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The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States that played a pivotal role for African Americans in the civil rights movement. Founded in 1942, its stated mission is "to bring about equality for all people regardless of race, creed, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion ...
Congress transferred some of the lands west of the Colorado River including Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory to the State of Nevada on May 5, 1866. Part of this southern tip of Nevada was established as Clark County in 1909 and contains the city of Las Vegas. The territorial capital was moved from the provisional capital of Genoa to Carson City.
Churchill County & Humboldt County: Frederick W. Lander (1821–1862), an American Civil War general and developer of the area. 5,769: 5,798 sq mi (15,017 km 2) Lincoln County: 017: Pioche: 1866: Nye County and territory ceded by Arizona. Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth President of the United States. 4,452: 10,635 sq mi (27,545 km ...
Kristen Clarke, the first Black woman to serve as assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, standing in the offices of the Department of Justice's Civil ...
Washoe County was created on November 25, 1861, as one of the original nine counties of the Nevada Territory. It is named after the Washoe people who originally inhabited the area. It was consolidated with Roop County in 1864. Washoe City was the first county seat in 1861 and was replaced by Reno in 1871.
The most commonly known examples are emergency telephone numbers such as 9-9-9, 1-1-2 and 9-1-1.Other services may also be available through abbreviated dialing numbers, such as the other of the eight N11 codes of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) besides 9-1-1. [1]
ABC News reported on the memo, which gave employees until 5 p.m. EST Friday to make the change, which applies not just to emails but all federal communications.
In office January 2, 1913 – January 1, 1917: Preceded by: James G. Sweeney: Succeeded by: Edward A. Ducker: Nye County District Attorney; In office 1907–1909: Preceded by: W. B Pittman: Succeeded by: Cleve H. Baker: Member of the Nevada Assembly from Washoe County; In office 1903–1905