AND STUDENTS OF JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL AND / BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE / JUNE 1915. The base's west side display: BEAR IN MIND THIS SACRED PRINCIPAL, THAT / THOUGH THE WILL OF THE MAJORITY IS IN / ALL CASES TO PREVAIL, THAT WILL, TO BE / RIGHTFUL, MUST BE REASONABLE; THAT THE / MINORITY POSSESS THEIR EQUAL RIGHTS, / WHICH EQUAL LAWS MUST PROTECT, / AND TO VIOLATE WOULD BE OPPRESSION." / THOMAS JEFFERSON. The east side of the base includes inscriptions of the foundry Roman Bronze Works' mark as well as the text: THE GREATEST SERVICE WHICH CAN BE / RENDERED TO ANY COUNTRY IS TO ADD / A USEFUL PLANT TO ITS CULTURE." / THOMAS JEFFERSON.
In this film Jefferson is portrayed as renaissance man. Not only was he a dedicated public servant, but was also a writer, an inventor, and a noted architect. Burns captures both the public and private person.
Actors and historians
Many noted actors read lines of various historical figures. A series of American university professors of history and political figures discussed background information.
A topic of Jefferson's private life was the long-rumored liaison between Jefferson and his mixed-race slave Sally Hemings. She was a half-sister to his late wife, and the daughter of John Wayles and his slave Betty Hemings; Sally was three-quarters white. The white historians gave all the reasons they believed Jefferson would not have done it. Black historians discussed "reality and inevitability." Noted historian John Hope Franklin referred to all the mulattos of the period and said, "These things [interracial liaisons] were part of the natural landscape in Virginia, and Mr. Jefferson was as likely as any others to have done this because it's in character with the times—and indeed, with him, who believed in exploiting these people that he controlled completely."
NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (S 222), a hydrographic survey ship in service with the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since 2003
Tommy Jefferson, fictional character from the American Television show Harry's Law
In this video a time-lapse of the gondola build for the NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (S 222) vessel. This gondola will hold a set of sending/receiving transducers for mapping the ocean floor.
The length overall is 21' 4" & a beam roughly 4'.
ABS 3/8" A36 Steel
For more information check out wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAAS_Thomas_Jefferson_(S_222)
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The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration use a hull classification symbol to identify their ships by type and by individual ship within a type. The system is analogous to the pennant number system that the Royal Navy and other European and Commonwealth navies use.
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Focus Forward is connecting West Virginians and entrepreneurs from around the country with tech experts, cloud providers - think Amazon Web Services and Microsoft - and thought leaders to explore how to leverage the vast datasets through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and be part of this transformation. Learn more at https://wvpec.wvu.edu/.
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This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
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00:02:16 1 Etymology
00:04:38 2 History
00:04:47 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:06:36 2.2 European settlement
00:09:25 2.3 Early 19th century
00:12:28 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:16:01 2.4 20th century
00:27:19 3 Geography
00:30:51 3.1 Climate
00:35:31 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:37:00 4 Demographics
00:38:25 4.1 Ancestry
00:42:40 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:42:51 4.3 Cities
00:42:59 4.4 Language
00:44:03 4.5 Religion
00:49:18 4.6 Health
00:50:04 5 Economy
00:54:07 5.1 Largest employers
00:54:28 5.2 Agriculture
00:55:06 5.3 Industry
00:59:18 5.4 Tourism
01:00:00 5.5 Healthcare
01:00:22 5.6 Banking
01:01:48 5.7 Electronics
01:02:28 5.8 Construction
01:02:59 6 Law and gover...
In this video a time-lapse of the gondola build for the NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (S 222) vessel. This gondola will hold a set of sending/receiving transducers for...
In this video a time-lapse of the gondola build for the NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (S 222) vessel. This gondola will hold a set of sending/receiving transducers for mapping the ocean floor.
The length overall is 21' 4" & a beam roughly 4'.
ABS 3/8" A36 Steel
For more information check out wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAAS_Thomas_Jefferson_(S_222)
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In this video a time-lapse of the gondola build for the NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (S 222) vessel. This gondola will hold a set of sending/receiving transducers for mapping the ocean floor.
The length overall is 21' 4" & a beam roughly 4'.
ABS 3/8" A36 Steel
For more information check out wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAAS_Thomas_Jefferson_(S_222)
Thanks for watching!
Don't forget to Subscribe
The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration use a hull classification symbol to identif...
The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration use a hull classification symbol to identify their ships by type and by individual ship within a type. The system is analogous to the pennant number system that the Royal Navy and other European and Commonwealth navies use.
This video is targeted to blind users.
Attribution:
Article text available under CC-BY-SA
Creative Commons image source in video
The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration use a hull classification symbol to identify their ships by type and by individual ship within a type. The system is analogous to the pennant number system that the Royal Navy and other European and Commonwealth navies use.
This video is targeted to blind users.
Attribution:
Article text available under CC-BY-SA
Creative Commons image source in video
West Virginia has a unique opportunity to launch startups and develop cutting-edge technologies, products and services by serving consumers in the private weath...
West Virginia has a unique opportunity to launch startups and develop cutting-edge technologies, products and services by serving consumers in the private weather market, which can boost entrepreneurial activity and economic growth for decades to come.
Innovators in all sectors, from agriculture, retail, FinTech, the stock market and even municipalities, can dip their toes in this multibillion-dollar industry.
Focus Forward is connecting West Virginians and entrepreneurs from around the country with tech experts, cloud providers - think Amazon Web Services and Microsoft - and thought leaders to explore how to leverage the vast datasets through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and be part of this transformation. Learn more at https://wvpec.wvu.edu/.
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Innovators in all sectors, from agriculture, retail, FinTech, the stock market and even municipalities, can dip their toes in this multibillion-dollar industry.
Focus Forward is connecting West Virginians and entrepreneurs from around the country with tech experts, cloud providers - think Amazon Web Services and Microsoft - and thought leaders to explore how to leverage the vast datasets through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and be part of this transformation. Learn more at https://wvpec.wvu.edu/.
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Speaker: Dr. Yi Chao, Principal Scientist, Remote Sensing Solutions, Inc.
Abstract: A computationally-efficient data assimilation module is described using an ...
Speaker: Dr. Yi Chao, Principal Scientist, Remote Sensing Solutions, Inc.
Abstract: A computationally-efficient data assimilation module is described using an open-source and non-proprietary programming language. Demonstration of this data assimilation module in the Lake Erie Operational Forecast System is presented. Advantages and disadvantages of this data assimilation method will be discussed.
About the Speaker: Dr. Yi Chao joined Remote Sensing Solutions since 2012 after 20 years working at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Dr. Chao was the Project Scientist at JPL and contributed to the first NASA satellite known as Aquarius to measure ocean salinity from space. He has a Ph.D. degree from Princeton University and has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications.
Speaker: Dr. Yi Chao, Principal Scientist, Remote Sensing Solutions, Inc.
Abstract: A computationally-efficient data assimilation module is described using an open-source and non-proprietary programming language. Demonstration of this data assimilation module in the Lake Erie Operational Forecast System is presented. Advantages and disadvantages of this data assimilation method will be discussed.
About the Speaker: Dr. Yi Chao joined Remote Sensing Solutions since 2012 after 20 years working at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Dr. Chao was the Project Scientist at JPL and contributed to the first NASA satellite known as Aquarius to measure ocean salinity from space. He has a Ph.D. degree from Princeton University and has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications.
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama
00:02:16 1 Etymology
00:04:38 2 History
00:04:47 2.1 Pre-European...
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama
00:02:16 1 Etymology
00:04:38 2 History
00:04:47 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:06:36 2.2 European settlement
00:09:25 2.3 Early 19th century
00:12:28 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:16:01 2.4 20th century
00:27:19 3 Geography
00:30:51 3.1 Climate
00:35:31 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:37:00 4 Demographics
00:38:25 4.1 Ancestry
00:42:40 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:42:51 4.3 Cities
00:42:59 4.4 Language
00:44:03 4.5 Religion
00:49:18 4.6 Health
00:50:04 5 Economy
00:54:07 5.1 Largest employers
00:54:28 5.2 Agriculture
00:55:06 5.3 Industry
00:59:18 5.4 Tourism
01:00:00 5.5 Healthcare
01:00:22 5.6 Banking
01:01:48 5.7 Electronics
01:02:28 5.8 Construction
01:02:59 6 Law and government
01:03:08 6.1 State government
01:08:49 6.2 Taxes
01:11:27 6.3 County and local governments
01:14:29 6.4 Politics
01:17:59 6.5 Elections
01:18:08 6.5.1 State elections
01:20:56 6.5.2 Local elections
01:22:16 6.5.3 Federal elections
01:23:10 7 Education
01:23:20 7.1 Primary and secondary education
01:25:35 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:28:38 8 Media
01:31:55 9 Culture
01:32:04 9.1 Literature
01:32:12 9.2 Sports
01:32:21 9.2.1 College sports
01:34:00 9.2.2 Professional sports
01:35:16 10 Transportation
01:35:25 10.1 Aviation
01:35:59 10.2 Rail
01:36:20 10.3 Roads
01:38:40 10.4 Ports
01:39:27 11 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama
00:02:16 1 Etymology
00:04:38 2 History
00:04:47 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:06:36 2.2 European settlement
00:09:25 2.3 Early 19th century
00:12:28 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:16:01 2.4 20th century
00:27:19 3 Geography
00:30:51 3.1 Climate
00:35:31 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:37:00 4 Demographics
00:38:25 4.1 Ancestry
00:42:40 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:42:51 4.3 Cities
00:42:59 4.4 Language
00:44:03 4.5 Religion
00:49:18 4.6 Health
00:50:04 5 Economy
00:54:07 5.1 Largest employers
00:54:28 5.2 Agriculture
00:55:06 5.3 Industry
00:59:18 5.4 Tourism
01:00:00 5.5 Healthcare
01:00:22 5.6 Banking
01:01:48 5.7 Electronics
01:02:28 5.8 Construction
01:02:59 6 Law and government
01:03:08 6.1 State government
01:08:49 6.2 Taxes
01:11:27 6.3 County and local governments
01:14:29 6.4 Politics
01:17:59 6.5 Elections
01:18:08 6.5.1 State elections
01:20:56 6.5.2 Local elections
01:22:16 6.5.3 Federal elections
01:23:10 7 Education
01:23:20 7.1 Primary and secondary education
01:25:35 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:28:38 8 Media
01:31:55 9 Culture
01:32:04 9.1 Literature
01:32:12 9.2 Sports
01:32:21 9.2.1 College sports
01:34:00 9.2.2 Professional sports
01:35:16 10 Transportation
01:35:25 10.1 Aviation
01:35:59 10.2 Rail
01:36:20 10.3 Roads
01:38:40 10.4 Ports
01:39:27 11 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
https://assistant.google.com/services/invoke/uid/0000001a130b3f91
Other Wikipedia audio articles at:
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Upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
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Speaking Rate: 0.900093012353679
Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-C
"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.
In this video a time-lapse of the gondola build for the NOAAS Thomas Jefferson (S 222) vessel. This gondola will hold a set of sending/receiving transducers for mapping the ocean floor.
The length overall is 21' 4" & a beam roughly 4'.
ABS 3/8" A36 Steel
For more information check out wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAAS_Thomas_Jefferson_(S_222)
Thanks for watching!
Don't forget to Subscribe
The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration use a hull classification symbol to identify their ships by type and by individual ship within a type. The system is analogous to the pennant number system that the Royal Navy and other European and Commonwealth navies use.
This video is targeted to blind users.
Attribution:
Article text available under CC-BY-SA
Creative Commons image source in video
West Virginia has a unique opportunity to launch startups and develop cutting-edge technologies, products and services by serving consumers in the private weather market, which can boost entrepreneurial activity and economic growth for decades to come.
Innovators in all sectors, from agriculture, retail, FinTech, the stock market and even municipalities, can dip their toes in this multibillion-dollar industry.
Focus Forward is connecting West Virginians and entrepreneurs from around the country with tech experts, cloud providers - think Amazon Web Services and Microsoft - and thought leaders to explore how to leverage the vast datasets through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and be part of this transformation. Learn more at https://wvpec.wvu.edu/.
AGENDA:
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
What’s Beyond the Cloud in West Virginia?
Dr. E. Gordon Gee, President, West Virginia University
Brad D. Smith, Executive Chairman of Intuit, Chairman of Nordstrom’s Board of Directors, SurveyMonkey board member, co-founder of Wing 2 Wing Foundation.
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Get on Our Radar: NOAA Big Data Program
Jim Estep
Zach Goldstein, Chief Information Officer, NOAA
Jonathan O’Neil, Director, Big Data Program, NOAA
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Armchair Discussion: How Amazon and Microsoft can augment your ideas to reality
Brad D. Smith chats with AWS's Zac Flamig
Brad D. Smith chats with Microsoft's Bruno Sánchez-Andrade Nuño
12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Forecast our Future: Be part of the Global Transformation
Jen Giovannitti, President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Doug Perry, Deputy Chief Information Officer, NOAA
Speaker: Dr. Yi Chao, Principal Scientist, Remote Sensing Solutions, Inc.
Abstract: A computationally-efficient data assimilation module is described using an open-source and non-proprietary programming language. Demonstration of this data assimilation module in the Lake Erie Operational Forecast System is presented. Advantages and disadvantages of this data assimilation method will be discussed.
About the Speaker: Dr. Yi Chao joined Remote Sensing Solutions since 2012 after 20 years working at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Dr. Chao was the Project Scientist at JPL and contributed to the first NASA satellite known as Aquarius to measure ocean salinity from space. He has a Ph.D. degree from Princeton University and has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications.
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama
00:02:16 1 Etymology
00:04:38 2 History
00:04:47 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:06:36 2.2 European settlement
00:09:25 2.3 Early 19th century
00:12:28 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:16:01 2.4 20th century
00:27:19 3 Geography
00:30:51 3.1 Climate
00:35:31 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:37:00 4 Demographics
00:38:25 4.1 Ancestry
00:42:40 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:42:51 4.3 Cities
00:42:59 4.4 Language
00:44:03 4.5 Religion
00:49:18 4.6 Health
00:50:04 5 Economy
00:54:07 5.1 Largest employers
00:54:28 5.2 Agriculture
00:55:06 5.3 Industry
00:59:18 5.4 Tourism
01:00:00 5.5 Healthcare
01:00:22 5.6 Banking
01:01:48 5.7 Electronics
01:02:28 5.8 Construction
01:02:59 6 Law and government
01:03:08 6.1 State government
01:08:49 6.2 Taxes
01:11:27 6.3 County and local governments
01:14:29 6.4 Politics
01:17:59 6.5 Elections
01:18:08 6.5.1 State elections
01:20:56 6.5.2 Local elections
01:22:16 6.5.3 Federal elections
01:23:10 7 Education
01:23:20 7.1 Primary and secondary education
01:25:35 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:28:38 8 Media
01:31:55 9 Culture
01:32:04 9.1 Literature
01:32:12 9.2 Sports
01:32:21 9.2.1 College sports
01:34:00 9.2.2 Professional sports
01:35:16 10 Transportation
01:35:25 10.1 Aviation
01:35:59 10.2 Rail
01:36:20 10.3 Roads
01:38:40 10.4 Ports
01:39:27 11 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
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Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.
Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2]1743– July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). He was elected the second Vice President of the United States (1797–1801) and the third President (1801–09). Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, which motivated American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation. He produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level.