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  2. Geographical renaming - Wikipedia

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    The name change was due to the unflattering meaning of the original toponym (something like "Little dirty one"). Astana , Kazakhstan – renamed Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022. Kazakhstan's legislature passed a law on 20 March 2019 to rename the Central Asian nation's capital city from Astana to Nur-Sultan.

  3. Radical Republicans - Wikipedia

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    "Historians and Radical Republicans: A Meaning for Today". Journal of American History. 70 (1): 7– 34. doi:10.2307/1890519. JSTOR 1890519. Keith, LeeAnna. When It Was Grand: The Radical Republican History of the Civil War (2020) excerpt; also online review; Launius, Roger D. (1987). "Williams and the Radicals: An Historiographical Essay ...

  4. Radicalism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    "Radicalism" or "radical liberalism" was a political ideology in the 19th century United States aimed at increasing political and economic equality. The ideology was rooted in a belief in the power of the ordinary man, political equality, and the need to protect civil liberties.

  5. History of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania's history of human habitation extends to thousands of years before the foundation of the Province of Pennsylvania. Archaeologists generally believe that the first settlement of the Americas occurred at least 15,000 years ago during the last glacial period , though it is unclear when humans first entered present-day Pennsylvania.

  6. Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani), [7] is a U.S. state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

  7. List of renamed places in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Black River was renamed Draanjik River after its original Gwich'in name in 2014. [4] Chandalar River was renamed Ch'iidrinjik River and Teedrinjik River as replacements for the North and Middle forks of the river in 2015. [4] Sheldon Point was renamed Nunam Iqua in 1999, after its original Yup'ik name.

  8. Outline of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    An enlargeable map of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Names Common name: Pennsylvania. Pronunciation: / ˌ p ɛ n s əl ˈ v eɪ n i ə,-s ɪ l ˈ-/ ⓘ Official name: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (also known as the state of Pennsylvania) Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: PA; ISO 3166-2 code: US-PA; Internet second-level domain: .pa ...

  9. Pennsylvania in the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    Bibliography of Continental Army Operations: Pennsylvania Theater compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History; The Online Books Page: Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Bibliography of books available online (By the University of Pennsylvania Library) Maps. 9/11/1777 - Battle of Brandywine; 9/16/1777 – Battle ...