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  2. Mitchell Map - Wikipedia

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    The Mitchell Map. The Mitchell Map is a map made by John Mitchell (1711–1768), which was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century. The map, formally titled A map of the British and French dominions in North America &c., was used as a primary map source during the Treaty of Paris for defining the boundaries of the newly independent United States.

  3. Rand McNally - Wikipedia

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    Rand McNally began publishing educational maps in 1880 with its first line of maps, globes, and geography textbooks, soon followed by a world atlas. The company began publishing general literature in 1884 with its first title, The Secret of Success , and the Textbook department was established in 1894 with The Rand McNally Primary School ...

  4. United States Electoral College - Wikipedia

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    Blacker, 146 U.S. 1 (1892), the Court cited Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 which states that a state's electors are selected "in such manner as the legislature thereof may direct" and wrote these words "operat[e] as a limitation upon the state in respect of any attempt to circumscribe the legislative power".

  5. 2008 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, the senior senator from Delaware, defeated the Republican ticket of John McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, and Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska.

  6. Super Mario Maker 2 - Wikipedia

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    Mode (s) Single-player, multiplayer. Super Mario Maker 2[a] is a 2019 platform game and game creation system developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the sequel to Super Mario Maker and was released worldwide on June 28, 2019. The gameplay is largely retained from that of its predecessor, in which players create their ...

  7. Purdue University - Wikipedia

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    Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. [8] The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture; [9] the first classes were held on September 16, 1874.

  8. 1968 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    The 1968 United States presidential election was the 46th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968.The Republican nominee, former vice president Richard Nixon, defeated both the Democratic nominee, incumbent vice president Hubert Humphrey, and the American Independent Party nominee, former Alabama governor George Wallace.

  9. Waldseemüller map - Wikipedia

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    Detail of the map showing the names "Catigara" and "Mallaqua" where "was slain St. Thomas". The Waldseemüller map or Universalis Cosmographia ("Universal Cosmography ") is a printed wall map of the world by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, originally published in April 1507. It is known as the first map to use the name "America".